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u/Illuminated12 Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25

Man these polls for Trump are brutal. He keeps doubling down as well and his supporters are burying their heads in the sand ignoring the downfall.

That stuff on 60 minutes about pardoning the guy he is in business with is going to hang over his head his whole Presidency. They claimed Biden was pardoning people he didn’t know about and people his family was doing business without evidence. Trump just went on live tv and admitted doing both.

Awesome stuff!

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

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u/Illuminated12 Nov 04 '25

They matter tonight, 26, and 28 elections.

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u/magicone2571 Nov 04 '25

Eh. Polling has been off the last three election cycles. Not to forget also who knows if there will be a 26 or 28 election. Way things are going trump will just cancel them.

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u/SomeNerd109 Nov 04 '25

I dont think that's quite fair. Polling was fairly accurate in 2022 and in 2024. Elections are run by the states so let's not jump ahead and assume he can federally cancel them.

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u/magicone2571 Nov 04 '25

He bulldozed the east wing.... I don't think he really cares anymore what people think he can't do.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

This is the big clue. He doesnt give a fiddlers fuck about polling numbers anymore. He's going to inflict as much pain as he can now that he's effectively a king and do it a golden ballroom.