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6 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said:


I wonder what Trump's poll numbers would be with an even semi-honest press? 

Those "national polls" are interesting. 

The Fox poll was during the shutdown (Jan 20-22). The "top priority" for the wall grew 12%, but "quit/resign" grew 5% too. SMH.  They also asked if people were better off than a year prior, most were, but the country was worse off?!? (well, maybe due to the shutdown?) 24% Thought it was a good thing to move away from capitalism and toward socialism!? WTF were these 1000 people surveyed!?!?!

The ABC Poll was also done during the shutdown (Jan 8-11).  About half the people surveyed think the border is a crisis... among the people who do not want a wall, 48% see it as a serious problem. What in the world do they expect to hold back people from crossing into the United States illegally? Fairy dust and unicorns!? This poll has the shift for a wall at +11 for independents from one year prior.  788 people surveyed, 31% D, 26% R, 39% I. 

The CBS poll (also during the shutdown (Jan 18-21)) is really screwy... The answers make little sense.... the shutdown isn't worth wall funding, but the Democrats should give wall funding in the budget!? Weighted respondents 277 R (22%)  349 D, (31%), 476 I (43%)

The link to the  Quinnipiac poll did not work. 

I wonder if there is a way to get a better sample size? 1K people with Rs under-represented isn't going to give a great representation of the American public's views, especially with slanted push or pull questions. I know internal polls generally do a better job (less of a push or a pull), but no one ever seems to get that data except the person paying.
 

You're going to get that breakdown with all polls as their are more reigstered Democrats than Republicans.  Fox News and the Wall Street Journal are the strongest polls and they have more Dems than Republicans.  Every one of these pollsters were within a couple points of accurately predicting the generic ballot that coincided with the midterm votes.  The 24% doesn't surprise me with the move from capitalism towards socialism with the economic inequality rhetoric we're seeing on the left

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38 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

 

 

Specifically, b(7)

 

"Construction of roads and fences and installation of lighting to block drug smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States."

 

Not a lot of ambiguity there.  

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1 minute ago, DC Tom said:

 

Specifically, b(7)

 

"Construction of roads and fences and installation of lighting to block drug smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States."

 

Not a lot of ambiguity there.  

 

Would love to see the solution to construct roads & fences across every international boundary of the United States

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Just now, Deranged Rhino said:

 

I'm guessing they saw the poll numbers after the SOTU. 

 

Going to be interesting to see how she spins her earlier stance of the wall being immoral.

 

I'm guessing they're going to play the name game. It's not a wall, it's a barrier/fence/peaches.

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9 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

:lol:

 


Someone whispered in a group I follow that the DNC internal polls after the SOTU showed a much higher approval rating than the 70+% reported by abc, cbs, etc. Methinks that whisper must be correct if this is true. 

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5 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said:


SMH The Ds are screwed. The wall (barrier, whatever your preferred descriptive is) is being built with or without them. 

 

And not to be that guy, but I am that guy so I might as well: 

 

The DNC has known this whole time Trump can build the wall without Congress, and without an EO through the 10 USC 284 - which also could not be stopped with an injunction. Trump knows this as well and has for a long time. That makes me suspect 99% of this back and forth was cover for whatever they're really negotiating. 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

And not to be that guy, but I am that guy so I might as well: 

 

The DNC has known this whole time Trump can build the wall without Congress, and without an EO through the 10 USC 284 - which also could not be stopped with an injunction. Trump knows this as well and has for a long time. That makes me suspect 99% of this back and forth was cover for whatever they're really negotiating. 

 

 

to my way of thinking, he either wants it for re-election fodder and/or he wants them to be his little B words.

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11 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

And not to be that guy, but I am that guy so I might as well: 

 

The DNC has known this whole time Trump can build the wall without Congress, and without an EO through the 10 USC 284 - which also could not be stopped with an injunction. Trump knows this as well and has for a long time. That makes me suspect 99% of this back and forth was cover for whatever they're really negotiating. 

 

 

 

I don't think it's even that nefarious.  Trump just trolled them in to looking weak on borders security and admitting they prioritize illegal aliens over citizens.

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