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regnaD kciN

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3. The math ain't mathin'...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:11 PM

18 hrs ago

Leaving out undecideds, a 68-point margin works out to 84-16. A negative 40-point margin comes to 30-70. That means he's dropped 54 points. Using the notion of a "swing" is a trick to make the result seem more dramatic...but it's as meaningless at Trump claiming he'll drop medication costs by 400%.

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