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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Rex Kramer » Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:55 pm

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captain red dog wrote:Has anyone seen Trump's response to getting booed out of the building at a UFC event at the weekend? Tons of videos showing him enter the arena to a chorus of boos, but Trump and his supporters are saying its fake news and he was actually cheered. :lol:

Honestly, the reaction I've seen has been the biggest eye opener to me that things have really polarised to the point that you can't even have a discussion with populists. It's literally pointless for Dems to even try and win over Trump voters.

I don't know much about mma but I kind of assumed it would be a Trump favouring crowd so this response is quite surprising. Maybe the tide is turning?


I don't know much about the average MMA fan but aren't WWE's fans surprisingly liberal?

Dunno. I did see somewhere in a piece that Trump had been a big supporter of UFC in the early days so I kind of assumed he was popular amongst the fans as well.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Lex-Man » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:36 pm

Rex Kramer wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
captain red dog wrote:Has anyone seen Trump's response to getting booed out of the building at a UFC event at the weekend? Tons of videos showing him enter the arena to a chorus of boos, but Trump and his supporters are saying its fake news and he was actually cheered. :lol:

Honestly, the reaction I've seen has been the biggest eye opener to me that things have really polarised to the point that you can't even have a discussion with populists. It's literally pointless for Dems to even try and win over Trump voters.

I don't know much about mma but I kind of assumed it would be a Trump favouring crowd so this response is quite surprising. Maybe the tide is turning?


I don't know much about the average MMA fan but aren't WWE's fans surprisingly liberal?

Dunno. I did see somewhere in a piece that Trump had been a big supporter of UFC in the early days so I kind of assumed he was popular amongst the fans as well.


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I found this chart, both WWE and UFC skew Democrat. I'm pretty sure the owners of both are very Republican though.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Garth » Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:24 pm

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Corazon de Leon » Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:58 pm

Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
captain red dog wrote:Has anyone seen Trump's response to getting booed out of the building at a UFC event at the weekend? Tons of videos showing him enter the arena to a chorus of boos, but Trump and his supporters are saying its fake news and he was actually cheered. :lol:

Honestly, the reaction I've seen has been the biggest eye opener to me that things have really polarised to the point that you can't even have a discussion with populists. It's literally pointless for Dems to even try and win over Trump voters.

I don't know much about mma but I kind of assumed it would be a Trump favouring crowd so this response is quite surprising. Maybe the tide is turning?


I don't know much about the average MMA fan but aren't WWE's fans surprisingly liberal?

Dunno. I did see somewhere in a piece that Trump had been a big supporter of UFC in the early days so I kind of assumed he was popular amongst the fans as well.


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I found this chart, both WWE and UFC skew Democrat. I'm pretty sure the owners of both are very Republican though.


Vince McMahon is a personal friend of Donald Trump - his wife Linda is, or was, the small business advisor for the Trump government. That's a crazy stat.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Lex-Man » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:09 pm

Corazon de Leon wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
captain red dog wrote:Has anyone seen Trump's response to getting booed out of the building at a UFC event at the weekend? Tons of videos showing him enter the arena to a chorus of boos, but Trump and his supporters are saying its fake news and he was actually cheered. :lol:

Honestly, the reaction I've seen has been the biggest eye opener to me that things have really polarised to the point that you can't even have a discussion with populists. It's literally pointless for Dems to even try and win over Trump voters.

I don't know much about mma but I kind of assumed it would be a Trump favouring crowd so this response is quite surprising. Maybe the tide is turning?


I don't know much about the average MMA fan but aren't WWE's fans surprisingly liberal?

Dunno. I did see somewhere in a piece that Trump had been a big supporter of UFC in the early days so I kind of assumed he was popular amongst the fans as well.


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I found this chart, both WWE and UFC skew Democrat. I'm pretty sure the owners of both are very Republican though.


Vince McMahon is a personal friend of Donald Trump - his wife Linda is, or was, the small business advisor for the Trump government. That's a crazy stat.


The other axis suggests that WWE fans are the least likely to vote so they're probably not all that bothered about Trump.

Also monster truck fans are democratic. That's bizarre.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Corazon de Leon » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:33 pm

Why does this not surprise me. :lol:

Can't say I'm overly surprised to find that followers of a rich white man's sport - golf - are the horrific combination of highly likely to vote, large in number and stupidly conservative.

I also love the insanely Democratic line that WNBA fans take. :lol:

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Moggy » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:46 pm

Lex-Man wrote:
Corazon de Leon wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
captain red dog wrote:Has anyone seen Trump's response to getting booed out of the building at a UFC event at the weekend? Tons of videos showing him enter the arena to a chorus of boos, but Trump and his supporters are saying its fake news and he was actually cheered. :lol:

Honestly, the reaction I've seen has been the biggest eye opener to me that things have really polarised to the point that you can't even have a discussion with populists. It's literally pointless for Dems to even try and win over Trump voters.

