Originally Posted by Greger
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So we’ll sit on the sidelines and wait to see how 2020 plays out.


But Democrats are united against Trump. You won't see many sitting home or voting third party this time around. Can Trump's base overwhelm this tsunami? I don't think so.

Oh, only 3% of Democrats voted third party, 4% of Republicans, 12% of independents in 2016.

https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/results/exit-polls

That's not many. in 2012 1% of both Democrats and Republicans voted third party, 5% of independents.

https://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president/

The big difference, more than third party Democratic voters was turnout. In 2012 the Democrats had a 5 point advantage in party affiliation which increased to a 6 point advantage in those who actually turned out to vote. 2016, the democrats held a 6 point advantage in party affiliation, but that shrunk to just a 3 point advantage among those who actually turned out to vote.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.