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In reply to the discussion: Today's NBC News poll. [View all]

DenaliDemocrat

(1,766 posts)
38. I actually believe
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 02:39 PM
Monday

Being from California was the #1 issue. Not race or gender.

As for my gun, yes. I live in an area where we have less than 2 people per square mile - it’s still classified as the frontier.

I’m sorry that you don’t take the Bill of Rights seriously and are willing to give up your rights. The Supreme Court ruled (and I believe correctly) the Second Amendment is an individual right, because the first ten kind of are geared to that paradigm.

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Today's NBC News poll. [View all] everyonematters Sunday OP
Yeah that always works so well NoRethugFriends Sunday #1
So so-called Independents displacedvermoter Sunday #2
Same here PatSeg Sunday #7
Sunday Morning Gasbags displacedvermoter Sunday #8
Perfect description PatSeg Sunday #13
Perfect description PatSeg Sunday #14
Q1. Obvious, plodding, overgeneralized question. A1. Regime talking point. hatrack Tuesday #50
And the same assortment of dumb ass lying ad campaigns to convince them they are smart to vote for the GOP. mdbl Sunday #16
Yes, indeed! displacedvermoter Sunday #17
It's Soviet style propaganda straight out of Russia Walleye Tuesday #58
Ding ding Ferrets are Cool Tuesday #53
Well if Democrats would quit DenaliDemocrat Sunday #3
Independents are not all "moderates" Fiendish Thingy Sunday #5
Some might say guns are a "Social Justice" issue displacedvermoter Sunday #11
Guns are a losing issue DenaliDemocrat Monday #18
Sorry about your Browning displacedvermoter Monday #24
See, it's just this attitude DenaliDemocrat Monday #25
I hear you. Omnipresent Monday #28
Yes. And it's affects a TINY fraction of people DenaliDemocrat Monday #32
I still feel bad that your Browning takes precedent over lots of other issues displacedvermoter Monday #36
I actually believe DenaliDemocrat Monday #38
I actually own a Bushmaster AR 15 displacedvermoter Monday #40
I don't own an AR15 DenaliDemocrat Monday #42
I don't personally care how proficient you are with it....it should be illegal to own a weapon of mass Ferrets are Cool Tuesday #54
It (2nd Amendment) is supposed to displacedvermoter Monday #44
I have absolutely no idea WTF DenaliDemocrat Monday #46
I believe I said NRA types claim they need displacedvermoter Monday #47
I guess, except DenaliDemocrat Tuesday #48
Lighten up, Francis. LuvLoogie Tuesday #77
We can stand up for your right to own a gun, at the same time that we stand up for transgender rights to be full citize Walleye Tuesday #59
What's wrong with unisex rest rooms if the door locks from the inside? The Wizard Monday #26
There is nothing wrong with them DenaliDemocrat Monday #33
Uh huh NoRethugFriends Tuesday #80
Nice try DenaliDemocrat Tuesday #86
Oh you're a supreme Court advocate now. NoRethugFriends Tuesday #87
Okay DenaliDemocrat 18 hrs ago #90
False dichotomy; Americans do not like guns. jimmy the one Monday #35
I reject your false narrative. DenaliDemocrat Monday #39
People can still buy these -banned guns- legally jimmy the one Tuesday #76
My disabled spouse and i depended on unisex bathrooms thucythucy Tuesday #78
Been saying for decades Cosmocat Monday #19
Add lowering speed limits to 2 Polybius Monday #20
Problem with taking the bait exboyfil Monday #27
Just curious. How do I discern rare social issues from social justice? Raven123 Tuesday #51
Is this the Gallop poll that stopped doing polls that unfavorable to Trump? Enough said. It's a new reality out there. dem4decades Sunday #4
A good PR campaign would help us a lot. And it's not hard to do. Scrivener7 Sunday #6
Define "Independent" usonian Sunday #9
Gallup is not reliable SamuelTheThird Sunday #10
There is no such thing as an kacekwl Sunday #12
The current state everyonematters Sunday #15
The problem is the Americans and their selfishness Keepthesoulalive Monday #31
Too many Americans are dumber than a brick sandwich 31st Street Bridge Tuesday #57
Definitely Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #85
The big problem is wages. everyonematters Tuesday #69
When I see a cop he doesn't give a damn how much money I make Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #84
The problem is always messaging Takket Monday #21
T H I S Cosmocat Monday #22
BUT this has been an issue for decades. We took Scrivener7 Monday #30
It is not a messaging problem. It is a trust problem. everyonematters Tuesday #67
What bs. ananda Monday #23
Democrats need to stop edging to the right every time an election doesn't go their way. sboatcar Monday #29
Is there any evidence for that? The Revolution Monday #37
Take a look a John Fetterman sboatcar Tuesday #49
? everyonematters Tuesday #64
It started in 1984 Gore1FL Tuesday #52
Joe Biden The Revolution Tuesday #73
Tax rates for the top bracket are less than 70% Gore1FL Tuesday #75
I don't think that it is a problem of left or right. It is problem of connecting. everyonematters Tuesday #65
Yes, agreed The Revolution Tuesday #71
I don't think it is a problem of right or left. It is a problem of connecting. everyonematters Tuesday #66
Right on schedule Cirsium Monday #34
Time to get with reality. everyonematters Tuesday #63
Right! Cirsium Tuesday #74
I guess that's why they are self-described Independents? Zambero Monday #41
That is because they are disgusted with Trump, not because they believe in us. everyonematters Tuesday #62
Exactly Zambero Yesterday #88
No third party,. Republican/Independent/non-voters aren't secretly socialist/progressive populists yearning to rise betsuni Monday #43
Not enough. The big issue is wages. everyonematters Tuesday #61
Whose wages? Seattle voted for a $15 minimum wage in 2014. betsuni Tuesday #82
No they don't know it. When was the last time they even put it up for a vote? everyonematters Tuesday #83
Huh. Democrats polling at 13 percent? Wednesdays Monday #45
They are voting for us because they are disgusted with Trump, not because they believe in us. everyonematters Tuesday #60
They know what's on the table Quiet Em Tuesday #68
The big problem is wages. Too many people are struggling, and they don't see either party making a everyonematters Tuesday #70
The big issue is wages. They don't see either party making a difference. Too many people are struggling. everyonematters 17 hrs ago #92
How do you know every voter's motivation? MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #89
I don't. I see the poll of the independent voters in the original post. everyonematters 17 hrs ago #91
Except this one Demixs Tuesday #81
The number of "ammosexuals" that are in our society is just weird...and dangerous. walkingman Tuesday #55
When voting there are only two choices, and we need to be the better choice somsai Tuesday #56
These independents are lying they are really repukes and are too embarrassed to admit it! kimbutgar Tuesday #72
I'm skeptical of arguments which include throwing marginalized people under the bus LuvLoogie Tuesday #79
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