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Old Crank

(6,672 posts)
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:17 PM Saturday

Independent voters are the most ignorant of what is going on

Survey from Marquette. They took a bunch of subjects and compared how closely they were followed by GOP Democratic party and independents. There were some large gaps between Democratic leaning people and GOP leaning people. Generally it seems that we, Democratic people, are generally more interested in what is happening.
Independents, on the other hand, are teh least interested in the subjects surveyed. I might just call them head in the sand voters...

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Independent voters are the most ignorant of what is going on (Original Post) Old Crank Saturday OP
The link works in FB and Bluesky Old Crank Saturday #1
Several recent polls have shown Trump's net approval rating with Independents at -36% Wiz Imp Saturday #2
There's a difference betwee ignorant and interested leftstreet Saturday #3

Wiz Imp

(9,006 posts)
2. Several recent polls have shown Trump's net approval rating with Independents at -36%
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:29 PM
Saturday

So they're clearly paying attention enough to know that Trump is awful.

leftstreet

(38,846 posts)
3. There's a difference betwee ignorant and interested
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:30 PM
Saturday
Independents, on the other hand, are teh least interested in the subjects surveyed


Maybe they DO know what's going on, but the subjects don't interest them

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