# Post ts_109230184213566385

- Post ID: `ts_109230184213566385`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-25T17:52:20.172Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109230184213566385
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109230184213566385/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/10/polling_lessons_from_rush.html

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,761
- Reposts: 3,923
- Replies: 447
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.431Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:52:34.534Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link-Only Share — American Thinker Article on Polling

This post is a bare URL share of an American Thinker article titled "Polling Lessons from Rush," referencing Rush Limbaugh's skepticism of mainstream polling. Posted during a flurry of link shares on 2022-10-25, all promoting narratives favorable to Republican midterm prospects.

### Context
This is one of at least six link-only posts on this date, all sharing right-leaning media articles about: Republican wave predictions, polling skepticism, Liz Cheney's failure, and McConnell allegedly undermining GOP candidates. The pattern is consistent with a curated media blast rather than spontaneous engagement.

### Authorship
Posted at ~1:52 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or traveling for campaign). Business hours, no commentary, professional curation pattern — strongly suggests aide/Scavino posting. The volume and systematic nature of link sharing reinforces this.

### Psychological Function
The article selection serves narrative maintenance: polls that show Republicans behind are unreliable (per Rush Limbaugh's legacy wisdom), while polls showing Republicans ahead are signal-boosted. This is classic confirmation bias curation, pre-building an epistemic framework where negative results can be dismissed.

### Rhetorical Function
Invoking Rush Limbaugh serves as appeal to conservative authority. The implicit message: don't trust mainstream polls, trust conservative instinct. This primes the audience to reject unfavorable election outcomes.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~1:52 PM ET)
- Bare URL with no personal commentary
- Part of systematic multi-link curation batch
- Professional content selection pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (midterm campaign narrative management)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to conservative authority
- in-group media curation

## Tags

- midterm-narrative (80%)
- polling-skepticism (70%)
- link-share-batch (90%)
- rush-limbaugh-invocation (50%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Routine Midterm Blitz With a Brief Woodward Flare-Up**

Trump spent the day in standard midterm campaign mode, pushing endorsements and sharing favorable media links. The only moment of real emotion came in a midday post about Bob Woodward releasing interview tapes without permission, which triggered a brief flash of anger before he returned to cheerful link-dumping. Eight articles were shared in a two-minute burst in the early afternoon, all reinforcing a "red wave is coming" narrative. Overall, an unusually calm and operationally focused day.

Full digest for 2022-10-25: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 25). https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/10/polli... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109230184213566385
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/10/polling_lessons..." Truth Social, 25 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109230184213566385. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/10/polling_lessons...," Truth Social, October 25, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109230184213566385.

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