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ieoeja2

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34. Same reason Bill Clinton got re-elected despite low popularity numbers in 1996.

Reply to highmindedhavi (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 02:28 PM

May 2018

People who voted for Bill in 1992 disappointed in his presidency voted for him in 1996 anyway just to piss off the people who kept attacking them for that 1992 vote.

Every single Trump voter I personally know hated to learn that Trump's campaign act turned out to be no act. Every single one of them ranted and railed against Trump last year saying they couldn't wait to vote him out of office. Today, every single one of them says they are looking forward to re-electing Trump because they are pissed at being attacked every day.

Non-stop coverage of Trump got him into office in the first place. Non-stop coverage of Trump is going to get him re-elected.

As the saying goes, there is no such thing as bad advertisement.

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WTF! GOP Takes Lead in 2018 Generic Poll By 6 Points [View all] highmindedhavi May 2018 OP

An outlier inwiththenew May 2018 #1

The polls can't be trusted JustAnotherGen May 2018 #3

Seeing how Democrats have had such a strong win across the nation, I find it hard to believe, too. sunRISEnow May 2018 #13

I can't focus on that JustAnotherGen May 2018 #2

Agree! backtoblue May 2018 #21

Americans TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #4

We're Watching The Blue Tsunami Turn Into A Blue Wave Turn Into A..... global1 May 2018 #5

Dems are tuning out leftynyc May 2018 #7

That is the trend you are seeing in elections? NCTraveler May 2018 #8

Calm down EffieBlack May 2018 #12

That is not backed by the elections we have seen across the nation. sunRISEnow May 2018 #15

Good - perhaps this will light leftynyc May 2018 #6

yesterday 19 House races were shifted, all in favor of Democrats. bigtree May 2018 #9

Yeah. That's looks bad for us Proud Liberal Dem May 2018 #11

+1 dalton99a May 2018 #18

Never underestimate the Americans' ability to vote for the worst candidates and the worst policies. RKP5637 May 2018 #10

What is their methodology and sample size? triron May 2018 #14

Sorry to disappoint..but the GOP is fucked. Demsrule86 May 2018 #16

Bullshit poll.... pbmus May 2018 #17

That's three in a row from them that have been whacky FBaggins May 2018 #19

It's an online poll with self-selected responders, not based on a probability sample. pnwmom May 2018 #23

It was an online poll.... TheRealNorth May 2018 #30

Thanks I played with the filters JustAnotherGen May 2018 #33

Everyone wants to continue to ignore how bad Democrats Thrill May 2018 #20

Why do we take these online polls seriously? n/t pnwmom May 2018 #22

It's an online poll??? And Reuters think the results mean something? Bengus81 May 2018 #24

Welcome Back to DU! RandiFan1290 May 2018 #25

Why do we continually allow ourselves to get played ? DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #29

Act as if, Democrats. Take NOTHING for granted. Anon-C May 2018 #26

If we learned anything in the 2016 election cyclonefence May 2018 #27

There has to be an error there somewhere. GoCubsGo May 2018 #28

We need to get Russia back on our side! obliviously May 2018 #31

When was Russia ever on our side ? DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #32

Same reason Bill Clinton got re-elected despite low popularity numbers in 1996. ieoeja2 May 2018 #34

All these polls showing Democrats losing momentum have a high Dawson Leery May 2018 #35