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US Politics The 2020 Trump Presidency Thread

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Holy crap that's bad.
 
It could be possible that old right wingers are more likely to watch cspan while lots of leftists watch it on cnn, msn,bc, or youtube streams.
 
I'd welcome stats from any other channels, though it will be hard to fairly compare given the MSM plays favorites. Majority of channels were doing live fact checking, naysaying, and general opinionating on the speakers of the RNC as opposed to how they let the DNC material freely flow uninterupted. Likewise, Fox skewed hard the other way, and managed to bungle a lot of their RNC coverage. And, both of those biased streams have their own viewerships tuning in to get what they expect from the respective channels, which would make me think it's less of a draw and more of the same viewers for both events tuned into their respective channels.

Still, ya'll wanna knock C-Span, that's fine. It is simply the ONLY unbiased full stream available. As such, it provides perhaps the best assessment of interest by the general public. Were they tuned in because they are for, or against, Trump? We likely won't know until November. But it does reflect massive more interest in RNC than DNC candidates and platforms.
 
^ sure. but the raw numbers, in and of themselves, are pretty useless.

some analysis of why they they're interested would be, well, interesting :)

that said, i'm sure trump doesn't care because he cares more about ratings than many things.

alasdair
 
Anecdotally, among the conservatives I know, there is a preference for C-Span as it is just a straight feed. MSM was too busy doing cutaways and live fact checking, even Fox bungled the first night's showing.

alasdairm said:
sure. but the raw numbers, in and of themselves, are pretty useless.

some analysis of why they they're interested would be, well, interesting :)
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I'm willing to bet the majority of left voters prefer their biased MSM feeds.

that said, i'm sure trump doesn't care because he cares more about ratings than many things.
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And he's KILLING IT among the C-Span demographic. I'm sure that helps him sleep at night with a smile.
 
TheLoveBandit said:
But it does reflect massive more interest in RNC than DNC candidates and platforms.
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alasdairm said:
but the raw numbers, in and of themselves, are pretty useless.
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The DNC Is Dominating the RNC in TV Ratings

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Early numbers from Nielsen indicate that the first night of the Republican National Convention drew 15.8 million viewers across six networks, which is significantly less than the 18.7 million viewers who tuned in to the Democratic National Convention on its first night. According to Nielsen, Fox News carried the bulk of the RNC viewership, with 7.1 million total viewers.
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Though both conventions numbers are impressive compared to normal primetime ratings, it's also worth noting that they both drew fewer viewers than four years ago. The Republican National Convention experienced a ratings dip of 29 percent from the 2016 convention, and The Democratic National Convention saw a similar dip of 27 percent. These numbers do not reflect digital streaming, which has become an increasingly popular way to watch the conventions.
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So, there we go. Let's see how it pans out overall, but I'd call this "Advantage: DNC"
 
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Trump encourages North Carolina residents to vote twice to test mail-in system

The president said it would be a way to check whether anti-fraud efforts are "as good as they say."
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested that people in North Carolina should vote twice in the November election, once by mail and once in-person, escalating his attempts to cast confusion and doubt on the validity of the results.

"So let them send it in and let them go vote, and if their system's as good as they say it is, then obviously they won't be able to vote. If it isn't tabulated, they'll be able to vote,” Trump said when asked whether he has confidence in the mail-in system in the battleground state.

"If it's as good as they say it is then obviously they won't be able to vote. If it isn't tabulated, they'll be able to vote. So that's the way it is. And that's what they should do," he said.

It is illegal to vote more than once in an election.

Trump has made countless false statements about the security of voting by mail ahead of the 2020 election, as much of the country braces for an increase of voters to opt for mail-in ballots amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

"I don't like that," Trump responded when a reporter told him that 600,000 voters in North Carolina, a critical battleground state, could vote absentee.

When asked about Trump's comments during an interview later Wednesday with CNN, Attorney General William Barr argued that a 2005 bipartisan report on election reform found that mail-in voting is "fraught with the risk of fraud and coercion."

Asked why there have been no findings, however, of widespread fraud, Barr responded: "We haven't had the kind of widespread use of mail-in ballots that's being proposed."

Barr said he was unaware of the specific laws in North Carolina and did not respond directly to questions about Trump's earlier comments.

Trump made similar claims about mail-in ballots during his 2016 campaign, essentially encouraging his supporters to commit voter fraud.

At a rally in Colorado just days before he was elected, Trump told supporters to obtain new ballots because “do you think those (mail-in) ballots are properly counted?”
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I honestly don't know how anyone can justify Trump's behavior. Despicable, to say the least.
 
Trump must go. He is only out for himself. Isn't he still wasting money building the great walled country of america? I dont think people want to come here today. The money printing, pumping the markets unlike any other president even pre covid. 2020 has been nuts. The 2% are getting rich. While the rest suffer. Also starting shit with gemany and china? If Biden wins you think that piece of shit is going to pass info on to him? He will sabotage on his way out...
 
Deru said:
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Trump encourages North Carolina residents to vote twice to test mail-in system

The president said it would be a way to check whether anti-fraud efforts are "as good as they say."
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(Emphasis mine)

I honestly don't know how anyone can justify Trump's behavior. Despicable, to say the least.
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Jesus Christ, I wish I could say this is unbelievable, but it's entirely believable. I wonder if his fans will rationalize it by saying that it's okay because he should win?
 
So just to be entirely clear about this. The president of the United States. Who swore an oath to defend the laws of the United States.

Is asking people outright and in no uncertain terms to break the law en masse.
 
Haha, I was just going to post that ^^. Popped in my news feed today. I believe it. He isnt Lord Trump. He is get in where you fit in Trump.

Also Trump market being destroyed yesterday and today. Haha. I love it. Gift to shorts. Rest are crybabies. What you think? The market could be sustained on helicopter money green day after day. So many got burned this week.
 
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It's almost as if he is in his own litle world. Why anyone would be willing to whore themself out to it is beyond me, especially without proper compensation.
 
jennifer griffin of fox news confirmed the trump "dead soldiers are losers and suckers" story.

which bleeding-heart, social justice warrior, cancel-culture obsessed librtard said that she "should be fired for this kind of reporting"?

wait. my mistake. it was the president of the united states.

i guess cancel culture isn't just for libtards any more :)

alasdair
 
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