“I-15”
So independents don’t count? What a sham of a poll.
RE: “I-15”
So independents don’t count? What a sham of a poll.
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Your concern is VERY PLAUSIBLE and LIKELY CORRECT.
According to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_U.S._states
As of 2010, Gallup polling found that 31% of Americans identified as Democrats (tying a 22-year low), 29% as Republicans, and 38% as independents.[3] By 2011 Gallup found that Americans identifying as independents had risen to 40 percent. Gallup’s historical data show that the proportion of independents in 2011 was the largest in 60 years. This increase came at the expense of Republican identification, which dropped to 27%, while Democratic identification held steady from 2011. Nevertheless, more American independents leaned to the Republican Party when compared to the Democratic Party. Combining leaners with each party’s core identifiers, for 2011 the parties ended up tied at 45 percent.
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT — THERE ARE MORE REGISTERED INDEPENDENTS IN AMERICA THAN DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS.
Independents were actually 33% — it drops to 15% when they are pushed to “lean” toward one party or the other.