RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
August 26, 2024 at 7:02 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2024 at 7:03 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(August 26, 2024 at 6:46 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Independents tend to lean Republican from what I've seen. Not sure exactly what makes them independents.
It's complicated. I'm ind but have decided in the last six years to never vote for anyone who's supported Trump.
My reasoning is that I want financial responsibility, military strength, and a strong protection of our rights. I see both parties eroding our rights, albeit in different aspects. I see Dems being more responsible financially. I see Republicans more willing to support military strength.
However, over the last six years or more, I see the GOP as mounting a direct and powerful attack on our individual rights, and so while I may still have qualms about Dem policies, I don't see those objections as more pertinent. I've decided that the Republicans are pushing a great threat to our democracy and deem that most vital.
I obviously don't speak for anyone but myself, and clearly don't speak for independents who vote for Trump, but it's one view you could consider, for what it's worth. Datum, not data.