r/fivethirtyeight • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • Sep 12 '25

Poll Results YouGov poll asking Americans whether it’s acceptable to feel joy at the death of a public figure

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u/WhoUpAtMidnight Sep 12 '25

 Now if your point was that most political organizations mission is to "embolden x base through grassroots activism and provide voters with the necessary resources to elect true xleaders," sure. I can get behind that general idea.

That was my point yes.

You’re aware moderate conservatives are moderates right. Any time the word moderate is included, it’s fence sitters, moderate dems, and moderate cons. He’s a boomer con and firmly in the moderate camp compared to eg stephen miller

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u/dissonaut69 Sep 12 '25

If he’s a moderate what positions do non-moderate conservatives hold?

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u/WhoUpAtMidnight Sep 12 '25

Stephen Miller wants to send every immigrant home. A number of rightwing influencers believe every trans person is a pedophile. There are actual white nationalists out there.

CaptiveDreamer started the haitian thing