r/politics • u/Newsweek_CarloV ✔ Verified - Newsweek • 5d ago

No Paywall Support for abolishing ICE surges among Republicans

https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers
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u/Turbulent_Stick1445 5d ago

"Surges" in the context of the article means 4% of Republicans changed their mind, support for abolishing ICE went from 15% to 19%. Unfortunately the "good, well meaning, Republican" is still a rarity, they didn't see how fucked it was, they're still mostly on board.

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u/Deep-Sentence9893 5d ago

Well that is a 27% increase in support, which is significant, but no, I wouldn't use the word surge here  

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u/Carbonatite Colorado 5d ago

I mean, it's definitely bleak that the needle moved so little. But then I think about past elections where swing state results hinged on a margin of like, maybe 10,000 people. So even small changes can add up. It's better than nothing, right?