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    From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to All on Mon Mar 2 16:00:14 2026
    ABC News is alleging that "The majority of Americans are not in favor of the strikes on Iran."

    I read the article thoroughly, looking for the source of the information. All it says is "Source: The Washington Post."

    So I tried to check The Washington Post to find out what their source is, and it just says "We texted 1000 Americans," but there's no information about:
    * who the people are
    * how they got their phone numbers
    * how they knew they were textable numbers
    * how they verified American citizenship

    The lack of details makes me wonder if there was any survey actually taken. Even Alex is taking our side on this.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Mar 3 07:16:42 2026
    Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=-

    ABC News is alleging that "The majority of Americans are not in favor
    of the strikes on Iran."

    I read the article thoroughly, looking for the source of the
    information. All it says is "Source: The Washington Post."

    So I tried to check The Washington Post to find out what their source
    is, and it just says "We texted 1000 Americans,"

    It's well known that most conservatives simply don't answer those polls.

    So they texted 990 Leftoids and 10 Conservatives.

    The lack of details makes me wonder if there was any survey actually taken. Even Alex is taking our side on this.

    It's just another fake survey.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Tue Mar 3 06:10:34 2026
    So they texted 990 Leftoids and 10 Conservatives.

    The lack of details makes me wonder if there was any survey actually taken. Even Alex is taking our side on this.

    It's just another fake survey.

    It definitely is. And since they don't explain things, it's only right to infer that:

    * They got 1000 textable phone numbers from their subscriber base
    * Holy crap, at least 1000 people subscribe to that crap
    * Those surveyed had opted-in for surveys
    * Anyone who subscribes to Washington Post is 2x the leftoid
    * 10% of their subscriber base accidentally subscribed

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to IB Joe on Tue Mar 3 21:25:44 2026
    The lack of details makes me wonder if there was any survey actually taken. Even Alex is taking our side on this.


    I read something on the same article.

    They included undecided in with the people against the incursion.

    You take that out and the for itd have it.

    I didn't even notice that detail, but yea, that just takes away even more credibility from it.

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  • From IB Joe@1:342/201 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Mar 4 08:16:28 2026
    On 03 Mar 2026, Aaron Thomas said the following...


    I didn't even notice that detail, but yea, that just takes away even more credibility from it.


    I'm sceptically about every stat I hear... BUT... I am glad I heard someone point this out.

    There are those out there that drink the Kool-Aide!!!

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