Ben Ulansey
1 min readApr 19, 2024

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One point on which I think you're right is that this piece is unlikely to change many minds. But crazier things have happened. I've persuaded people to walk away from their political party before.

Regarding the polls, it seems as though this is an argument that's only employed when it's convenient. I doubt you'd call the 2016 polls an accurate predictor of the results we ended up with. And really, it depends on which polls you're looking at. This idea that polls show people prefer Trump's policy is hardly true across the board. There are some that show just the opposite, and that the overturning of Roe v. Wade had a detrimental impact on trump's popularity, as the midterms seemed to show.

Regardless, I think this election is going to be close and there's an enormous amount that's likely going to change between now and November.

I'm a little confused by your final point. Surely you're not saying Trump is the candidate who respects muslim's right to practice their religion. He's the candidate who wants Christianity to permeate our government. It's a comical idea that Trump would lift a finger to allow muslims to pray in school. You claimed that you're not a single issue voter, but it sounds a bit like you are. "It comes down to which President allows for the greatest exercising (expression) of one's religion in public or private"--and that candidate is Trump?

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Ben Ulansey
Ben Ulansey

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Writer, musician, entertainment enthusiast, and amateur lucid dreamer. I write memoirs, satires, reviews, philosophical treatises, and everything in between 🐙

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