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I’m not an American but I’m curious if it’s really ok for any voter to publicly admit they’re voting for Trump these days, especially if they aren’t politically

I’m not an American but I’m curious if it’s really ok for any voter to publicly admit they’re voting for Trump these days, especially if they aren’t politically active in general. From my own experience, media tends to blow things out of proportion and spend inordinate amounts of time focusing on trivial nonsense. So I wonder where the truth lies. Aside this, isn’t it so funny that more hyper connected we’ve become with 24/7 news, feeds, and social media etc, the more clueless we’ve become.

akvadrako 6y ago
There are a lot of people known as "shy Trump supporters" who won't publicly admit it. A recent survey found that 70% of Republicans lie to pollsters: https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/515198-poll-66-percent-say-likely-a-significant-number-of-people-lie https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/515198-pol...
- ardy42 6y ago
  > There are a lot of people known as "shy Trump supporters" who won't publicly admit it. A recent survey found that 70% of Republicans lie to pollsters: That's not what that survey said: > About two in three voters say they think it is likely that a significant number of people are not truthful when responding to political surveys, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. It didn't ask if they lied, but if they thought other people lied. Maybe that's a proxy for figuring out if the polled person lied themselves, but that's not at all clear.
  - akvadrako 6y ago
    I agree it’s unclear but I would guess it’s probably a more accurate way to see if they lie then asking them directly. Even if the real number is 7% instead of 70% that could be enough to swing the election.
uslic001 6y ago
In southeastern North Carolina I have yet to see a single sign for Biden in any yard. I see signs and flags for Trump in most yards in the rural areas and in many yards in suburban areas. In addition you see numerous land and boat parades for Trump. You never see a parade for Biden.

akvadrako 6y ago

There are a lot of people known as "shy Trump supporters" who won't publicly admit it. A recent survey found that 70% of Republicans lie to pollsters: https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/515198-poll-66-percent-say-likely-a-significant-number-of-people-lie https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/515198-pol...

ardy42 6y ago
> There are a lot of people known as "shy Trump supporters" who won't publicly admit it. A recent survey found that 70% of Republicans lie to pollsters: That's not what that survey said: > About two in three voters say they think it is likely that a significant number of people are not truthful when responding to political surveys, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. It didn't ask if they lied, but if they thought other people lied. Maybe that's a proxy for figuring out if the polled person lied themselves, but that's not at all clear.
- akvadrako 6y ago
  I agree it’s unclear but I would guess it’s probably a more accurate way to see if they lie then asking them directly. Even if the real number is 7% instead of 70% that could be enough to swing the election.

uslic001 6y ago

In southeastern North Carolina I have yet to see a single sign for Biden in any yard. I see signs and flags for Trump in most yards in the rural areas and in many yards in suburban areas. In addition you see numerous land and boat parades for Trump. You never see a parade for Biden.