2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum58% of CNN debate watchers said the tape did not change
their view of Trump. Same group that said Hillary won the debate. Really???
25% less favorable
18% more favorable
58% did not change their opinion
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)MSMITH33156
(879 posts)already knew he was a disgusting pig.
a kennedy
(29,663 posts)Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)hummingbird
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Literally my exact thoughts, to the word.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)It's hard to think of something that would lower my opinion of him. How can it get lower?
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)... going to the polls.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)LSK
(36,846 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Didn't change my opinion either, I thought he was a monster before the tape came out.
emulatorloo
(44,124 posts)So the tape did not surprise them.
FSogol
(45,486 posts)I don't need video to confirm it.
HRC did win the debate. Every time Trump opened his mouth nonsense spilled out.
Lefthacker
(264 posts)I mean, my view of him didn't change. It confirmed it.
They could've worded the question differently.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)I wouldn't think "wow, this really changes how I view Hitler".
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)Change is rather a vague term
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)a kennedy
(29,663 posts)hlthe2b
(102,279 posts)I would have indicated "less favorable", but I could argue that in reality, there was no room to go lower.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)RandySF
(58,835 posts)Nothing to sneeze at.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)were disgusted but not particularly shocked? Didn't change my position much- I already think he's a racist, sexist asshole
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)you are OK with sexual assault.
mucifer
(23,545 posts)jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)18% said that tape gave them a more favorable view of Trump? ... WTF?
LisaL
(44,973 posts)oh08dem
(339 posts)I mean if you already view him as a POS the only way to get worse is being viewed as an even bigger POS.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)If they already had negative opinion of Trump, then the tape didn't change their opinion.
cry baby
(6,682 posts)Charles Bukowski
(1,132 posts)He was a disgrace to humanity before the leak, he's a disgrace to humanity after.
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)If someone asked me if it changed my view of him, technically, no. I had a poor view of him before the audio and still hate him just the same. Right there, the audio didn't change my opinion. I hated him then, I hated him after the audio.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)I already knew he was a misogynist piece of shit.
radius777
(3,635 posts)and they've believed it a long time ago.
the tape only confirms and reinforces that impression, locking them in against him.
BobbyDrake
(2,542 posts)...so much as it would re-affirm it in their minds.
musicblind
(4,484 posts)It was worded in a confusing way. I was confused when I first saw it.
mythology
(9,527 posts)What sort of awful person thinks that a guy bragging about committing sexual assault makes them seem more favorable?
Although given that Trump is at 42% in the RCP polling average, that means 18% is about half of his support. Which means Clinton was right all along about half his supporters can get stuffed into the basket of deplorables.