Independents outnumber registered Republicans for the first time ever

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -February 28, 2020 4:56 PM

The news could be a troubling sign for Donald Trump and the Republicans seeking to ride his coattails to victory in November.

As the 2020 election fast approaches, registered Republicans make up the smallest portion of the electorate since party registration was created in the early 1990s, according to a report from the Washington Post.

Pointing to data from Ballot Access News, the Washington Post reported that registered Democrats make up the largest portion of the electorate at 39.66%, followed by independents at 29.09%, and registered Republicans in last with 28.87%.

Of course, only 31 states and the District of Columbia have party registration — so the registration does not present the full picture of party identification in the country.

However, the news could be a troubling sign for Donald Trump and the Republicans seeking to ride his coattails to victory in November.

https://americanindependent.com/registered-republicans-independents-voters-donald-trump-gop-washington-post/

[llmart]

1. Independents...

maybe they're just too embarrassed to acknowledge they're Republicans.

[turbinetree]

2. Yepper spot on....................I really don't trust "independents"...............

[fleabiscuit]

3. If not, they should be embarrassed.

[TwilightZone]

4. Some are, but most were already somewhat partisan.

Most lean left or right, but just don't want to be officially associated with the respective parties.

It's a good sign for us, because Trump has been losing support among independents for some time now.

[elleng]

5. I agree.

Used to think it was foolish to saddle myself with one or the other (until I wanted to vote for a particular Dem,) and thereafter repugs went off the road, so I've stayed.

[ooky]

6. Almost all the "independents" I meet these days sound as Republican

as regular Republicans.

[marybourg]

7. "...party registration was created in the early

1990's". Whatever could that mean? I've been a regestered Democrat since forever. And my parents and grandparents before me.