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"Data for Progress also notes that, 'as of the time this poll was fielded between May 31 and June 1, only 37% of swing voters said they had heard, seen, or read ‘a lot’ about Donald Trump being convicted of 34 felony charges, compared with 61% of likely voters overall'.”

That sad fact reminds me that "swing voters" and "independent voters" are not always the same thing. For 52 years I have been the latter, weighing the issues carefully, and voting for the "lesser of 2 evils." But anyone for whom voting for Trump is still an option is not looking for evidence and/or reasoned arguments, but rather something that pushes their emotional buttons. There is more promise with the "Never-Trump" voters considering not voting or voting for a 3rd party candidate. Maybe this will scare some of them into doing the right thing, however temporarily painful it may be.

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