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Kriegsspiel
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Re: 55%?

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Almost all of my friends are Democrats ;D ;D

EDIT almost all of my civilian friends.
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drumminj wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:02 pm
vnatale wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:06 pm there are high percentage of the callers who self-identify themselves as either a Democrat or a Republican.
Curious, do you (or anyone else here) think most people are that way?
1) Just a few seconds ago C-Span's Washington Journal just finished a segment wherein they just had Democratic callers calling in as to whether they would vote for Bloomberg. They'll regularly have these things wherein it's only Democrats, Republicans, or Independents who they want to call in. There is NEVER a shortage of calls wherein they are waiting for the next person to call.

2) I've worked in small places where a high percentage of the people there would never for the Democratic candidate. Where I am now I am almost certain there are no Trump voters.

3) Overall where I live in Massachusetts (the western part of the state) there is an extreme high percentage of voters who would never vote Republican.

4) From all I've read here there seems to be a fairly high percentage of Trump voters / percentage.

Now to do some research. The first thing I come across seems quite useful:

https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/part ... ation.aspx

As of last month, Independents were the highest - 43% with Republicans 26% and Democrats at 29%. But if we combine the two parties we get 55%, which is the majority of voters.

Therefore, my answer to your question would be a resounding Yes!

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Re: 55%?

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The only way I can have friends who are Democrats is if they agree not to discuss politics because any such discussion inevitably results in an emotional meltdown by the Democrat.
I have exactly one friend in that category, and she's really my wife's friend, not mine.
As for my family, the same holds true. Everyone in my immediate family is a Democrat, and I've had to make a strict rule not to discuss politics or we end up in a very unpleasant confrontation caused by an emotional meltdown on their side.
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