Majority of independents oppose Trump reelection

[bluewater]

Majority of independents oppose Trump reelection, undecided on 2020 Democrats: poll
By Julia Manchester

A majority of independent voters say they will not vote for President Trump in 2020 but are undecided on which 2020 Democratic candidate to support, according to a new NPR–NewsHour–Marist poll released on Monday.

The poll found that only 33 percent of independents said they would definitely vote for the president in 2020, while 54 percent said they would definitely vote against him. Thirteen percent of independents said they were unsure if they would vote for the president.

But independents are yet to coalesce around a Democratic challenger: 84 percent of independents said they had not yet made up their mind on which 2020 Democratic presidential candidate they would support. Only 15 percent said they knew who [edit: i.e. which Democrat] they would support.

The poll also found 44 percent approve of President Trump, his highest approval rating since the poll has been conducted, while 52 percent disapprove of his job performance

The poll was conducted one day after Trump tweeted that progressive Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) should "go back" to "the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."
The tweet sparked outcry from Democrats, including presidential candidates, and concern among Republicans, who have since expressed worry about the impact of Trump's tweets and the subsequent "send her back" chant about Omar days later at a Trump rally.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/454155-independents-not-yet-persuaded-by-trump-2020-dems-poll

[trev]

1. It's not much of a majority.

If 15% are still uncertain, then at least a portion of those must be included as "yes" votes. It's probably more like 40-44.

[bluewater]

2. That 15% refers to being undecided about which Democrat to support. Not undecided about Trump.

Perhaps the line spacing in the op article made that unclear, will edit it for clarity. Thanks.

[trev]

5. Oh. That's very different.

Never mind.

[Vogon_Glory]

7. i Hope the independents do their duty to the Republic

And vote Donnie out of office regardless of which ever Democrat wins the party’s presidential nomination.

Speaking of which, there may be far fewer of those people than I thought there were back on November 1st, 2016, but that ought to be one of the themes of the Democratic Party’s Presidential campaign next year: If you’re an American patriot, throw Trump out of office!

[SouthernProgressive]

3. Nice to see you transitioned from Booker to Warren. +1 NT

[Downtown Hound]

4. I'll call it right here:

Democrat: 52%
45: 45%


The remainder will go to moron, excuse me , third party candidates. Democrats already have a registration advantage over Republicans. If Trump loses Independents, he's done for. They're what put him over the top before, and Hillary still won the popular vote.

Now combine this with the fact that quite a few economists are predicting economic slowdown or even recession before election 2020.

Get out the vote. We will win this. And win it by enough to overcome any shenanigans by Republicans.

[trev]

6. Very possible.

But we still need the Senate if we are to get anything done.