http://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/01/PP_2026-01-29_views-of-trump_report.pdf

They have no choice because the numbers are chilling. And Trump has shown zero ability to turn things around.

I'm sleepy. I only tuned in because I just finished binge-watching my latest K-drama. So, this isn't gonna be as in-depth as it might have been during the day. But if my Confidant/Pet expects something, then I'm going to give it to him. Miss Right here to dispute this poll. I do not believe that it fully captures current Republican disgust.  

You mention him several times. Imo, it doesn't get any nuttier than Carlson, as he is a despicable human. He cozied up to Nick Fuentes, let him ramble on about his anti-semitic talking points without push back and sat quietly with Putin when that dictator claimed that Poland started WW2.  
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He called the mass rioters on Jan 6 "sightseers" as they poured in after a violent attack on the Capitol. He is a spineless jelly fish and the king of click bait. He has no moral compass and was such an ass even Fox had to fire him.
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Just a bit surprised you would cite him to make any valid points at all.

Respectful,

I asked specifically you if you were a fan of his and you punted on that. Your call of course but I asked for a reason.  
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So you know something about me, I’ve been on record here saying that the fact that Trump is morally bankrupt and a cad (and/or mentally ill) does not mean that the people who voted for him are. I can, and do, separate the two and I do fully understand why some vote Republican.  
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That said, figures of Carlson’s ilk represent a particularly egregious kind of bad faith actor. Beyond the examples I already mentioned, Carlson was exposed during the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case as privately ripping Trump while publicly praising him at every turn. Those texts revealed a level of duplicity that is hard to comprehend. How does one reconcile that behavior with the trust and admiration of an audience who is simultaneously lining his pockets to the tune of millions of dollars?  
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Referring to Carlson merely as an “opportunist” as you implied, significantly understates the nature of his horrific conduct. Opportunism, by itself, is not inherently a pejorative term as there are ethical opportunists and unethical ones. But someone who knowingly perpetrates a hoax on his devoted audience as he has, and someone that lavishes praise on a reprehensible dictator like Putin as he kissed his ass and bought into his propaganda, has crossed well beyond opportunism and into something genuinely contemptible and yes, despicable.  
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Will you defend him on those points or concede my criticisms of him are fair and justifiable? I am truly curious.

Dear Respectful,

I appreciate the back and forth and the occasional disagreement. Nothing wrong with that. And just for the record, I am not about cancelling people either.  
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But when some of theses scoundrels platform truly reprehensible people, which in and of itself I don't have a problem with, they have an obligation as a journalist, or even just as a human being, to challenge bigoted or hateful thoughts and ideas. Carlson all too often looks the other way and that sickens me.
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Thank you for your time and your thoughts. You are a great addition to this board and a breath of fresh air so I hope you stay and post more often.

I wpuldnt put too much weight into this lol

Of course you choose to ignore a poll that is unfavorable to trump. You'll even disregard not just one poll but all the polling that has trump's approval ratings in the 30s.  Your living in a MAGA bubble.

I live in LA so there is no maga bubble lol.  

It is hard not to ignore polls.    Remember they had hillary winning in a "landslide".

Polls are for fools.

BINGO!!!!!

Any one poll can be an outlier. But not all the polls. Any poll can be wrong within the margin of error. But not polling that shows overwhelming disapproval of immigration enforcement.  MAGA types just can't accept anything that is unfavorable about their 'dear leader'. You two are living in a MAGA bubble.

So what you are trying to say is that not all polls are valid but ones that you agree with are?

You can be in a MAGA  fantasy world bubble not matter where you live geographically. Only a partisan fool ignores evidence that doesn't fit their preconceived narrative.

No, but that's what you seems to believe.

If you go back over what you are saying, thats exactly the point you just made though.  

An individual poll certainly can be wrong, viz. the Iowa poll during the last election. But if ALL the polls are showing a trend and ALL have high double-digit margins only a fool would ignore them. Look at it this way: even if the polls are off by 50%, that still leaves a double digit margin by which Republicans lose. If that's not valid, why is it that Republican political operatives across the country are shitting their pants?

