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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there any data as to the percentage of Independent/Unaffiliated that are voting Democratic?
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Is there any data as to the percentage of Independent/Unaffiliated that are voting Democratic? (Original Post)
idziak4ever1234
Oct 2020
OP
Thank you! I'm hoping that this group will form a "gray" wave that will move in our direction.
idziak4ever1234
Oct 2020
#2
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)1. This is a tweet from Nate Cohn and Nate Silver
Link to tweet
Nate Cohn: In our final Times/Siena survey of Nevada, voters who weren't registered as either D/R reported backing Biden by 7 points, 46-39. They said they voted for Trump over Clinton 42-35.
Nate Silver: For example, Biden lost independents by 13 points in Nevada in 2016, per the exit poll there. This year, he leads them by 3 points, in an average of the last 6 polls of the state. That amounts to a net 6 point swing to Biden.
It's not official data but polling data from NV. For Nate Silver tweet, I don't know why it's Biden losing in 2016 (I think it should be Hillary).
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)3. +1. Good to read. I was thinking this too, just hadn't seen any data.
idziak4ever1234
(1,257 posts)2. Thank you! I'm hoping that this group will form a "gray" wave that will move in our direction.
Amishman
(5,554 posts)4. I think this is the most likely scenario.
We're seeing very high turnouts from both parties, which will largely offset. Most polls have indies breaking our way, which will me the deciding factor in a bunch of states.
As I keep saying, when we get the senate and white house, we need to remember this. Push subjects that are too controversial, and those same independents that elected and are about to trash Trump can turn on us as well.