I did a very detailed analysis of the posting patterns and comments of the Trump and Cruz supporters on the main election thread during the most recent voting (Arizona and Utah). Flaming, derogatory posts toward Cruz outweighed similar posts toward Trump by about six to one. (The actual numbers were 82 to 13.) Yet the Cruz supporters are maligned as the ones who are causing the majority of the problem.
I posted the analysis, but it was pulled as “under review”. It never showed back up. One wonders whether it would have been pulled if the results had been the opposite.
I think that the declining numbers in the FR Caucus for Cruz probably reflect the growing frustration with being constantly berated, having posts pulled, or being banned for saying that they will not vote for Trump in the general if he is the nominee.
I think that the site has become an echo chamber in which the Trump supporters think that their guy is more popular than he actually is. My two cents.
“I think that the site has become an echo chamber in which the Trump supporters think that their guy is more popular than he actually is.”
Trump is ahead of Cruz by millions of votes, and is far ahead in the delegate count. I’m afraid he’s every bit as popular as the FR Caucus indicates.
Statewide and national polls have also borne that out, throughout the race. Ted’s just not as popular as you think he is.