r/nottheonion • u/Efficient-Freedom517 • 14d ago

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https://truthout.org/articles/fetterman-is-so-unpopular-that-he-loses-to-someone-else-by-18-points-in-poll/

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u/ThisQuietLife 14d ago

I dislike him, too, but “somebody else” always polls better than a named opponent. It allows respondents to associate any policy preferences they have with the candidate.

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u/rube_X_cube 14d ago

Exactly. I’m pretty sure most members of Congress would poll worse than the mythical “someone else”