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Poll: Independents Siding with Trump over Biden
Breitbart ^ | 17 Aug 2023 | HANNAH BLEAU

Posted on 08/17/2023 8:05:57 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

Independents are siding with former President Donald Trump over President Biden, the latest NPR/Marist College survey found.

The survey asked respondents who they would support if the 2024 presidential election were held today, choosing between Trump and Biden.

They are virtually tied among all national registered voters, with Biden garnering 47 percent to Trump’s 46 percent. Seven percent remain undecided.

Predictably, most Democrats, 88 percent, support Biden and 90 percent of Republicans support Trump. But Trump also has the edge among independents. Nearly half, 48 percent, of independents support Trump. Biden comes in eight percent behind with 40 percent support among independents. Twelve percent remain unsure.

The poll was taken August 11-14, 2023, among 1,220 adults and has a +/- 3.5 percent margin of error.

🚨 NEW NATIONAL POLL

PRES:
(D) Biden: 47% (+1)
(R) Trump: 46%
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Independents
(R) Trump: 48% (+8)
(D) Biden: 40%
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GOP PRES:
Donald Trump 65%
Another Republican 30%
——
Biden Job Approval: 42/52
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⦿ NPR/Marist College (A) | 1,100 RV
⦿ 08/11-14 | D37/R31/I31 (D+6) | ±3.7% pic.twitter.com/fwhTnZQbLE

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 16, 2023

Trump’s lead among independents has been consistent with other surveys. For instance, a July Harvard CAPS-Harris poll showed Trump with an 18-point lead among independent Americans.

🚨 NATIONAL POLL: Harvard/Harris

PRES:
(R) Trump: 45% (+5)
(D) Biden: 40%

Independents
(R) Trump: 45% (+18)
(D) Biden: 27%
——
GOP PRES:
Trump — 52% (+40)
DeSantis — 12%
Ramaswamy — 10%
Pence — 7%
Haley — 4%
Scott — 2%
Christie — 2%

Harvard//Harris | 07/19-20 | 2,068 RV pic.twitter.com/qcFGHJHeIc

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) July 21, 2023


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; corruptjoe; independents; maga2024; nprmarist; poll; trump; trustthepolls
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It is possible — even likely — that Trump’s standing among independents will increase following his fourth indictment at the hands of a grand jury in Georgia. A Rasmussen Reports survey taken prior to his fourth indictment found most Republicans and independents not approving of the third indictment, related to January 6.

As Breitbart News detailed:

Sixty-nine percent of Republicans at least somewhat disapprove of the new indictment, and of those, 61 percent “strongly” disapprove. Independents are also not on board, as 52 percent at least somewhat disapprove of the latest indictment. Of those, 40 percent “strongly” disapprove.


1 posted on 08/17/2023 8:05:57 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

The X-Factor in all of this, is will Trump be vindicated in time for the election?


2 posted on 08/17/2023 8:07:25 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SoConPubbie

90% of republicans don’t support Trump. That is a ridiculous statement, which makes the rest of this article suspect.


3 posted on 08/17/2023 8:08:11 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt
90% of republicans don’t support Trump

If they mean Republican Politicians, that's pretty much correct.

4 posted on 08/17/2023 8:08:43 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SoConPubbie

What people say on the phone to pollsters vs how they vote next spring in the voting booth are two different things.


5 posted on 08/17/2023 8:11:10 AM PDT by Greg123456
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To: Greg123456

“What people say on the phone to pollsters vs how they vote next spring in the voting booth are two different things.”

Also we could say that they will vote for the person they hate the least.


6 posted on 08/17/2023 8:14:10 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: SoConPubbie
"Twelve percent remain unsure."


7 posted on 08/17/2023 8:15:48 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (We are proles, they are nobility.)
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To: SoConPubbie

the more indictments

the more obvious this is political perscution


8 posted on 08/17/2023 8:15:48 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: All

This is the most important polling I have seen.

Independents decide everything.

No, “Independent” does not mean they are on the fence between right and left.

It means they care about issues the establishment of both parties do NOT want anyone to care about.

Like lobbyist money. Like absence of term limits. Like party hierarchies having power to annoint nominees.

In other words, they care about Draining the Swamp.


9 posted on 08/17/2023 8:21:07 AM PDT by Owen
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To: SoConPubbie

Bookmark


10 posted on 08/17/2023 8:29:15 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: SoConPubbie

If it’s an NPR poll saying this, it must be really bad.


11 posted on 08/17/2023 8:42:50 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Greg123456
What people say on the phone to pollsters vs how they vote next spring in the voting booth are two different things.

The last question ...and the key to the hidden mystery is:

And who do you think your neighbor will vote for....?

12 posted on 08/17/2023 8:44:15 AM PDT by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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To: Boogieman
If it’s an NPR poll saying this, it must be really bad.

Yes, I noticed that as well.
13 posted on 08/17/2023 8:50:24 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Who knew, the OP is now a fan of polls.


14 posted on 08/17/2023 9:33:53 AM PDT by Jersey Jim (From the free state of Florida)
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To: SoConPubbie

shew. well, if we still had election integrity in this nation, that might be good news.

but we don’t. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia elections—certainly in the urban areas—are operated in a vacuum of law and order.

barring an act of Almighty God, this republic is in rapid decline.

Think ancient Jerusalem, or Rome, or Constantinople...or perhaps Sodom & Gomorrah.


15 posted on 08/17/2023 10:01:49 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: SoConPubbie
Quick! Better send Heels-Up out there to make speeches honoring her boss!


16 posted on 08/17/2023 10:41:47 AM PDT by COBOL2Java ("Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." - Kahlil Gibran)
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To: Greg123456
What people say on the phone to pollsters vs how they vote next spring in the voting booth are two different things.

Even more so 1 and a half hears before the voting.

17 posted on 08/17/2023 10:44:58 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: Owen

I agree with you. Last election and even 2016 it was Independent women that Trump was not strong with. This is a turnaround.


18 posted on 08/17/2023 7:33:37 PM PDT by vivenne
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To: SoConPubbie

One problem when looking at support with independents as a predictor is that people may switch what they call themselves. Maybe a lot of conservatives disguted with the GOP no longer call themselves Republican. I’d be surprised if that isn’t the case.


19 posted on 08/17/2023 8:20:03 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: Vermont Lt

I think you misread it. It says 90% of republicans DO support Trump.


20 posted on 08/17/2023 8:48:43 PM PDT by mbrfl
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