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Summary: Republicans are 50/50, everyone else is strongly opposed.

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[–] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 201 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

75% is an awfully low number.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 113 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

25% of people being propagandised beyond reason is a high number, yes.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 19 points 21 hours ago

Truthfully at this point I'm satisfied that 15% aren't undecided on the issue

[–] protist@mander.xyz 68 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Hitting 75% agreement in US politics is honestly unusual today, so I think it's a good sign that Trump has domestic opposition on this one

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

25% is a huge tipping point for social dynamics.

If he loses just a little more support the whole MAGA movement will begin to unravel.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 19 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Unusual? "Breathing" would struggle to break 60%. 75% is functionally unanimous.

[–] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus -2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Not in US politics. If you have 51% of votes of whoever is The Party at the moment, you can make decisions without others impeding on them.

If one party got 51 % of votes, then that means 26,01 % of all votes is enough to decide about the all of the country's things alone.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Domestic opposition doesn't mean shit if they don't do anything about it.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 17 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Soulcreator@lemmy.world 15 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

One interesting point in the article you posted rather than OP's is that according to Ipsos only 17% of Americans approve of taking Greenland. I have no clue what the truth is but that number 'feels' a little more accurate.

In short that would mean 17% of Americans are ride or die MAGA which sadly is a believable number.

[–] illi@piefed.social 7 points 11 hours ago

Do keep in mind there usually is a "I don't know" option. So both numbers can be true.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 7 points 19 hours ago

You'll excuse me if I don't put much stock in the promises of Republican lawmakers. Particularly Murkowski.

Ask yourself, honestly, what will they do when push comes to shove?

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't Trump pass an internet privacy bill in his first term with like 7% approval? Wasn't his first Healthcare plan also around that approval, though that didn't pass. Isn't national background checks for gun sales at like 95%? Why do people think their opinion matters?

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 1 points 55 seconds ago

I think these polls are good to put our opinions on the public record.

[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 30 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

People are made vulnerable to their idol going haywire - by the need to rationalize having supported him. Thus the 50% of Republicans who bluescreened with "great leader always correct". If they have time to read up on the issue, it will drop a bit.

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 37 points 23 hours ago

read

making big assumptions here

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 8 points 21 hours ago

"They did not choose to read up on the issue."

-Narrator

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago

Polls are the most reliable way to be disappointed in humanity.

[–] mriormro@lemmy.zip 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 6 points 14 hours ago

25% of Americans being in favour of invading a NATO country without provocation is insane levels of crazy