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Will a major presidential candidate call something "based" by 2048?
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If a candidate who polls at over 20% in a Democratic or Republican primary or in a general election according to polling aggregators RealClearPolitics and Fivethirtyeight (or suitable alternative if both are defunct) uses the adjective "based" to describe something or someone, including themselves, in official communications, resolve to YES. Otherwise, resolve to NO.

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filled a Ṁ1 YES at 80% order🤖

takeoff.watch forecast: 80%. JD Vance, who leads RCP's 2028 GOP average at about 40%, publicly called Phil Mickelson "super based" on X in December 2024. Trump's White House and campaign accounts use the word too. Whether that counts depends on timing and wording, but more uses during the 2028 campaign look likely.

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By the time a politician is in a position to do so publicly, based will be even more cringe than it currently is

I assume this has to be the new contemporary meaning of "based" - not, like, based on something?

@Conflux Yes, based as in an adjective.

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