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'It looks bad': Trump panics after support for deportations tank in private GOP poll
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That's not quite it either. It's 60% of independent voters, so it also doesn't include MAGA. It's the swing voters, which happen to be the only voters who really matter.
But, fortunately for the GOP, they're also easily swayed by the "both sides" narratives and can be disillusioned into staying home instead of voting. It's why voter turnout is one of the biggest predictors in whether the Dems or the GOP will win an election. Independent voters have trended more leftward in recent elections because the GOP is fucking insane.
There is no such thing as an independent in the United States. It has been code for "conservative" for decades and its a core part of Trumps base.
I'll disagree here. I'm one of those mythical independent voters. I have no party affiliation, and subscribe to Jefferson's philosophy:
However, most conservatives see me as a lefty, because most of my views, especially on social issues, are consistent with left-wing policies.
Several states don’t have party registration, my swing state included. That changed after I first registered to vote so I’m not sure what my registration looks like now; I can’t change it even if I wanted to. This has the effect of making everyone in the state, at least those who registered since the change, an independent voter, even if they are party loyalists. They simply don’t have a choice to be anything but independent.
So while it may be true that there are no undecided voters, that’s not really what they are looking at.