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Pro-Democracy Republicans Emerge as Swing Voters
July 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 50 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/07/19/pro-democracy-republicans-emerge-as-swing-voters/
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David Eichenthal: Democrats have the opportunity to widen the playing field in 2022 with the right candidates, a message focused on economic growth anda surprise to somea clear pro-democracy appeal designed to woo the one-quarter to one-third of Trump voters who are Liz Cheney Republicans.
We asked voters (in a Tennessee district Trump won easily) a battery of questions to see if there were any disqualifying issues. For example, 15% of voters said that there was no chance that they would consider a candidate who supported mandatory background checks.
But the most surprising result was that 45% of poll respondents said that there was no chance that they would consider a candidate who voted to block the certification of the presidential election after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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(12,257 posts)it holds a lot of weight. Say it loud - Qanon, white nation nationalist, etc. are non-democratic, unpatriotic, and are pro fascism.
For me personally, I considered them pro-dictatorship.