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In reply to the discussion: I'd like to facilitate a respectful discussion of recent poll numbers [View all]LeftInTX
(25,331 posts)58. CNN is a right wing site
The Democrats are lazy
It's Manchin's fault
It's the media's fault
Polls are wrong
It's Hitler all over again
It's a civil war
This is BS
It's the squad's fault
It's the blue dog's fault
Fuck Bob Dole
Fuck Texas
Facebook has destroyed society
What do you expect from a society which puts Elon Musk on the front page as "man of the year"
It's a GOP plot
Polls would be good if Merrick Garland would arrest Trump
My brain isn't working.
But I also support a thoughtful discussion and it is often lacking.
I tend to think things aren't going to go too well for us. We have a hill to climb.
The president's party tends to get blamed for everything.
I wish I knew what to do about negative reactivity, but everyone wants a punching bag and it's usually POTUS.
I wish I had an answer.
I believe the poll. I don't think it is spin.
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I'll add another: Have a serious discussion about the origins of Covid without
Yorkie Mom
Dec 2021
#32
It isn't that hard, the polling and news are now coordinated, they run a week or two of steady Biden
ShazamIam
Dec 2021
#11
"Here's the thing with polling these days - it is simply a reflection of what many voters are told"
AncientAndy
Dec 2021
#48
Yet, recent polls including this one show Joe's poll #s up from the low 40s to currently @ 48/49.
Yoyoyo77
Dec 2021
#18
Better message mechanics by the DNC, our current mechanics is inadequate and we can flood mediums
uponit7771
Dec 2021
#25
We can't rely on the general populace having a nuanced view of the issues.
Act_of_Reparation
Dec 2021
#27
Eliminate student debt, resume stimulus payments and extend the eviction moratorium.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2021
#29
Didn't Nixon try that in the 1970's? And then there was Gerald Ford and...
madinmaryland
Dec 2021
#41
Price-fixing/gouging corporations own the U.S., we the people are 2nd class nobodies
traitorsgalore
Dec 2021
#42
Illegal immigration, supply chain/inflation, voting rights, Afghanistan, covid, crime.
radius777
Dec 2021
#45
I give up, choose not to worry about it and assume a Republican Congress next election.
betsuni
Dec 2021
#55
Regulate and control the fossil fuel industry, so that they can't use their power
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Dec 2021
#60
Price increases from bread to rent are hurting people. To ignore this is to deny reality.
dalton99a
Dec 2021
#70