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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

i'm well aware that the democrats suck. that doesn't excuse fuckin' 60% of americans saying that troops should be at the border. that's just some shit

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 days ago

This question returns closer to ~50/50, which is still horrifying: “Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling immigration issues?” Responses were heavily split by party.

The question that returned ~60/40 is a bit leading in that it implies the border has security issues in the first place: “Do you approve or disapprove of sending U.S. troops to the southern border with Mexico to enforce border security?