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Anybody buying this? (Original Post) lees1975 20 hrs ago OP
Yes LuvLoogie 19 hrs ago #1
Not implausible in the slightest. Have you seen how American voters behave? RockRaven 19 hrs ago #2
They have started deploying attacks. Economist / YouGov is generally a decent tracking poll. pat_k 19 hrs ago #3
The famous American short-term memory orthoclad 18 hrs ago #4
They have to make us believe we can lose... FalloutShelter 18 hrs ago #5
And where is the DNC? lees1975 18 hrs ago #6

RockRaven

(19,971 posts)
2. Not implausible in the slightest. Have you seen how American voters behave?
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 09:41 PM
19 hrs ago

Absolute dogshit judgment. Fickle, stupid, willfully ignorant, easily distracted, deranged priorities.

Are those poll numbers accurate? I have no idea. But they are not the tiniest bit unbelievable.

pat_k

(14,424 posts)
3. They have started deploying attacks. Economist / YouGov is generally a decent tracking poll.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 09:52 PM
19 hrs ago

They are investing billions in advertising and have already started deploying insane attack ads against Democratic nominees.

They spend because they know their lies sway people. This poll captures that.

And we must fight back.

I hate that it comes down to money, but it does. Each and every one of us needs to dig deeper than ever before because they are spending more than ever before.

Time to step up.

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FalloutShelter

(14,714 posts)
5. They have to make us believe we can lose...
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:38 PM
18 hrs ago

Before they can effectively steal it. It only works if we believe in our own weakness and vulnerability.

lees1975

(7,224 posts)
6. And where is the DNC?
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM
18 hrs ago

What's going on that we are letting this slip through our fingers? It can't be money. That's all I hear.

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