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> despite majority support among their constituency A very vocal minority is not a majority.
by account42 10mo ago
> despite majority support among their constituency
A very vocal minority is not a majority.
- idle_zealot 10mo agoIt's a majority of Democrat voters. > Democrats overwhelmingly support eliminating ICE (76% vs. 15%), as do nearly half of Independents (47% vs. 35%). Most Republicans (73%) continue to oppose abolishing ICE. Only 19% of Republicans support eliminating the agency https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53939-more-americans-support-than-oppose-abolishing-ice-immigration-minneapolis-shooting-poll https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53939-more-americ...
- florkbork 10mo agoYou are factually wrong. Jan 23rd General strike, Minnesota: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Downtown_Minneapolis_protest_2026-01-23.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Downtown... https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1ql7eva/mn_01232026_drone_footage_showing_the_sprawling/ https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1ql7eva/mn_01232... This is not a 'vocal minority'. Oh, that's one blue state; right? What do the rest of Americans think? > The Economist/YouGov poll, 55 percent of respondents said they had “very little” confidence in ICE, while 16 percent said they have “some” confidence in the agency. Sixteen percent said they have “quite a lot” of confidence in ICE and 14 percent said they have “a great deal.” Source poll: https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_8FWGyNz.pdf https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabRepor...