Assad numbers

English Etymology A reference to elections won by Q44329 1, which were widely regarded as fraudulent. The earliest known usage of the term appears shortly after the 2021 Syrian presidential election in which Assad was reported to have garnered 95.19% of the vote. Noun p en politics slang humorous An overwhelming level of support in a political poll or election. en RHAPollster 1399177868681400322 31 May 2021 https://megalodon.jp/2026-0819-0253-41/https://x.com:443/RHAPollster/status/1399177868681400322 18 August 2026 I'm a pollster and used to be in politics. Every once in a while we'd have a candidate getting 80%+ in a poll (usually in a primary of something), which we'd call "Saddam Hussein numbers." Guess Assad numbers are next level. 1 en Benyeti [Megathread] 2022 US Midterm Elections https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/ypzcla/comment/ivmwyge/ https://megalodon.jp/2026-0819-0303-42/https://old.reddit.com:443/r/neoliberal/comments/ypzcla/comment/ivmwyge/?screen_view_count=6 18 August 2026 neoliberal 9 November 2022 Gretchen Whitmer posting Assad numbers in Detroit Naaman Zhou How Did Astoria Become So Socialist? https://web.archive.org/web/20260814154018/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-did-astoria-become-so-socialist 6 January 2026 A running joke is that candidates endorsed by D.S.A. regularly "do Assad numbers"—a reference to Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian dictator—as if it were no contest. Related terms en Assad curse en eponyms