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I’m curious how many are the traditional independent, which sits in between democrat and republican, and how many are left of democrat because they’re disgusted with the current system.
Don't forget Republicans trying to distance themselves from the consequences of their own actions.
The changing composition of who identified as an "independent" is likely responsible for this shift.
Extremist Republicans who once identified as independents are now perfectly at home in the GOP while the milquetoast response if the Democrats to right wing extremism had alienated the further left elements of the Democrats.
"Independent" is more defined by the margins of established parties than the middle.