noumenon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoNumber of US independents hits recordimg.semafor.comimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageNumber of US independents hits recordimg.semafor.comnoumenon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareCombatWombatEsq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·18 days agoThat green line is labeled “independent,” but I can tell you for a fact there’s no 45% of Americans voting independent. I’m guessing a more accurate label for that line would be “doesn’t vote.”
minus-squareDontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·18 days agoMore accurate would be “I think independent makes me sound smarter, but I’m part of a tribe”
minus-squareMarthirial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 days agoCorrect. Independent is the same as assholes saying they are agnostic so they don’t own their dilusion in public but we all know how they will vote.
That green line is labeled “independent,” but I can tell you for a fact there’s no 45% of Americans voting independent. I’m guessing a more accurate label for that line would be “doesn’t vote.”
More accurate would be “I think independent makes me sound smarter, but I’m part of a tribe”
Correct. Independent is the same as assholes saying they are agnostic so they don’t own their dilusion in public but we all know how they will vote.