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rttr123 t1_iyc7w81 wrote
Reply to comment by dancingmeadow in TIL "Hey Jude" evolved from the song "Hey Jules" which Paul McCartney wrote for John Lennon's son, Julian, to comfort him while Lennon and his wife were getting separated, He recorded first part of the song on his way to Cynthia and Julian in his Car with a recorder installed in his car's dashboard. by Knight_TheRider
While he may not have been a good person, that doesn't mean he wasn't a good musician.
rttr123 t1_jduetlk wrote
Reply to comment by NAU80 in From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans by jrdjared
How people identify politically:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On average, Americans' political party preferences in 2021 looked similar to prior years, with slightly more U.S. adults identifying as Democrats or leaning Democratic (46%) than identified as Republicans or leaned Republican (43%).
-gallup polls
https://news.gallup.com/poll/388781/political-party-preferences-shifted-greatly-during-2021.aspx
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Party registration
As of October 2022, 48 million registered voters in these areas identified themselves as Democrats. At 38.78%, Democrats represented the single largest share of registered voters in the states and territories that allow voters to indicate partisan affiliation on their registration forms.
A total of 36.4 million registered voters identified themselves as Republicans, representing 29.42% of registered voters in these areas.
A total of 35.3 million registered voters identified themselves as independents or unaffiliated with any political party. This amounted to 28.55% of registered voters in these areas.
-ballotopedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Partisan_affiliations_of_registered_voters
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49m democrats & 38.8m republicans (registered)
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/registered-voters-by-party