• dev_null@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    And how did the absolute number of them changed? The chart is meaningless without that - as far as we know the pleading worked, all the moderate Republicans left and are no longer registered Republicans. The percentage of Democrat votes among Republicans got smaller because they not only voted Democrat, they also changes their party registration.

    I don’t think it happened, I’m just saying these percentages alone aren’t proving anything either way.

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      9 days ago

      I agree, the chart is meaningless. Votes are anonymous, they don’t have your name on them or anything. So the only way they can get this info is by people self reporting it, or something seriously fraudulent happening.

      IMO, the chart amounts to “we asked registered Republicans to tell us who they voted for and 94% of respondents said they voted Republican” … And?

      The information is without merit or value.

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        9 days ago

        I see your point, and that’s fair too. But what I’m saying is that even if the data was 100% reliable, the chart still can’t be used without the absolute numbers shown.

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          9 days ago

          I absolutely agree with that. Either the total number of respondents or the absolute number of voters on each side.

          It’s still self reported information which can very easily misrepresent what actually happened, but at least there would be some weight to the figures in any way, shape, or form.