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ProfessorGAC

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3. I Have Contended...

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:01 PM

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...for quite a while, that the floor is 30%.
25% are in the cult, the other 5% are libertarians who just care about low taxes.
He's at around 38% now, so 62 of the other 70% disapprove. (~88.5% relative)
His "low" is lower than many think it is.

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