Look, if you and the boys want to circle jerk while laughing your asses off over a poll, no one is telling you not to.  

http://www.nhpr.org/2026-02-01/democrat-taylor-rehmet-wins-a-reliably-republican-texas-state-senate-seat-stunning-gop
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Excepts of Gemini AI response to "surprising recent victories of democratic candidates in the last year". . .
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Major Surprising Victories (Late 2025–Early 2026):
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Texas State Senate District 9 (February 2026): In a massive upset, Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a labor union leader and Air Force veteran, flipped a solidly red Fort Worth-area state Senate seat, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss by a 14-point margin. The seat, previously held by Republicans for decades, was in a district that Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024. This win was considered a major "shockwave" as it occurred despite heavy GOP spending and a Trump endorsement.
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Virginia and New Jersey Governorships (November 2025): Democrats flipped the governorship in Virginia with Abigail Spanberger and retained New Jersey with Mikie Sherrill, both winning by double-digit margins. In Virginia, Democrats also reclaimed full control of the state's executive branch, gaining 13 seats in the House of Delegates to secure their largest majority in nearly four decades.
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Georgia Statewide Public Service Commission (November 2025): Democrats flipped two seats on this commission, marking the first non-federal statewide wins for the party in Georgia in nearly two decades.
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Miami Mayoral Election (December 2025): A Democrat flipped the Miami mayor's office for the first time in nearly 30 years.  
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Key Trends and Factors:
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Overperforming in Red Areas: Democrats consistently overperformed their 2024 margins in special elections throughout 2025, with one analysis noting they won or overperformed in nearly 90% of key elections.
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Cracking GOP Supermajorities: Democrats successfully broke Republican supermajorities in the state senates of Mississippi and Iowa.
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Redistricting Win in California: Voters approved Proposition 50, a measure that could help Democrats pick up five additional congressional seats to counter GOP redistricting efforts.
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Winning on Local Issues: In the Texas upset, the candidate ran on issues focused on public education and opposing school vouchers, illustrating a winning strategy centered on local, tangible issues rather than just national culture wars.  
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It's not just the polls, as the post below points out. Recent elections -- every one of them -- have had similar results and the polls simply confirms this.
But you keep right on dreaming of circle jerks. I'll keep laughing my ass off.

These polls have predicted the past 3 presidential elections wrong.  

Many polls predicted Trump's wins in 2016 and 2024. Do you have some kind of problem with facts?
As for boys giggling, that's pretty droll coming from you.

Stop making shit up. The 2020 polls were right and the 2024 polls were within the margin of error. But the unpopularity of immigration enforcement is not just seen in polling. It's seen in the thousands of protesters who brave sub zero temps in Mpls to oppose it. The millions who protest nationally to oppose this administration.  It's seen in every election where republicans are beening soundly defeated. Lie to yourself all you want about how popular you think immigration enforcement is, but you are just deceiving yourself.

Lots of those prptesters are getting paid rather well
 Look it up

Article: "Fact-checking Trump's claim that anti-ICE protesters are 'paid agitators and insurrectionists' "
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It's a lengthy article, so I'll quote the ruling below . . .
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Trump said protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting "fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers."
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Minnesotans have been protesting immigration agents in their communities for weeks. Some professional community organizers are involved in the protests but evidence shows a large volunteer protest movement in the Twin Cities. The accusation that protesters are "paid" is a frequent talking point to dismiss the legitimacy of grassroots activism and criticism of the government.
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The social media posts we found that claimed to show evidence of paid protesters were either AI-generated, recycled conspiracy theories or unsubstantiated.
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We rate this statement False.
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Here is the article in its entirety. Enjoy!
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-anti-ice-protesters-are-paid-agitators-and-insurrectionists

How about if YOU "look it up" and PROVE it, you lazy fucking moron instead of pulling a 'fact' out of your ass!

I dont need to look up anything, im not making shit up or rehashing other info like yall are. What i post on here is fact. You can take what i write to the bank, fat ass.

Put up proof these protesters are paid or shut up.

I waw just making myself clear as you goofs seem to be hard up for comprehension skills

Well you failed again.
Be better. It shouldn't be hard.

You namblaa boys really need it spelled out for ya. Do you ever look up anything on your own?  

considering the amount of T-girl dick you've apparently sucked.
I wasn't going to go there but then you played the nambla card.
And if you check out my review history you won't find any TS reviews.
I do have a couple of MFM reviews but there was no sword-crossing.
Keep trying and failing.

