03-02-2021, 01:29 PM
(03-02-2021, 01:16 PM)hollodero Wrote: Well, for example here, where it says 81% of republicans have a positive view of Trump.
Here it says that only 21% of republicans would vote for a candidate that is critical of Trump.
Are these true? I don't know. My biggest indicator is all the McConnells and Grahams etc. quickly turning back to absolutely supporting Trump. They do that because they believe these numbers are significant.
There is a difference, though, between being in awe of Trump and having a generally positive view. Admittedly, the second figure does little to help my argument, but it is true that because of media consumption there are people who have zero idea how shitty Trump is. They know he got them the judges they wanted and they heard the positive things about him from right-wing sources. Does this mean they are in awe of him? Probably not, but they would have a generally positive view of him.
That being said, the CPAC straw poll had him winning decisively if the primary were today, so who knows.
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