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Do You Have even just one Pro-Trump Friend?

No You Have even just one Pro-Trump Friend?

  • Yes

    Votes: 109 85.2%

  • No

    Votes: 19 14.8%
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Do You Have even just one Pro-Trump Friend?
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Quite a few actually.....and friends from a variety of political parties.
 
Polar Bum said:
Quite a few actually.....and friends from a variety of political parties.
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Same for me, my range is so big that I need to be slightly careful about who I put on the party Guest List.

I have learned.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Same for me, my range is so big that I need to be slightly careful about who I put on the party Guest List.

I have learned.
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If I invite friends to my home and they cannot refrain from getting into political arguments and acting like sub adults, its a good bet they will not remain my friend.
 
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If I invite friends to my home and they cannot refrain from getting into political arguments and acting like sub adults, its a good bet they will not remain my friend.
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That's all well and good, but it takes only one asshole to ruin a party.

I Spect U Know.




7 times out of 10 they are on the left...they just HAVE to speak their ugly minds.
 
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I have a Latino pro Trump friend who would drive most of the anti Trump crowd nuts. He wears a MAGA hat occasionally, used to wear it all the time.
 
truthatallcost said:
I have a Latino pro Trump friend who would drive most of the anti Trump crowd nuts. He wears a MAGA hat occasionally, used to wear it all the time.
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I have a white supremacist at least knows some gun toting really wacky ones friend.
 
I don't know anyone that's pro-Trump. I guess it's an American thing.
 
I got several pro-Trump friends.Of course I live in a red state.
 
Actually, more Trump supporters than not. My friends who were obama supporters are pretty quiet lately.
 
I have a number of acquaintances that are pro-Trump but what really surprises me is how many of my democratic friends are not anti-Trump. From the conversations we've had over the past couple of years, it appears that the anti-Trump movement that the media takes part in has had a counter-effect of democratic voters. At least the ones I've chatted with. One thing keeps coming out -- they don't like the constant attacks on Trump and it's turning them against those who are attacking rather than convincing them to join the attacks. It's interesting to watch for sure.
 
HowardBThiname said:
I have a number of acquaintances that are pro-Trump but what really surprises me is how many of my democratic friends are not anti-Trump. From the conversations we've had over the past couple of years, it appears that the anti-Trump movement that the media takes part in has had a counter-effect of democratic voters. At least the ones I've chatted with. One thing keeps coming out -- they don't like the constant attacks on Trump and it's turning them against those who are attacking rather than convincing them to join the attacks. It's interesting to watch for sure.
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Most polls have Trump at around 5% approval among Democrats. Of the people I know, almost all the Republicans I know approve of the job he is doing, the majority of Independents / Moderates don't approve of the job he is doing, and all the Democrats I know hate him. That is basically what you would expect for a president that sits between 30% and 40% overall approval ratings.

You have to remember that in the South, there are some older voters that are registered as Democrats, but have not voted Democrat since the Civil Right Act. Take a state like Oklahoma, it has more registered Democrats than Republicans. No one would call Oklahoma a Democratic state though. So you should ask these friends that don't like the attacks against Trump, when is the last time they actually voted for a Democrat in a national election. Chances are its been a long time.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
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No



Explain if you feel you must.




tyvm






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Sure, several pro-Trumpers, all retired military. Then I have some friends who are very anti-Trump. I will say this, when it comes to Trump among those with deep convictions and feeling about Trump one way or the other, there is no middle ground. No listening or even wanting to hear anyone who feels or thinks different than they do. Their ears and minds are closed.

When I'm around either group, there is no talking politics. I either ignore their conversation or leave as I don't fall into either the love nor the hate Trump groups. With either group, one can never have an decent intelligent or coherent conversation about politics. I think both sides are mind conditioned idiots.
 
Perotista said:
Sure, several pro-Trumpers, all retired military. Then I have some friends who are very anti-Trump. I will say this, when it comes to Trump among those with deep convictions and feeling about Trump one way or the other, there is no middle ground. No listening or even wanting to hear anyone who feels or thinks different than they do. Their ears and minds are closed.

When I'm around either group, there is no talking politics. I either ignore their conversation or leave as I don't fall into either the love nor the hate Trump groups. With either group, one can never have an decent intelligent or coherent conversation about politics. I think both sides are mind conditioned idiots.
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With my job I deal with the public one on one. My rule is that I avoid religion and politics with these people. But often they bring it up.

