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[โ€“] [email protected] 72 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Does the "Presidents approval rating increase during wartime" thing occur if you just loudly state "I'm gonna do a war if elected"?

[โ€“] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Historically you have to campaign as being against the war but then promptly set about the business of creating a war once in office

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