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Fiendish Thingy

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2. Loyalties in 1776 were not split 50/50

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:57 PM

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According to Ken Burns’ recent revolutionary war documentary, IIRC, once the Declaration of Independence was issued, only about 25-30% of the US population were hard core Tories.

That is more than the current percentage of hard core MAGA supporters (which is not the same as the number of republican voters).

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