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Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside </font></div><div><font size="2">the </font><a href="http://vision2020.moscow.com/" target="_blank"><font size="2">Vision2020.Moscow.com</font></a><font size="2"> forum without the express written permission of the author.*****</font></div><div><font size="2">------------------------------</font><wbr><font size="2">-----</font></div></span></span></font><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Reading the Gallop source quoted, I discover that in fact Trump's re-elect voter numbers are at about this point in time (April before the midterms) significantly below either Obama or B. Clinton's numbers at about that same point in their presidency:</font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="http://news.gallup.com/poll/233000/trump-elect-figures-similar-obama-clinton.aspx">http://news.gallup.com/poll/233000/trump-elect-figures-similar-obama-clinton.aspx</a></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4">"And his re-elect figures do not match those of Clinton (40% in April 1994) and Obama (46% in March 2010) in the spring of their first midterm election years."</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">The voter re-elect numbers for Trump close to this years midterms could even increase significantly, I predict, if a "war on terror" styled or some other militaristic adventure occurs which will emotionally manipulate the public to a rally around the leader fear and patriotism response. This could also derail the predicted "democratic wave" midterm election this year. All that has to happen is a terrorist attack on US soil that is related to Islamic extremism, and Trump will fully employ the xenophobic and religiously bigoted propaganda tactics that led to his presidency.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Consider that in fact W. Bush's voter re-elect numbers close to midterms of first term were decidedly not "same as it ever was," as you phrased it. They were much higher than Trump's current republican and independent voter re-elect support:</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">From the same Gallop source:</font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="http://news.gallup.com/poll/233000/trump-elect-figures-similar-obama-clinton.aspx">http://news.gallup.com/poll/233000/trump-elect-figures-similar-obama-clinton.aspx</a></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4">"In the fall of 2002, 93% of Republican voters thought Bush deserved re-election, as did 60% of independents..."</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I surmise the "fear and patriotism" emotional response referenced is primarily why W. Bush had these high re-elect numbers, given the well known militaristic climate in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. This strong public support assisted the disastrous invasion of Iraq in 2003.</font><font size="4"><br></font></div><font size="4"><p><em><br></em></p></font><div class="gmail_extra"><span><span>On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 12:55 AM, Scott Dredge <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scooterd408@hotmail.com" target="_blank">scooterd408@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
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