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by ryanobjc 3534 days ago
I guess all I can say is that the truth isn't subject to voters approval.

Human rights and LGBT rights, and women's rights are part of a natural truth. Maybe you can spin that as an opinion, but to me you're denying a logical sequence of reasoning that tells me that everyone deserves equality and respect.
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oh_sigh 3534 days ago
Sure. And just because you think something is true doesn't make it true.

What percentage of black people were voting for KKK-associated politicians? Was it 43%? Why do 43% of voting age women disagree with your take on the matter? Are they all delusional?

> Maybe you can spin that as an opinion, but to me you're denying a logical sequence of reasoning that tells me that everyone deserves equality and respect.

'I am perfectly logical, and anyone who disagrees with me is illogical'

> everyone deserves equality and respect.

I absolutely agree.

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dragonwriter 3534 days ago
43% of voting age women aren't supporting Trump, as you imply. His support is around 43% overall, but it's much lower with women, and higher with men.
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oh_sigh 3534 days ago
I'm referring to here[1], which states that Clinton is +15 on average compared to Trump with women. Yes, I did assume that it is only a 2-person playing field because I don't know how those polls were conducted(was it "who are you voting for?", or "would you choose Trump or Clinton?")

[1] http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-women-ar...

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dragonwriter 3533 days ago
So, you conflated share of the voting age population with share of those planning to vote for one of the two major candidates, tried to get a number for that from percentage spread between the two major candidates among those planning on voting for any candidate, and then rounded favorably to your candidate. Resulting in an implausibly high number matching Trump's support in the general electorate even though the same source says that his support among women is substantially lower.
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oh_sigh 3533 days ago
Okay. So what is the correct number? Do you disagree with the core of my argument, or are you just interested in quibbling?

If Trumps support was something extremely small like 1-9% for any group, then I would say there is a pretty good possibility that that group sees something very wrong with the candidate. If it is something more, like say in the twenties or higher, then there is hardly a consensus.

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