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In reply to the discussion: As pissed as we all are remember [View all]SpankMe
(3,610 posts)That 14% is getting a lot of leverage.
At the primary level with one or two competitors (i.e., Haley and DeSantis) real Trump-humpers will be in the low 20 %'s and even lower as a percentage of total eligible voters. That seems like small numbers.
But, as the saying goes - Democrats fall in love (with their candidates) & Republicans fall in line. Trump can take first place in contested primaries with numbers in the teens (as a percent of total eligible voters). But all Republicans and a significant number of right-leaning independents will vote for this pig in the General.
So, we shouldn't take low primary votes for Trump as a sign that he's weakening. Cynical, clueless morons will still vote for the Orange Creep in the general, even as he wins primaries by thin margins.
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