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Interesting development for independents over the last month or two. Question 131 - Generic Congressional Vote - If the election for U.S. Congress were being held today, who would you vote for in the district where you live?
On 1 June in the generic congressional ballot, independents were stating they’d vote for the Republican congressional candidates by a 45-38 margin. Leaving 18% undecided.
Today, independents still favor the Republicans by a 35-27 margin. That still an 8-point lead for the Republican congressional candidates. But instead of 18% being unsure or undecided, voting other etc. we now have 38%. That is a huge jump in the undecideds. That is a 10-point drop for the Republicans and an 11-point drop for the Democrats since 1 June in those who plan on voting for their candidates. As to why the huge drop, that would be pure speculation. But speculate I will. Perhaps independents are now sick and tired of all the partisan’s rants and negative personal politics from both sides, they are saying to Hades with voting. They certainly don’t like either major party, only 27% of independents view the Democratic Party favorably, 29% view the GOP favorably. Why vote when the choice is between two candidates or between two parties you don’t want neither one to win? You want both to lose which is impossible in our two-party system. So why help one or the other when you want both as far away from the seat of power of government as possible.
Another tidbit here, 28% of independents are paying a lot of attention to the midterms, 38% just a little and 38% none at all.
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.
