• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    It’s not just Republicans, many independents (46%) voted for Trump, and millions of major party voters sat the last election out.

    Independents are now the majority of voters at about 40%, D and R 30% each. I think it’s because more and more people are rejecting our two-party system in the only legal way they can, anti-incumbency may be the new norm (I am an “I”).

    I am surprised that so many voted for Trump. A combination of contempt of government and news ignorance? If any voters “feel duped” I think the only explanation is that they are news-free people for whatever reason. Some people cannot deal.