Harry Enten Puts Trump's Unpopularity On 1 Issue Into Startling Perspective
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Key insight: <p>&quot;Just 9%
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Harry Enten Puts Trump's Unpopularity On 1 Issue Into Startling Perspective

"Just 9%. Just 9%. Literally, you can put it on your two hands."

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-10-07), “Safeguards Against Communism,” Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan

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Stevenson, Adlai - Speech (1952-10-07), "Safeguards Against Communism," Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan | WIST Quotations

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

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A quotation (probably not) from Oscar Wilde

Some men improve the world only by leaving it.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist
(Spurious)

More about this quote: wist.info/wilde-oscar/82157/

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With Trump, if "you do something really stupid, a lot of times you get rewarded for it, if you’re loyal. Now that may work in Russia, that may work in Belarus. It does not work in the United States. And that’s why those poll numbers have collapsed by over 50 points among young voters, and among independents":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-scarborough-cites-1-dire-poll-on-trump_n_698f4353e4b0fee26552581c?origin=home-whats-happening-unit
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MS NOW Host Stunned By New Trump Poll: 'I've Never Heard Of That In American Politics Before'

The MS NOW host on Friday covered a dramatic 51-point swing in the president's net approval rating among 18- to 29-year-olds.

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Ticket sales plummet at Kennedy Center amid Trump’s takeover: ‘Costs are huge!’

Ticket sales for the Kennedy Center’s annual performance of “The Nutcracker” have plummeted under the new leadership of President Donald Trump, who took over as the organization’s chairman earlier this year, CNN reported Saturday.According to internal sales data obtained and reviewed by CNN, ticket ...

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A quotation from Cicero:

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I certainly had not the smallest reason to fear that the execution of this murderer of Roman citizens would cause me to be blamed by posterity. And indeed, even if this were a serious danger, I have always been convinced that unpopularity earned by honourable actions is not unpopularity at all, but renown.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/cicero-marcus-tullius/67378/

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Orationes in Catilinam [Catilinarian Orations], No. 1, § 12, cl. 29 (1.12.29) (63-11-08 BC) [tr. Grant (1960)] - Cicero, Marcus Tullius | WIST Quotations

I certainly had not the smallest reason to fear that the execution of this murderer of Roman citizens would cause me to be blamed by posterity. And indeed, even if this were a serious danger, I have always been convinced that unpopularity earned by honourable actions is not unpopularity at…

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Poll: Most Voters Disagree With SCOTUS Decision to Allow Businesses to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People

The poll shows the unpopularity of the Supreme Court’s unprecedented anti-LGBTQ ruling last week.

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(continued from previous) The Most Wanted Song turned out to be rather bland and formulaic. The Most Unwanted Song was, well, *hilarious*. Here it is.
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https://youtu.be/-gPuH1yeZ08
The Most Unwanted Song (FULL VERSION)

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In 1997, graphic artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid teamed up with composer Dave Soldier to create a musical project, titled The People's Choice: Music, which used public opinions, as measured by polling surveys, to determine which elements of the music were 'most wanted' and 'least wanted'. The project consisted of two songs: The Most Wanted Song and the Most Unwanted Song. (continued)
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