• Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    i keep saying it and i keep being rebuked without evidence but the numbers suggest there’s no such thing as swing or ‘independent’ voters. Hasn’t been a thing since at least 2016, probably beyond with Obama. No one is 50/50 on Trump. Swing, centrist, independent voters don’t actually exist.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      I disagree. While Trump is polarizing, there are plenty of swing voters who would absolutely consider voting for a decent candidate from either party.

      I am one such person. I voted for Republicans until Trump, then voted third party, then voted for Biden in 2020. I have voted for Rs, Ds, and third parties in almost every election in the last 15 years or so. I am unlikely to vote for Biden in this coming election, but I’m absolutely not voting for Trump. If a reasonable Republican gets the nomination, I may end up voting Republican.

      I don’t think I’m all that unique here. There are plenty in the middle that just need decent candidates to go after their votes.