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Trump says all we need to do is turn on a "giant faucet" to solve California drought (www.youtube.com)

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 2 years ago (6 children)

It's more like a third rather than half. But our busted system gives outsized representation to people who live in sparsely populated states.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

doesn't that technically make him the "DEI candidate"

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[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Sparsely populated states with a lot of lead in the drinking water

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It's more like a third rather than half.

It's similar to the percentage of Germans who supported the NAZIs back in the 1930s.

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure if that makes it sound better or worse

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[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

He's polling at about 45%. The third is his base but there are a lot of independents who plan to vote for him, and they're the ones who decide elections.

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[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

He’s polling at about 45% (plus or minus about six points), but that 45% only counts the ~66% of people who actually vote. So it’s only 28-33% of the population that actively supports him enough to vote for him.

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