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To: Sam who wrote (403090)3/17/2019 3:08:32 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542989
 
And you are basing that opinion on what?

Here are the facts: projects.fivethirtyeight.com

Support for Trump is right in the middle of his range.

>> he has absurdly low popularity numbers in the country as a whole...His "base" is shrinking, just as the number of people who identify as Republican has been shrinking.



To: Sam who wrote (403090)3/17/2019 3:36:40 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 542989
 
BTW, as of now, Trump is more popular than either Reagan or Carter were in their terms and only marginally worse than Bill Clinton. I'd hardly call that, "absurdly low popularity numbers."

Furthermore, a leader with a smaller but highly passionate supporters often beats one with a larger but less dedicated followers. So choosing a ho-hum centrist is not going to get you anywhere. If you want to win, find someone who can fire up his base.


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