Voting for Trump — but Not Saying So

LifeZette ^ | Jim Stinson | 09/06/16

[Enlightened1]

Pollsters misread Brexit, and now the 'Shy Tory' effect may be in play in 2016 contest

As the presidential race emerges from Labor Day in a dead heat, there is one question that may matter above all others: Are there voters out there planning to pull the lever for Trump who just aren’t saying so?

If there are shy Trump voters, it may be the GOP nominee is actually leading the 2016 race for the White House.

There was a phenomenon during the first race of Barack Obama: Those polled said they would vote for the first black candidate, but not as many actually did. Are there now Trump voters out there who are doing the opposite — saying they won’t vote for him but actually will?

A number of political observers, including Trump’s campaign manager herself, believe Trump voters are not easy to identify. And now there is evidence to indicate that Republicans and Trump supporters are much more likely not to tell pollsters and others who they are supporting for the White House.

In a poll done specifically on the “shyness” issue, Rasmussen Reports found that 17 percent of likely Republican voters will not tell people who they are supporting. Only 10 percent of likely Democratic voters said the same thing.

There is evidence to indicate that Republicans and Trump supporters are much more likely not to tell pollsters and others who they are supporting for the White House.

[Behind the Blue Wall]

I might be one of them. Haven’t been polled but it’s definitely not good to be a Trump supporter in my environment, and I’m not looking to ruin my life over a vote. I’ll be STFU about politics, and then voting for Trump.