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Fiendish Thingy

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15. Do not confuse independents with moderates or centrists

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 02:53 PM

4 hrs ago

Independent voters generally still lean pretty consistently towards Dems or republicans.

Independent voters aren’t an organized bloc, so I’m not sure what “joining forces” would mean.

Rather, it simply makes sense to make the case to all voters that, after a decade of Trump dominated politics, Democrats are the best choice.

As we have seen over the past year, both independents and even republicans are eagerly voting for democrats.

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Why the Democrats should join forces with the "Independents"? [View all] kentuck 6 hrs ago OP

I think of independents as maga who lack courage. NewHendoLib 5 hrs ago #1

I know several Independents The Madcap 5 hrs ago #10

In my experience Miguelito Loveless 5 hrs ago #2

Does that mean that only 3 out of 10 voters identify as "Democrat"? kentuck 5 hrs ago #3

About par for the course Miguelito Loveless 5 hrs ago #7

Party of too many People "not like me." Frasier Balzov 4 hrs ago #14

In all the strife, the benefits of the Constitution are lost bucolic_frolic 5 hrs ago #4

Ideology means nothing in a dictatorship. gab13by13 5 hrs ago #6

The way to get a bigger party gab13by13 5 hrs ago #5

I can remember when our Party had "conservative" Democrats... kentuck 5 hrs ago #8

Thoughts Bobstandard 5 hrs ago #9

This in no way would interfere with Democrats running in their primaries... kentuck 4 hrs ago #11

This is backwards SocialDemocrat61 4 hrs ago #12

I don't think it can be a one-way street. kentuck 4 hrs ago #13

Where? SocialDemocrat61 4 hrs ago #16

Do not confuse independents with moderates or centrists Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #15

They do lean one way or the other, but they way they lean can depend on how they are thinking everyonematters 3 hrs ago #17

Do not conflate swing voters with all independents Fiendish Thingy 3 hrs ago #19

That can't be true. It that was true, then there wouldn't be swings between the elections like we are seeing. everyonematters 3 hrs ago #20

Nationwide, independents are something like 40% of the electorate Fiendish Thingy 2 hrs ago #21

Why are we overperforming in special elections right now? It is because we are winning the independents. everyonematters 3 hrs ago #18

I don't know what that means, practically speaking. GoodRaisin 2 hrs ago #22