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by 0cf8612b2e1e 40 days ago
Nixon was about 25% support before he resigned.
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You have to multiply by the Lead-Poisoning coefficient for all events taking place in the 1970s.
Heh. Given the increased strength of party-identity, I fully agree that the floor of support will be higher than in the past.
"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.