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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDaily Beast says 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media
New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Mediaa plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos and provided exclusively to The Daily Beast.
That's downright scary! I hope it's not true.
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Daily Beast says 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media (Original Post)
Towlie
Aug 2018
OP
Don't you love how these "patriots" know absolutely NOTHING about our Constitution?
MANative
Aug 2018
#1
People need to remember that 43% of republicans is a far cry from 43% of Democrats.
shraby
Aug 2018
#3
You have to remember the # of people identifying as republican is dropping almost daily.
redstatebluegirl
Aug 2018
#6
MANative
(4,105 posts)1. Don't you love how these "patriots" know absolutely NOTHING about our Constitution?
sinkingfeeling
(51,276 posts)2. Wonder if they would say the same if it were Obama vs. Fox.
shraby
(21,946 posts)3. People need to remember that 43% of republicans is a far cry from 43% of Democrats.
republicans start off with a lot less people than Democrats do.
safeinOhio
(32,528 posts)5. I was thinking what is
37% of 28%.
0rganism
(23,855 posts)4. of Republicans? i'm surprised it's not higher
80%+ approve of Trump.
Trump says the press is the "enemy of the people".
so that's 37%+ of Republicans being Soft On The Enemy. why don't they want to support their God-Emperor in securing reality for them? hmm... they probably misunderstood the question.
"oh you said do want? i thought you said don't want!"
redstatebluegirl
(12,264 posts)6. You have to remember the # of people identifying as republican is dropping almost daily.
43 percent of not many is not many.