The one thing that seems to be true for both camps is that they just assume you will think like them. It is either this idiot president or its great to have a president who calls it like it is.

I just say that I have been around a long time and every four years there is some man who just want to help the middle class. Of course it is coincidence that the largest block of voters identify themselves as middle class. lol
 
Polar Bum said:
Quite a few actually.....and friends from a variety of political parties.
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Same here. Anything from die hard socialists to extreme conservatives in word and action. They all know to be civil when they come to our house, and they are. They might start a political debate, but they are respecting each other's opinion. Once, some time ago, we had to ask someone to cool it. Never happened again.
 
I don’t have any true believer Trump fans as friends, no. I think most of my conservative friends tolerate Trump, but given the circumstances, would probably choose between any Republican over a Democrat and any other Republican over Trump.

Some are NeverTrumpers, some are Democrats, one is even flinging toward Democratic Socialism.

In my field though, it’d be damned hard for folks to have substantial Republican leanings, and as soon as Trump made fun of disabled people and blamed mass violence on the mentally ill (going so far as to say we need a return to the insane asylums that violated the U.S. Constitution), that really weakened any remaining appeal. So a lot of my colleagues and family friends in the field are just beyond mystified right now—as am I.


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SouthernDemocrat said:
Most polls have Trump at around 5% approval among Democrats. Of the people I know, almost all the Republicans I know approve of the job he is doing, the majority of Independents / Moderates don't approve of the job he is doing, and all the Democrats I know hate him. That is basically what you would expect for a president that sits between 30% and 40% overall approval ratings.

You have to remember that in the South, there are some older voters that are registered as Democrats, but have not voted Democrat since the Civil Right Act. Take a state like Oklahoma, it has more registered Democrats than Republicans. No one would call Oklahoma a Democratic state though. So you should ask these friends that don't like the attacks against Trump, when is the last time they actually voted for a Democrat in a national election. Chances are its been a long time.
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You could be right, but I mostly had in mind friends who voted for Hillary. I wouldn't categorize them as Trump supporters now, just that they're tired of the incessant attacks and think he should be allowed to do his job without constant harassment. They would still prefer a democrat, I'm sure, but they're not into the attacks.
 
Roughly half I'd say, depending on how you define "supporter".
 
Lovebug said:
Same here. Anything from die hard socialists to extreme conservatives in word and action. They all know to be civil when they come to our house, and they are. They might start a political debate, but they are respecting each other's opinion. Once, some time ago, we had to ask someone to cool it. Never happened again.
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Exactly; its not terribly difficult to have political conversations that do not devolve into shouting matches, name calling and vitriol.
 
Crosscheck said:
With my job I deal with the public one on one. My rule is that I avoid religion and politics with these people. But often they bring it up.

The one thing that seems to be true for both camps is that they just assume you will think like them. It is either this idiot president or its great to have a president who calls it like it is.

I just say that I have been around a long time and every four years there is some man who just want to help the middle class. Of course it is coincidence that the largest block of voters identify themselves as middle class. lol
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I've been around a long, long time. I don't remember any president having a direct effect on my life. My life is the same today as it was under Obama or Bush or Bill Clinton back to Eisenhower as I was born right after WWII. My ups and downs were mostly if not entirely due to my own decisions, choices and actions. Not really influenced by anyone president.

Now each of those presidents did some things I was in favor of, somethings I was against. I never viewed any president as the savior of the nation or the devil who is out to destroy this nation. They come and go and life goes on. I don't like Trump personally, I think his obnoxious, egotistical, uncouth behavior is below the dignity of the office of the presidency. But like every president before him, he has done some things I like and some I don't.
 
I try not to call Trump supporters my friend, they are merely ornaments to be ignored as I go about my day. If I have to address their politics, I try to leave their company as soon as politely possible. They have nothing to say that interests me at all.
 
I had to vote no. I have several friends who voted for Trump, but all of them have turned away from him.
 
lots of tRump supporters among my family and friends
good people, too
they tend not to be the brightest or well informed of the bunch, however, kind of like the evangelical friends and family members. and substantial overlap of those two cohorts
 
justabubba said:
lots of tRump supporters among my family and friends
good people, too
they tend not to be the brightest or well informed of the bunch, however, kind of like the evangelical friends and family members. and substantial overlap of those two cohorts
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