Democrats ignore the rise of independents at their own peril.
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A recent out by Gallup has people declaring to be independents at 42%. People are becoming independents for a reason. It has been true that most of them lean one way or the other, but they are also more likely to switch over, and with it getting this high, it makes me wonder. The days where 90% percent of the voters were either Democrats or Republicans are no longer with us. We can not win a national election with just the Democrats.
What they seem to value more than others in the two major parties is authenticity and honesty, less on ideology. If we nominate a presidential candidate for 2020 that is unpopular with independents, that could be a big mistake.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/245801/americans-continue-embrace-political-independence.aspx?g_source=link_NEWSV9&g_medium=TOPIC&g_campaign=item_&g_content=Americans%2520Continue%2520to%2520Embrace%2520Political%2520Independence
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I don't know how many folks I've heard from who claim 'independent' status, but spout the typical RW/Faux Noise talking points.
They tend to complain that everything has been drifting too far to the "left" and that the Repubs are 'just like the Dems' these days so they can't be part of the Repub party. But, like you say, they always complain loudest about the latest "libtard" politicians and actions.
with a report issued literally a year ago today in 2018?
https://news.gallup.com/poll/225056/americans-identification-independents-back-2017.aspx
I think this last midterm election established quite clearly who these folks planned to vote for and did vote for.
And as a note - Gallup announced late last year that they were no longer going to focus on domestic U.S. political polling. They planned to go "global". They certainly had their kamikaze swan song after the 2012 polling debacle.
