No good writer would write this:
Do you think illegal immigration is a serious problem? If you are like 67 percent of likely voters, you do. If you think illegal immigration is a very serious problem, you have plenty of company–47 percent of voters.
So, what is it? 67% which is a dead cert winner, or only 47% which is, meh! - now you are competing for their attention with 27 other issues. Make it complicated and confusing, keep mentioning that racist Trump and people will move on.
It's like saying 54.35% of voters think the country is on the wrong track. Does that mean pro Trump voters who can't abide what RINOs and democrats are doing or anti-Trump voters who can't abide what Trump is doing or some split between them?
It is very clear. His thesis is that:
1) Most likely voters think illegal immigration is a serious problem.
2) Most, if not all, Democrat candidates want the borders flung wide open.
3) The Dem candidates simply will not, cannot touch the illegal issue in the campaign.
4) Therefore, Trump will win.
See, nice and easy to understand.
The difference is between the 67% who see illegal immigration as a “serious” problem and 47% who see it as a VERY serious problem.
It could be seen as a distinction without a difference but nonetheless l do think it is a meaningful difference when it comes to s voters choice of which candidate to vote for in 2020.