Rick, in today’s modern political era of polarization, the great divide, the super, mega, ultra-high partisanship, you’re going to have 45% of the electorate vote republican, 45% vote democratic regardless of who the candidates are. Then we have the final 10% known as swing voters. But they’re not political savvy, don’t pay much attention to politics, none of the daily grind of politics and or government. Call them little informed or not informed at all. This final 10% are your election deciders.
In this election, Harris and Trump have started off with 45% each. No major party candidate will ever get below that 45%, not in today’s modern political era anyway. Whereas against Biden, Trump had the edge with this final 10%, Harris flipped that edge around. She has a slight edge today. That is nationally, not state by state. This is just the way it is, like it or not. It’s like straight party line votes in congress today, 30 years ago, that was unheard of and never seen. But we were in a different political era back then.
