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lindysalsagal

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2. Graph is deceiving: repubs are, what, 25% of population?

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 10:27 AM

Jul 2020

They're all represented as evenly proportioned in that graph. So, that tall 80% should really be a third the height, because it's maybe 20% of the population: 80% of 25%.

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Uh-oh. 😲 Guess what ABC/Ipsos asked about in their poll. ⚡️ [View all] underpants Jul 2020 OP

The 80% Republicans exboyfil Jul 2020 #1

Yeah but he's only at 80 with them underpants Jul 2020 #3

Yes - the GOP has suffered NewJeffCT Jul 2020 #4

😳 underpants Jul 2020 #11

Oh, you're right! Mike 03 Jul 2020 #5

A "live chicken" question would still get 90% underpants Jul 2020 #10

Some number of those republicons may not know anything of trump and putin 'loans'. empedocles Jul 2020 #8

Yeah but if they have heard of the bounties that cuts right into their patriotic marrow underpants Jul 2020 #9

I want to agree, however, . . . empedocles Jul 2020 #12

Cuts not cutenesses underpants Jul 2020 #13

They probably support Reagan too IronLionZion Jul 2020 #18

Graph is deceiving: repubs are, what, 25% of population? lindysalsagal Jul 2020 #2

I thought it was around 30-33% WhiteTara Jul 2020 #7

What I'd like to know Mossfern Jul 2020 #6

Many of them are older Southerners nevergiveup Jul 2020 #14

Upcoming questions matt819 Jul 2020 #15

Think back underpants Jul 2020 #17

80% figure shows us how uneducated & uninformed republiCONs are, how sad. KS Toronado Jul 2020 #16

that was my horror when i saw that onetexan Jul 2020 #21

There's still a lot of people who choose not to see captain queeg Jul 2020 #19

K&R for visibility. crickets Jul 2020 #20