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[–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Just 36 percent of likely voters said that they approved of Mr. Trump’s performance, while 59 percent said that they disapproved.

That's still more than 1 out of 3. Still wayyyyy too high.

But that's at the Bush line (or the Dick line) or the Sarah Palin floor...unless something really systemic changes in this country, we are probably stuck with about that percentage of Americans being just that fucking terrible and/or stupid to support conservatives.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    The lowest I've seen was 33%. Like literally, 1/3 is the floor.

    1/3+ of the people in this country are awful people, and even after Trump is gone we're supposed to just live side by side with them?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    NDP in Canada became the official opposition in Canada under Jack Layton. Some percentage of people just are drawn to decisiveness, and the dem establishment is just not that.

    My point is the floor is lower than 1/3, dems just don't put up leaders who can crack it. Real floor is probably around 1/4

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    That was one of the most corrupt moments in Canadian politics. The NDP popularity was 100% due to his personal appeal. He knew that he was dying and would never sit as opposition leader for any amount of time, but he kept it secret and let people vote for him.

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