JBvM
VIP Member
The people who actually decide elections, are only independent from the parties, not actually independents.I agree it is the independents that decide elections, not the Republican s or Democrats. Both candidates had high disapproval ratings. So people went to the voting booth holding their noses.
Polling data shows that people who lean towards a party, but are unregistered (read independents) vote more consistently for the party they lean towards than actual registered party members do.