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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

By contrast, I read somewhere that only the Jake Paul/Paul Logan chud ouroboros had a lower negative overall effect in surveys asking about celebrity endorsements than my-hero yet trump-anguish 's ratings remain roughly where they already were. The cult's that dedicated.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah Musk's endorsement also makes sense as for why it would be a negative for Trump. The vast majority of Musk diehards (edgy young men) are voting Republican, the Republicans need to appeal to other groups of people to win. Same with regards to Swift's audience also already majority voting Democrat, and needing to appeal to other groups of people to win.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The vast majority of Musk diehards (edgy young men)

I know from personal experience and decades of living around Silicon Valley that a lot of E~L~O~N diehards are aging gen-x junior boomers that peaked in the 90s and still think South Park is amazing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

this is true in the midwest too, at least in the past 5 years, idk if they liked him early on

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Some may have went further rightward when their "just joking about (slurs) why are you so thin skinned why aren't you laughing" frustrations got worse and worse.