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Fiendish Thingy

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5. Independents are not all "moderates"

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:03 AM

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The data I have seen, including Pew Research surveys with sample sizes in the tens of thousands, show that the majority of moderates (and actually all Americans) support progressive policies when they aren’t identified with a particular party.

This includes sensible gun control laws, as well MFA, reproductive rights, LGBT rights, raising the minimum wage and raising taxes in billionaires.

The only consistent exceptions are the narrow wedge issue of trans teens in sports and immigration, although opinions on the latter have changed significantly over the past year.

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Today's NBC News poll. [View all] everyonematters Sunday OP

Yeah that always works so well NoRethugFriends Sunday #1

So so-called Independents displacedvermoter Sunday #2

Same here PatSeg Sunday #7

Sunday Morning Gasbags displacedvermoter Sunday #8

Perfect description PatSeg Sunday #13

Perfect description PatSeg Sunday #14

And the same assortment of dumb ass lying ad campaigns to convince them they are smart to vote for the GOP. mdbl Sunday #16

Yes, indeed! displacedvermoter Sunday #17

Well if Democrats would quit DenaliDemocrat Sunday #3

Independents are not all "moderates" Fiendish Thingy Sunday #5

Some might say guns are a "Social Justice" issue displacedvermoter Sunday #11

Guns are a losing issue DenaliDemocrat 23 hrs ago #18

Sorry about your Browning displacedvermoter 16 hrs ago #24

See, it's just this attitude DenaliDemocrat 13 hrs ago #25

I hear you. Omnipresent 13 hrs ago #28

Yes. And it's affects a TINY fraction of people DenaliDemocrat 11 hrs ago #32

I still feel bad that your Browning takes precedent over lots of other issues displacedvermoter 10 hrs ago #36

I actually believe DenaliDemocrat 9 hrs ago #38

I actually own a Bushmaster AR 15 displacedvermoter 9 hrs ago #40

I don't own an AR15 DenaliDemocrat 8 hrs ago #42

It (2nd Amendment) is supposed to displacedvermoter 7 hrs ago #44

I have absolutely no idea WTF DenaliDemocrat 4 hrs ago #46

I believe I said NRA types claim they need displacedvermoter 4 hrs ago #47

What's wrong with unisex rest rooms if the door locks from the inside? The Wizard 13 hrs ago #26

There is nothing wrong with them DenaliDemocrat 11 hrs ago #33

False dichotomy; Americans do not like guns. jimmy the one 10 hrs ago #35

I reject your false narrative. DenaliDemocrat 9 hrs ago #39

Been saying for decades Cosmocat 19 hrs ago #19

Add lowering speed limits to 2 Polybius 18 hrs ago #20

Problem with taking the bait exboyfil 13 hrs ago #27

Is this the Gallop poll that stopped doing polls that unfavorable to Trump? Enough said. It's a new reality out there. dem4decades Sunday #4

A good PR campaign would help us a lot. And it's not hard to do. Scrivener7 Sunday #6

Define "Independent" usonian Sunday #9

Gallup is not reliable SamuelTheThird Sunday #10

There is no such thing as an kacekwl Sunday #12

The current state everyonematters Sunday #15

The problem is the Americans and their selfishness Keepthesoulalive 11 hrs ago #31

The problem is always messaging Takket 17 hrs ago #21

T H I S Cosmocat 16 hrs ago #22

BUT this has been an issue for decades. We took Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #30

What bs. ananda 16 hrs ago #23

Democrats need to stop edging to the right every time an election doesn't go their way. sboatcar 12 hrs ago #29

Is there any evidence for that? The Revolution 10 hrs ago #37

Right on schedule Cirsium 11 hrs ago #34

I guess that's why they are self-described Independents? Zambero 9 hrs ago #41

No third party,. Republican/Independent/non-voters aren't secretly socialist/progressive populists yearning to rise betsuni 7 hrs ago #43

Huh. Democrats polling at 13 percent? Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #45