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70. The big problem is wages. Too many people are struggling, and they don't see either party making a

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Today's NBC News poll. [View all] everyonematters Mar 8 OP

Yeah that always works so well NoRethugFriends Mar 8 #1

So so-called Independents displacedvermoter Mar 8 #2

Same here PatSeg Mar 8 #7

Sunday Morning Gasbags displacedvermoter Mar 8 #8

Perfect description PatSeg Mar 8 #13

Perfect description PatSeg Mar 8 #14

Q1. Obvious, plodding, overgeneralized question. A1. Regime talking point. hatrack Mar 10 #50

And the same assortment of dumb ass lying ad campaigns to convince them they are smart to vote for the GOP. mdbl Mar 8 #16

Yes, indeed! displacedvermoter Mar 8 #17

It's Soviet style propaganda straight out of Russia Walleye Mar 10 #58

Ding ding Ferrets are Cool Mar 10 #53

Well if Democrats would quit DenaliDemocrat Mar 8 #3

Independents are not all "moderates" Fiendish Thingy Mar 8 #5

Some might say guns are a "Social Justice" issue displacedvermoter Mar 8 #11

Guns are a losing issue DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #18

Sorry about your Browning displacedvermoter Mar 9 #24

See, it's just this attitude DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #25

I hear you. Omnipresent Mar 9 #28

Yes. And it's affects a TINY fraction of people DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #32

I still feel bad that your Browning takes precedent over lots of other issues displacedvermoter Mar 9 #36

I actually believe DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #38

I actually own a Bushmaster AR 15 displacedvermoter Mar 9 #40

I don't own an AR15 DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #42

I don't personally care how proficient you are with it....it should be illegal to own a weapon of mass Ferrets are Cool Mar 10 #54

It (2nd Amendment) is supposed to displacedvermoter Mar 9 #44

I have absolutely no idea WTF DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #46

I believe I said NRA types claim they need displacedvermoter Mar 9 #47

I guess, except DenaliDemocrat Mar 10 #48

Lighten up, Francis. LuvLoogie Mar 10 #77

We can stand up for your right to own a gun, at the same time that we stand up for transgender rights to be full citize Walleye Mar 10 #59

What's wrong with unisex rest rooms if the door locks from the inside? The Wizard Mar 9 #26

There is nothing wrong with them DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #33

Uh huh NoRethugFriends Mar 10 #80

Nice try DenaliDemocrat Mar 10 #86

Oh you're a supreme Court advocate now. NoRethugFriends Mar 10 #87

Okay DenaliDemocrat Mar 11 #90

False dichotomy; Americans do not like guns. jimmy the one Mar 9 #35

I reject your false narrative. DenaliDemocrat Mar 9 #39

People can still buy these -banned guns- legally jimmy the one Mar 10 #76

My disabled spouse and i depended on unisex bathrooms thucythucy Mar 10 #78

Been saying for decades Cosmocat Mar 9 #19

Add lowering speed limits to 2 Polybius Mar 9 #20

Problem with taking the bait exboyfil Mar 9 #27

Just curious. How do I discern rare social issues from social justice? Raven123 Mar 10 #51

Is this the Gallop poll that stopped doing polls that unfavorable to Trump? Enough said. It's a new reality out there. dem4decades Mar 8 #4

A good PR campaign would help us a lot. And it's not hard to do. Scrivener7 Mar 8 #6

Define "Independent" usonian Mar 8 #9

Gallup is not reliable SamuelTheThird Mar 8 #10

There is no such thing as an kacekwl Mar 8 #12

The current state everyonematters Mar 8 #15

The problem is the Americans and their selfishness Keepthesoulalive Mar 9 #31

Too many Americans are dumber than a brick sandwich 31st Street Bridge Mar 10 #57

Definitely Keepthesoulalive Mar 10 #85

The big problem is wages. everyonematters Mar 10 #69

When I see a cop he doesn't give a damn how much money I make Keepthesoulalive Mar 10 #84

The problem is always messaging Takket Mar 9 #21

T H I S Cosmocat Mar 9 #22

BUT this has been an issue for decades. We took Scrivener7 Mar 9 #30

It is not a messaging problem. It is a trust problem. everyonematters Mar 10 #67

What bs. ananda Mar 9 #23

Democrats need to stop edging to the right every time an election doesn't go their way. sboatcar Mar 9 #29

Is there any evidence for that? The Revolution Mar 9 #37

Take a look a John Fetterman sboatcar Mar 10 #49

? everyonematters Mar 10 #64

It started in 1984 Gore1FL Mar 10 #52

Joe Biden The Revolution Mar 10 #73

Tax rates for the top bracket are less than 70% Gore1FL Mar 10 #75

I don't think that it is a problem of left or right. It is problem of connecting. everyonematters Mar 10 #65

Yes, agreed The Revolution Mar 10 #71

I don't think it is a problem of right or left. It is a problem of connecting. everyonematters Mar 10 #66

Right on schedule Cirsium Mar 9 #34

Time to get with reality. everyonematters Mar 10 #63

Right! Cirsium Mar 10 #74

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

That is because they are disgusted with Trump, not because they believe in us. everyonematters Mar 10 #62

Exactly Zambero Mar 11 #88

No third party,. Republican/Independent/non-voters aren't secretly socialist/progressive populists yearning to rise betsuni Mar 9 #43

Not enough. The big issue is wages. everyonematters Mar 10 #61

Whose wages? Seattle voted for a $15 minimum wage in 2014. betsuni Mar 10 #82

No they don't know it. When was the last time they even put it up for a vote? everyonematters Mar 10 #83

Huh. Democrats polling at 13 percent? Wednesdays Mar 9 #45

They are voting for us because they are disgusted with Trump, not because they believe in us. everyonematters Mar 10 #60

They know what's on the table Quiet Em Mar 10 #68

The big problem is wages. Too many people are struggling, and they don't see either party making a everyonematters Mar 10 #70

The big issue is wages. They don't see either party making a difference. Too many people are struggling. everyonematters Mar 11 #92

How do you know every voter's motivation? MorbidButterflyTat Mar 11 #89

I don't. I see the poll of the independent voters in the original post. everyonematters Mar 11 #91

Except this one Demixs Mar 10 #81

The number of "ammosexuals" that are in our society is just weird...and dangerous. walkingman Mar 10 #55

When voting there are only two choices, and we need to be the better choice somsai Mar 10 #56

These independents are lying they are really repukes and are too embarrassed to admit it! kimbutgar Mar 10 #72

I'm skeptical of arguments which include throwing marginalized people under the bus LuvLoogie Mar 10 #79