Today on Twitter, I saw a poll item in a The Hill headline that sort of bewildered me. It said that 62 percent of Trump voters were sticking with Trump no matter what.<\/p>\n
Well, OK, that sounds devastating, doesn’t it? Sixty-two percent!!!! A majority!!!<\/p>\n
Except, of course, it isn’t.<\/p>\n
Here’s my calculation. Trump received slightly more than 46 percent of the 2016 presidential vote. Let’s give him 47 percent just so we don’t have to mess around with decimals.<\/p>\n
If sixty-two percent of Trump voters are sticking with Trump, and Trump votes represent 47 percent of all voters in the 2016 election…<\/p>\n
62% of 47% is…<\/p>\n
29.14 percent.<\/p>\n
Let me blow that up…<\/p>\n
…of 2016 Trump election voters are sticking with him no matter what.<\/p>\n
Let’s remind ourselves what less than 30 percent means: the minority.<\/p>\n
Math is not my strong suit so please let me know if my calculations are cockamamie.<\/p>\n
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Today on Twitter, I saw a poll item in a The Hill headline that sort of bewildered me. It said that 62 percent of Trump voters were sticking with Trump no matter what. Well, OK, that sounds devastating, doesn’t it? … Continue reading