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tblue37

(65,442 posts) Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:13 PM Jan 2019

57% believe Russia is blackmailing Trump.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/23/trump-government-shutdown-approval-rating-1119877

Poll: Shutdown, Russia drive Trump to all-time high disapproval

According to the poll, 57 percent believe it’s likely that Russia “has compromising information“ on Trump, compared to 31 percent who don't think it's likely**.

**This is from a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.

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57% believe Russia is blackmailing Trump. (Original Post) tblue37 Jan 2019 OP

well the alternative is even worse... mikeysnot Jan 2019 #1

I'm beginning to think that the Russians don't need to Eyeball_Kid Jan 2019 #2

Putin has leverage. Remember how downcast Trump was after tblue37 Jan 2019 #3

I do. Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #4

mikeysnot

(4,757 posts)

1. well the alternative is even worse...

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:20 PM

Jan 2019

he's a traitor... which is scarier...

and than there are the 31% who still support this ass. I can see 2%-5% thinking he is great.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)

2. I'm beginning to think that the Russians don't need to

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:22 PM

Jan 2019

blackmail Trumpy. There is no reticence from Trumpy to induce thoughts from Russians to issue or connote threats.

Trumpy is all-in. With both feet. He’s no victim of supposed blackmail. It’s not needed.

tblue37

(65,442 posts)

3. Putin has leverage. Remember how downcast Trump was after

Reply to Eyeball_Kid (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:27 PM

Jan 2019

that 2-hour private meeting with Putin in Helsinki?

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

4. I do.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:38 PM

Jan 2019

Putin was buoyant. Trump was hangdog.

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