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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre the migrants in the caravan being manipulated?
Earlier on the news - don't remember whether was on ABC or PBS - one of the marchers was interviewed, saying that Trump could not understand their situations.
Except, that marching right now can send many voters to support the Republicans. His approval rating has been the highest since the elections.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/22/nbc-wsj-poll/1726244002/
President Trump's approval rating hits new high as Democratic lead shrinks in tight races, poll says
Also
Trump's approval rating rises as midterms loom
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/10/22/16-days-to-midterms-new-florida-polls.cnn
brush
(53,848 posts)We don't have to fall for it. It's meant to discourage us.
Get out and vote with friends and family and encourage every Democrate you know to do the same.
Fu_k trump's so called poll bumb. Voting will be his crooked, complicit in murder, traitor ass.
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Migrants are very vulnerable to criminals or exploitation when traveling alone or in small groups. Migrants know there is strength and safety in numbers.
It is now late October, the weather is starting to cool, making crossing desert regions less dangerous. The timing has nothing to do with the midterms. They are fleeing hell, and doing it in the most survivable way possible under the circumstances.
onenote
(42,759 posts)marble falls
(57,204 posts)Lets drop this wild, foundation-less wee-ing and keep our minds on the election.
There are no minds to be changed here in either direction. What will make the difference is a Democratic turnout in an off year election. This has not a fucking thing to do with Presidential politics - this is about local, state and Congressional elections.
We all need to pay attention and ignore the meaningless crap.
Like Barrack Obama say's "Obama Mocks Trump for Constantly 'Making Stuff Up': 'I Believe in a Fact-Based Reality'"
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-mocks-trump-for-constantly-making-stuff-up-i-believe-in-a-fact-based-reality/