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Ilikepurple

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4. CNN's Enten seems to have a gift for making easy to understand figures more sensational, but the math maths.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:50 PM
17 hrs ago

But it’s not as meaningless as Trump’s claim as math is still involved. It’s just presented in a nonstandard but equally understandable manner. If the fed was expected to raise its key interest rate 25 points but instead lowered it by 25 points, that is a 25 point difference. His net approval rating by democrats has fallen by over 100 points by this measure, although I agree your method is what we usually mean by change in approval ratings.

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