Ari Melber on the myth of the "independent" "swing vote"

[EleanorR]

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[marble falls]

1. There's at least a 10% undecided part of any poll on any candidate or policy ...

maybe because I was partisan to the max on any candidate or policy when I was younger, but I don't remember this many undecideds at this point.

We whip up energy and turn out like the majority we are, we just may take the Senate.

[EleanorR]

2. I think he's talking about collins and the sham in the senate

[marble falls]

3. I think the undecided are a swing vote, I am more surprised by the ...

number of undecided than I am by the irreducible fraction that is the basket of deplorables.

We just don't know how they'll swing.

[scarletwoman]

5. Ari is referring here to the so-called "independent" Republican Senators in the impeachment trial,

who've teased about maybe voting for witnesses.

[scarletwoman]

4. Well put, Ari. (nt)

[Iggo]

6. They're not independent. They're just afraid to say it out loud.

You can guess how every person who tells you s/he's independent is gonna vote, and I bet you'd be batting about .900.