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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:04 PM Oct 2019

Nate Silver: "definitely seeing gains among independents and even Republicans, not just Democrats."

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Nate Silver ✔ @NateSilver538

Some signs that impeachment support is continuing to rise.

Micah Cohen ✔ @micahcohen

Net impeachment support up to +4.5 points: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/do-americans-support-impeaching-president-trump/ …

Nate Silver ✔ @NateSilver538

And we're definitely seeing gains among independents and even Republicans, not just Democrats.

Democrats: 71.6% pre Ukraine -> 80.0% now (+8.4)
Indies: 33.9% pre Ukraine -> 43.4% now (+9.5)
Republicans: 9.7% pre Ukraine -> 15.4% now (+5.7)

11:48 AM - Oct 8, 2019

Great news about Indies and Repugs!

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Nate Silver: "definitely seeing gains among independents and even Republicans, not just Democrats." (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 OP

How high's the water, Mama? Mme. Defarge Oct 2019 #1

Yes, that is very good news! liberalla Oct 2019 #2

This is great news, but irrelevant to what needs to happen. ecstatic Oct 2019 #3

Trump will only be removed if Senate Republicans decide they need to cut bait meadowlander Oct 2019 #4

Mme. Defarge

(8,033 posts)

1. How high's the water, Mama?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:28 PM

Oct 2019

Three feet high and risin!

liberalla

(9,249 posts)

2. Yes, that is very good news!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 04:59 PM

Oct 2019

It will only rise as things unfold and we move forward.

ecstatic

(32,705 posts)

3. This is great news, but irrelevant to what needs to happen.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 05:06 PM

Oct 2019

REGARDLESS of what the polls say, trump needs to be impeached and removed.

meadowlander

(4,395 posts)

4. Trump will only be removed if Senate Republicans decide they need to cut bait

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 05:10 PM

Oct 2019

and they're only go to do that if poll numbers start visibly shifting against them.

Democrats response shouldn't change, but we need to be watching the numbers to understand where the Republicans are at. It is relevant to what is going to happen.

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