Democats Maintain Edge on Party Affiliation
Source: PoliticalWire
December 4, 2017 at 11:02 am EST By Taegan Goddard
Gallup: Forty-four percent of U.S. adults identify as Democrats or are independents who lean to the Democratic Party, while 37% are Republican identifiers or leaners.
Democrats have maintained an edge of between five and nine percentage points on this measure of party affiliation throughout 2017, after holding a narrow advantage in late 2016.
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sandensea
(21,643 posts)The news media obliges by issuing "adjusted" exit polls modified to reflect the doctored totals.
BigmanPigman
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(12,819 posts)Well... That, and people need to VOTE each and every time there's an election for ANYTHING in their community!
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Sneederbunk
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(58,785 posts)then we'll know the right-wing demonizers are finally losing ground.
For far too long, people have shrunk from what the GOP is doing without understanding that there is a genuinely principled alternative fighting to protect our democracy, not just an...alternative.
The Mouth
(3,161 posts)it's who counts the votes"
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