[kelseyfrog]

That tracks. My rule of thumb is that political topics have a 33% group that will never budge and the remaining 4-5% accounts for the lizard man constant[1].

1. https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2024/07/the-lizardmans-cons...

[0cf8612b2e1e]

Nixon was about 25% support before he resigned.

[kelseyfrog]

You have to multiply by the Lead-Poisoning coefficient for all events taking place in the 1970s.

[0cf8612b2e1e]

Heh. Given the increased strength of party-identity, I fully agree that the floor of support will be higher than in the past.

[mindslight]

"Strength of party-identity" kind of buries the lede, don't you think? The mainstream Republican party has become a death cult. Individually-tailored mass media is a hell of a drug.