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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It's more like a third rather than half. But our busted system gives outsized representation to people who live in sparsely populated states.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

doesn't that technically make him the "DEI candidate"

[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Sparsely populated states with a lot of lead in the drinking water

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It's more like a third rather than half.

It's similar to the percentage of Germans who supported the NAZIs back in the 1930s.

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure if that makes it sound better or worse

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's polling at about 45%. The third is his base but there are a lot of independents who plan to vote for him, and they're the ones who decide elections.

He’s polling at about 45% (plus or minus about six points), but that 45% only counts the ~66% of people who actually vote. So it’s only 28-33% of the population that actively supports him enough to vote for him.