He didn’t “insist his approval rating is really at 60%”. Quote from the article says:
I don’t believe I could be beaten by anybody. I think that if I needed it, which I don’t, I think 60.
Which, as usual, makes absolutely no fucking sense. Because the one thing you do need to win an election is approval. Or maybe it’s a reference to his earlier promises to “cheat like hell”? As in, he doesn’t need approval because he’s going to cheat? Who fuckin knows what goes this this guy’s head? But then he provides no source for the 60 number, because he clearly made up on the spot.
He has a point that approval rating is one thing but winning is another. As soon as he’s matched up against an actual person the game changes completely. People will vote for someone they don’t approve of very much in order to block someone they despise. “Hypothetical Democratic candidate” probably polls higher than any of Kamala, Newsom, Bernie. AOC, Buttigieg, anyone.
He didn’t “insist his approval rating is really at 60%”. Quote from the article says:
Which, as usual, makes absolutely no fucking sense. Because the one thing you do need to win an election is approval. Or maybe it’s a reference to his earlier promises to “cheat like hell”? As in, he doesn’t need approval because he’s going to cheat? Who fuckin knows what goes this this guy’s head? But then he provides no source for the 60 number, because he clearly made up on the spot.
Not if you rig it.
Yes I did mention that…
Indeed you did.
I would also like to point out that you both noticed that he mentioned it.
He has a point that approval rating is one thing but winning is another. As soon as he’s matched up against an actual person the game changes completely. People will vote for someone they don’t approve of very much in order to block someone they despise. “Hypothetical Democratic candidate” probably polls higher than any of Kamala, Newsom, Bernie. AOC, Buttigieg, anyone.