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In reply to the discussion: I'd like to facilitate a respectful discussion of recent poll numbers [View all]dalton99a
(81,455 posts)70. Price increases from bread to rent are hurting people. To ignore this is to deny reality.
I know someone who got evicted from a rental house because the landlord wanted to sell, and the person had a horrific time finding comparable housing. Ended up in a run-down trailer. This happened in a rural county. Evidently some private equity firm had discovered its potential appeal to retirees and foreign investors (the house and many others like it were purchased by a corporate entity).
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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