Researchers say voters are leaving the Republican Party

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Recent studies show the Republican party is losing voters after the riots on Capitol Hill last month. Five people lost their lives and dozens of people were injured including police officers, after attending a rally held by former President Donald Trump.

Voting experts at the University of Florida say thousands of voters are no longer registered with the GOP. They say far more Republicans than Democrats are changing their registration, and it’s happening here in San Diego County too.

The insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6th is something most people thought they’d never witness. Now political research says the fallout from that day shows thousands of registered voters fleeing the Republican Party.

“These Republicans are rejecting Trumpism, a brand that they see continue to lead the party, even after his defeat,” said Laura Fink, a Political Analyst.

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“I think this isn’t just a temporary blip. This is an acceleration of the long-term declining fortunes of the Republican Party in California broadly and in San Diego in particular," said Thad Kousser, a UCSD Political Science Professor.

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“The majority of voters leaving the Republican Party are anti-Trump. That said, there may be a handful of them that are so pro-Trump, they feel that the Republican Party is not Trump enough,” Fink said.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/politics/republican-voters-politics-sandiego-california-capitol/509-4fee14ee-cff9-49b2-a5b1-6fa1916f439c

Not Trump enough?

[Proud liberal 80]

1. Most people that I have ran into who claim to be an "independent"

Are just as right wing and constantly using Republican talking points

[bearsfootball516]

3. Same.

My neighbor claims that he's an independent because he voted for Obama in 2008...even though he's voted straight Republican in every election since then.

[FreeState]

2. San Diego has been changing fast for 30 years

The right wing bastion on the boarder has a democratic mayor and majority city council. The county is now run by Democrats as well. 30 years ago it was the complete opposite.

[PirateRo]

4. This is very good news

I have to ask why they choose now to change their allegiance and not years or decades back. I am suspicious it take a coup de’etat in the United States for change to happen.

[FakeNoose]

5. If Chump starts a 3rd party, all the Chumpies will leave the GOP

Am I right?

This is the perfect reason for the Senate to convict the weasel, so he can never run for anything again. The grift-cancer will finally be finished.

[genxlib]

6. This isn't necessarily a good thing

It only helps if they don't actually continue to vote for the GOP as an Independent.

In fact it makes it worse. If you leave the party, then the radicals that remain are left to pick the primary candidates. If the "right-leaning" independents go on to vote for those candidates, then we get crazy people in office.

[duforsure]

7. I know whole families that have left he republican party,

And vow to never return. That's before the fascists vote against conviction of traitor trump. If he's not convicted I predict the number leaving them will be much greater than the can imagine. They know those voting to protect him are against our Democracy, and voting for a dictatorship.