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[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I have no idea why people are just taking those numbers at face value.

Any Americans in this thread, have any of you ever been polled about anything regarding any of this? I know I sure haven't. I wish they would poll me, I got an awful lot of opinions for these mfers.

Trump and his associated hangers-on have a long and storied history of pulling numbers directly out of their asses. It perplexes me that anyone takes anything the government says right now at face value.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Deep south checking in. His approval rating locally is probably above 90%, because the vast majority of people here are hateful, spiteful, self-defeating morons.

When you see national averages, remember things like Alabama's healthcare, or Oklahoma's education system, etc are there dragging everyone else down.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

No, it's third party, independent polling firms that do it. Of course I wouldn't trust anything this regime says directly.

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Don't ask who signs their paychecks, what other media outlets they own and what PACs they contribute to

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago

OH MY GOD you're right, Gallup Polling is funded and owned by Trump himself!!!

...no, it's not, go look it up for yourself