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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hmmm. I wonder which half.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The half that likes to buy EVs. Tesla is in a lot of trouble.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

2 things:

The survey found Musk to be a highly polarizing figure. Half of the public has a negative view of Musk, compared with 36% who see him positively and 16% who are neutral. Among Democrats, Musk’s net approval (positive minus negative) is -82 and -49 for independents. GOP respondents are +56.

The survey of 1,000 people nationwide was conducted April 9 through April 13 and has a margin of error of +/-3.1%.

Who and how were the people surveyed?

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Among Democrats, Musk’s net approval (positive minus negative) is -82 and -49 for independents. GOP respondents are +56.

before the leaky diaper shitshow began its second season, before muskrat turned twitter into a propaganda machine, and before he decided to dabble in politics and buy a presidency, those results would probably be reversed.

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[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right along party lines, I imagine. In other words, the only people with a positive view of Musk are the ones who reliably think what right wing propaganda tells them to think.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 221 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Only HALF?? God this country is dumb.

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago

Yeah no shit, it's like saying half of Americans lean auth-right. A circular Venn diagram if ever I've seen one.

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