"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…
"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.
"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.