Bud you are the one licking the boots of the side that supports the namblaa types. How can you say you are not?  

Until you mentioned nambla I hadn't heard of it for years. So I have no idea who "supports the nayblaa types," or even if there ARE namblaa types. I have yet to hear anyone on TER support men being able to seduce young boys.
So I'd say you are the one who's confused.
But, please, go cross as many swords as you'd like. I don't give a culo de raton.

Sounds like you should do some research before coming on here and preaching any further.

From this article it proves people are getting paid.   "Community Organizers" are paid people.   So them saying the "statement" is false isn't correct.

Didn't take much research to realize this is a highly biased democratic perspective

You are the one who seems fascinated with it. Which seems to align with your other interests.

I'm getting tired of them citing polls that go in their favor and attacking polls that don't... like the fact that they get away with this really has shaken my faith in human intelligence at this point.

Once again, im not the one siding with the folks that are for this type of sickness. You are. Keep on keeping on pal.  

Now show the class where I "sided" with nambla.
As for Central America and your proclivities, why do I think you've haunted the Parque Morazon in San Jose?

I dont know what that is. So just a plus one for me.  

Not a bullseye. More like bullshit.

Your mom knows when i hit the bullseye

"Your mom?"
What grade are you in? Fifth?

Ask your mom Icky

BINGO.....     Hence why you don't believe POLLS.

Bud youve been outed as a namblaa backer backer. You also know about some dark stuff by name in Central America.  

You are the one who surfaced nambla, so I'd say you're the one who's got some 'splainin to do.
But by all means, lie on. It's what righty knuckle-draggers do best.

You were defending a known namblaa backer. Guess you didnt even know. You should do more research and not be so reliant on others opinions.  

Quoting from the Faux News article . . .
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Voters say the economy is in bad shape, that President Donald Trump’s policies haven’t helped, that he isn’t spending enough time on the economy and that things are unlikely to get better this year. That’s according to a new Fox News survey released Wednesday.
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The poll finds a 54% majority thinks the country is worse off today than it was a year ago compared to 31% who say it is better off. That 23 percentage-point deficit comes from most Democrats (84%) and in
dependents (71%) saying the U.S. is worse off and a smaller majority of Republicans saying the country is better off (61%).
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On a personal level, only one quarter of voters say they are better off financially than they were a year ago, and more than 4 in 10 say the administration’s economic policies have hurt them, about twice the share who say they’ve been helped. Another 4 in 10 think the policies have had no effect.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-donald-trump-starts-2026-44-approval

the fool prefers to remain like this...

Do you not form your own opinion and just think what ai tells you?  

Don't even try to discuss what's been written, just smear the source..
Weak.

Namblaa nicky,  

GFY.

It wasnt even that hard to get him to break  

Keep it up! It's fun to watch you flail and fail.

Im claiming victory here and moving on as all you have now are lame gifs that arent even that humorous. I can see why you used to pay for pussy before you went broke.  

It's always a sure sign you know you've lost when you need to declare victory.
(Why are we not surprised ReadyForCock wears a tutu?)

It should have been obvious to all but the uninitiated that my reason for presenting the Faux News poll in the raw was because though Faux News has a strong MAGA/Republican bias and defers to Trump all the time, even their polling results are congruent with the Pew Center's - among others. I think most everyone else understood that.

This is an open, unmoderated forum, so short of threatening someone's life or doxxing them, you can say whatever you want on any thread you want. If you want to say something to someone privately, you can send them a DM, although if I were to see one from you, it's going into the trash immediately. I don't engage in private political discussions on TER even if they agree with me.

Here is the thing with POLLS....   even faux can be skewed.    Is it an online poll?  Is it a targeted in only one area?  Is it... (insert 100 other things).    How were the questions asked?    Was it a 1-5 rating system with 5 being best...   Well anything a 3 or under shows neutral or negatively.    Switch that to a 1-10 scale.... and all the threes turn into 6's which is in a more positive light.    

The night before the election in 2016 that had Hillary with a 75-80% chance of winning

The left had it in the bag.