Trump/Biden polls: significant new development

[Whateverman]

When it was used back during the 60s by folks like Angela Davis and others they made it clear that they wanted the police completely defunded -- i.e., dismantled and disbanded.

aka. the radical minority.

Defund the police is as much about completely abolishing police departments as BLM is about Marxism: just enough to keep right-wing fear mongers in business.

[JimL]

I'd have to say that virtually the entire interview was interesting.

One particularly bizarre part of the interview was when Trump was bragging about his score on the mental acuity test he took. In response to Chris Wallace's claim that the questions weren't very hard, Trump said:

"The first few questions are easy. But I'll bet you couldn't even answer the last five questions. I bet you couldn't, they get very hard."

Below are the last five questions on the exam, which Trump claimed Wallace couldn't answer:

(1) What month is it?

(2) What year is it?

(3) What day of the week is it?

(4) What place are you in (i.e., the room, building, etc.)?

(5) What city are you in?

Wallace should have asked him what those last 5 tough questions were. He probably wouldn't be able remember, but he'd just ramble on like a mad man anyway. Trump is a word salad guy which is one of the reasons he lies so much, he has no idea what he's talking about.

[Bill the Cat]

That's what the slogan has meant ever since it was coined. Sure, some supporters literally want police departments to have their budgets cut completely, but they're the radical minority the right loves to focus on, instead of the progressive majority who only want some of the funding redirected to social programs.

That 'radical minority" have the loudest voice. And the attention of the LSM. And actual dismantling was approved in a major city recently (Minneapolis).

It's not as easy to stir up fear and outrage over the actions of peaceful moderates :)

Too bad "peaceful moderates" aren't the ones in charge of US cities any more.

[JimL]

Trump down by 15 points in latest Quinnipiac national poll, doubling that of their previous poll of 8 points, and Trumps approval rating down to 36%. No silver linings in this poll for Trump. Biden leads Trump in every category including on handling the economy 50 -45.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/trum...-national-poll

[Bill the Cat]

Trump down by 15 points in latest Quinnipiac national poll, doubling that of their previous poll of 8 points, and Trumps approval rating down to 36%.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/trum...-national-poll

It's not all sunshine and roses...

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nb...-young-voters/

Biden’s favorability among voters aged 18 to 34 is 26 percent positive, 44 negative. That means the former vice president is 18 points underwater. Meet the Press described those numbers as “abysmal.”

[Whateverman]

It's not all sunshine and roses...

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nb...-young-voters/

Biden’s favorability among voters aged 18 to 34 is 26 percent positive, 44 negative. That means the former vice president is 18 points underwater. Meet the Press described those numbers as “abysmal.”

Biden's favorability (or lack thereof) isn't going to be a factor in the election.

[JimL]

It's not all sunshine and roses...

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nb...-young-voters/

Biden’s favorability among voters aged 18 to 34 is 26 percent positive, 44 negative. That means the former vice president is 18 points underwater. Meet the Press described those numbers as “abysmal.”

Yes, but the only problem with that fact Bill, is that although they view Biden unfavorably, 2 thirds of those 18 to 34 year olds still favored Biden over Trump. In other words they find Biden to be more favorable than Trump. Same thing with Independents, only 39% of them view Biden favorably, but 51% of them find him more favorable than Trump.

[Bill the Cat]

Yes, but the only problem with that fact Bill, is that although they view Biden unfavorably, 2 thirds of those 18 to 34 year olds still favored Biden over Trump. In other words they find Biden to be more favorable than Trump. Same thing with Independents, only 39% of them view Biden favorably, but 51% of them find him more favorable than Trump.

But lack of enthusiasm for Biden may keep young voters away. That's not good for Biden if it occurs...

[Bill the Cat]

Biden's favorability (or lack thereof) isn't going to be a factor in the election.

Yeah it is. Turnout will be affected.

[rogue06]

Biden's favorability (or lack thereof) isn't going to be a factor in the election.

There is also the enthusiasm factor -- which for Biden is very low among his supporters (somewhere in the 30s). That's the sort of thing that causes folks to just not bother come election day -- especially if the weather isn't good or a host of other reasons.

You need to have folks excited about voting for you or a good size chunk of your supporters might just stay home.

[Whateverman]

There is also the enthusiasm factor -- which for Biden is very low among his supporters (somewhere in the 30s). That's the sort of thing that causes folks to just not bother come election day -- especially if the weather isn't good or a host of other reasons.

You need to have folks excited about voting for you or a good size chunk of your supporters might just stay home.

That's definitely true in a normal election season.

In this one, I suspect the lack of enthusiasm is specifically about the candidate - but that enthusiasm for casting votes is abnormally high.

[Watermelon]

But lack of enthusiasm for Biden may keep young voters away. That's not good for Biden if it occurs...

But enthusiasm against trump is very high, that’s what would make them come out and vote.

[Bill the Cat]

But enthusiasm against trump is very high, that’s what would make them come out and vote.

That remains to be seen.