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kpete

(71,994 posts)
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 08:26 AM Aug 2018

if you think a tape possibly existing of the President of the USA using the N-word is shocking.....

if you think a tape possibly existing of the President of the United States using the N-word is shocking just wait until it's finally played and his approval rating goes up


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if you think a tape possibly existing of the President of the USA using the N-word is shocking..... (Original Post) kpete Aug 2018 OP
Did they go up after Charlottesville ? DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #1
Sadly, very possible. TDale313 Aug 2018 #2
If Oswalt's supposition that a tape of Trump using the N Word DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #7
K&R, uponit7771 Aug 2018 #3
I don't think it will go up but I wouldn't be surprised if it remained unchanged inwiththenew Aug 2018 #4
The Branch Donaldians Won't Care ChoppinBroccoli Aug 2018 #5
Branch Donaldians Dave Starsky Aug 2018 #8
His white trash fans already love him no matter what dalton99a Aug 2018 #6
Won't go up Johnny2X2X Aug 2018 #9

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
1. Did they go up after Charlottesville ?
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 08:31 AM
Aug 2018
https://news.gallup.com/poll/201617/gallup-daily-trump-job-approval.aspx


10-30-17 34% approval/60% disapproval


It puzzles me that the same people who believe a Blue Wave will sweep out the Republicans in November believe Trump's approval will go up if he was captured using the N word on tape. The two propositions are mutually exclusive. If you accept the latter proposition you must of necessity believe he should incorporate the N-word into his daily vocabulary.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
7. If Oswalt's supposition that a tape of Trump using the N Word
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 11:44 AM
Aug 2018

If Oswalt's supposition that a tape of Trump using the N Word would result in his approval ratings going up which means people who previously disapproved of his job now approve of it, it logically follows that he should include the word in all his public appearances. Maybe he should just repeat the repeat the word to infinity like a person suffering from Tourette syndrome . The fact he won't shows how vacuous Oswalt's tweets and similar tweets are.

inwiththenew

(972 posts)
4. I don't think it will go up but I wouldn't be surprised if it remained unchanged
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 11:14 AM
Aug 2018

The problem is most of this is already baked in. We saw this is in the primary and General Election. If it was a normal politician it would be Earth shattering but he has said and done so many shocking and things over the last 3 years that people have basically ran out of outrage or ability to be shocked by what he says and does. People in the middle at least.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
9. Won't go up
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 12:22 PM
Aug 2018

I can't imagine a single American out there saying to themselves, "If only Donald Trump were even more racist, I'd approve of him."

He already has 100% of the Neo Nazi, KKK, White Supremacist, Alt-Right vote.

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