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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 08:44 AM Jul 2016

More Thought GOP Convention Was a ‘Disaster’

More Thought GOP Convention Was a ‘Disaster’

July 23, 2016By Taegan Goddard83 Comments
A new RABA Research poll finds that 37% of Americans considered the Republican National Convention “a disaster,” while just 24% called it a “success.”

Women voters called the convention a “disaster” instead of a “success” by a 3 to 1 margin.

Among young voters, a whopping 55% called the convention a “disaster,” as opposed to just 13% calling it a “success.”

http://www.rabaresearch.com/
https://politicalwire.com/2016/07/23/more-thought-gop-convention-was-a-disaster/

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More Thought GOP Convention Was a ‘Disaster’ (Original Post) kpete Jul 2016 OP
K and R. riversedge Jul 2016 #1
K&R!!! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2016 #2
"Dumpster Fire" not an option? tanyev Jul 2016 #3
Hey, at least a dumpster fire can keep you warm. n/t malthaussen Jul 2016 #4
That would be... orwell Jul 2016 #5
More like "Hindenburg" AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #7
Drumpfster fire. Odin2005 Jul 2016 #9
It all depends how you define "disaster" Martin Eden Jul 2016 #6
K & R Scurrilous Jul 2016 #8

Martin Eden

(12,870 posts)
6. It all depends how you define "disaster"
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 10:47 AM
Jul 2016

If it was a "disaster" for the Trump campaign and his prospects for winning the presidency, then it will have a positive effect on this election.

If it turns out to be a real "disaster" for the Republican party, hurting its candidates across the board or prompting real reforms towards sanity and a responsible approach to government, all the better.

But, if what we saw last week sets a new standard for the kind of rhetoric that is acceptable and normal for a mainstream political party on prime time television, then it truly is a "disaster" for the great experiment in democracy and government of, by, and for the people.

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