Quote:
Originally Posted by corporatejay
That's a bad take. What they are saying is that nearly half the country voted for the guy, so unless you think that half the country is a bunch of racist insurrectionists, you're completely out to lunch and calling them racist irredeemable deplorables isn't getting you anywhere.
I think it's probably closer to 30% hardcore trumpers and 70% anyone but the Dems.
|
Based on the House speeches yesterday, I think the number is much higher assuming that the representatives are a cross-section of the voters.
There are probably a lot Trump supporters that tone it down in their day-to-day lives, but would support overthrowing the government to keep him. They might not be rally attending, sign carrying supporters, but ardent enough to support the cause if things got that close.
I also never said half the country were a bunch of racist insurrectionists, but perhaps 2/3rd of Trump voters may be. That would be about 50 million people, or roughly 15% of the population.
If you had 10 random Americans in a room, what do you think the chances are that more than 1 of them believes the election was stolen and that Trump should force himself to hold on to power? I don't think the idea is as fringe as people hope it is.