Key Points
- Recently, a new poll from Quinnipiac University got a great deal of media attention, primarily because it showed some deterioration of Trump’s support. But buried in the crosstabs was further evidence of the clout that voters are wielding and the degree to which their eschewing of the Democratic and Republican parties is reshaping the electoral landscape.
- First, 35% of the respondents to the poll identified as independent and 12% as “other,” for a total of 47%. That compares to 26% as Republicans and 27% as Democrats.
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