I don't know much about mma but I kind of assumed it would be a Trump favouring crowd so this response is quite surprising. Maybe the tide is turning?


I don't know much about the average MMA fan but aren't WWE's fans surprisingly liberal?

Dunno. I did see somewhere in a piece that Trump had been a big supporter of UFC in the early days so I kind of assumed he was popular amongst the fans as well.


Image

I found this chart, both WWE and UFC skew Democrat. I'm pretty sure the owners of both are very Republican though.


Vince McMahon is a personal friend of Donald Trump - his wife Linda is, or was, the small business advisor for the Trump government. That's a crazy stat.


The other axis suggests that WWE fans are the least likely to vote so they're probably not all that bothered about Trump.

Also monster truck fans are democratic. That's bizarre.


WWE fans are least likely to vote because they are under 14.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Monkey Man » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:38 pm

twitter.com/repadamschiff/status/1191397781463846913



twitter.com/nahaltoosi/status/1191425383666724865



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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Peter Crisp » Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:37 pm

captain red dog wrote:Has anyone seen Trump's response to getting booed out of the building at a UFC event at the weekend? Tons of videos showing him enter the arena to a chorus of boos, but Trump and his supporters are saying its fake news and he was actually cheered. :lol:

Honestly, the reaction I've seen has been the biggest eye opener to me that things have really polarised to the point that you can't even have a discussion with populists. It's literally pointless for Dems to even try and win over Trump voters.


It really has got to the point with some where any political discussion with them is impossible as they're completely unable to see their side as anyone other than absolutely right and everyone else is wrong.
You can try and talk to these people but you'll achieve nothing. The real hardcore Trump fans are a lost cause.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Skarjo » Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:00 am

Corazon de Leon wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
Lex-Man wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:
captain red dog wrote:Has anyone seen Trump's response to getting booed out of the building at a UFC event at the weekend? Tons of videos showing him enter the arena to a chorus of boos, but Trump and his supporters are saying its fake news and he was actually cheered. :lol:

Honestly, the reaction I've seen has been the biggest eye opener to me that things have really polarised to the point that you can't even have a discussion with populists. It's literally pointless for Dems to even try and win over Trump voters.

I don't know much about mma but I kind of assumed it would be a Trump favouring crowd so this response is quite surprising. Maybe the tide is turning?


I don't know much about the average MMA fan but aren't WWE's fans surprisingly liberal?

Dunno. I did see somewhere in a piece that Trump had been a big supporter of UFC in the early days so I kind of assumed he was popular amongst the fans as well.


Image

I found this chart, both WWE and UFC skew Democrat. I'm pretty sure the owners of both are very Republican though.


Vince McMahon is a personal friend of Donald Trump - his wife Linda is, or was, the small business advisor for the Trump government. That's a crazy stat.


I would never have ever guessed that the PGA drifted further Republican than NASCAR and Monster Trucks (Is that a sport???).

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by KK » Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:16 am

Moggy wrote:WWE fans are least likely to vote because they are under 14.

Jokes aside, the average WWE viewer in the US is now over 50 years of age. It’s been rising every year since around 2000 (when it was under 30), and at a faster rate than pretty much every major sports entertainment property shown in America.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Saint of Killers » Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:59 am

There's a story doing the rounds that Jared Kushner played a part in the Jamal Khashoggi murder and that Turkey intercepted the communication between him and Saudi Arabia and then used it as leverage against Trump.

It's too much for me to take and so I'm calling it fake.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by OrangeRKN » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:14 am

Why is WWE on a chart about sports?

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Tomous » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:41 am

Also calling yourself a fan of "high school sports" sounds a little dodgy....

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Moggy » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:53 am

Tomous wrote:Also calling yourself a fan of "high school sports" sounds a little dodgy....


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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Jenuall » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:57 am

Remember this is the country that still regularly uses Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll" at school sports events. :dread:

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Victor Mildew » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:45 pm

Jenuall wrote:Remember this is the country that still regularly uses Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll" at school sports events. :dread:


Well I think you'll find it's called the "hey song" :roll: Also, because it's deeply engrained in the sports I love, and I'm not willing to lose them from my life, it gets a pass. But because we can set up a mirror website that largely copies the current one, we'll drop like quicker than you can say YIKES at the merest hint of the owner having committed a sexual offense.

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Moggy » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:51 pm

Gary Glitter doesn't receive any royalties from that song anyway.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/ ... -royalties

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Tomous » Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:03 pm

Does that mean I can still listen to his (rather good) Christmas song next month? :shifty:

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PostRe: US Politics 2 - Trump Impeachment Inquiry Launched
by Jenuall » Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:03 pm

Royalties or not it's still a dodgy track to play!


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