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 @ISIDEWITHNewsDaily Discussion2024 PresidentialBidenHillary ClintonPresidential ElectionSwing StatesTimeApproval RatingsElectorate•••2yrs ago

Meet 'double disapprovers': swing voters who could decide the presidential election

Many Americans say they do not want to vote for either President Biden or former President Trump this year.

These voters make up a critical part of the electorate this year — 14 percent of respondents in the latest NPR/PBS/NEWSHOUR Marist poll say they are part of this demographic.

Many live in swing states where even a small number of undecided voters could decide the winner of the Presidential election this year.

Their numbers are increasingly significant. The last time the ‘double hater’ or ‘double disapprover’ voting percentage was this high was 2016 between when Trump faced Democrat Hillary Clinton. That year broke decisively toward Trump.

It was a much smaller slice in 2020, around 3%, but their ranks have expanded as President Biden’s approval ratings have dropped.

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 @GrumpySpecialInterestRepublicanfrom California  commented…2yrs2Y

All the voters say the economy is terrible, they can’t afford food or medicine, and that Trump will be better on the economy.

In the follow up, the reported tells Steve Inskeep that people are desperate and are talking like it’s 1934. Inskeep says “I know we have to listen to these people, but how much of their feelings about the economy is due to them being deceived by misinformation?”

 @R3d1strictingApplesPatriot from Utah  agreed…2yrs2Y

They're reclassifying reality as misinformation. "What you experience day-to-day is a lie." How very 1984 of them.

 @InsecureMothVeteranfrom Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

Deceived by misinformation?

Are my banks lying about about how much money I have in my accounts?

Are bills just suggested amounts owed?

The sticker price of food, etc, is that just a suggestion?

Is my landlord lying about how much my rent is even tho that’s what I agreed to?

 @Freedom76 from South Carolina  commented…2yrs2Y

Excuse me, what does this have to do with anything at all??

 @Feder4l1stAlfieLibertarian from Illinois  commented…2yrs2Y

These people look at their bank accounts and see negative balances and talking heads are telling them it’s misinformation haha. We are reaching levels of gaslighting I never thought possible.

 @AmbitiousQuokkaTranshumanist from Georgia  commented…2yrs2Y

How long until people who complain about the economy are kicked off every social media site except Twitter?

 @VoterValentinaForward from Michigan  commented…2yrs2Y

My grocery receipts are misinformation.

This week's notice of an increase in my home insurance is misinformation.

This week's notice that my Mastercard APR is increasing from 13.5% to 16.0% is misinformation.

Huge increases in our utilities this year are misinformation.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How would the presence of 'double disapprovers' in swing states influence your decision if you were running for president?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Should political parties change their strategies to win over 'double disapprovers', and if so, how?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

If you found yourself to be a 'double disapprover', how would you approach voting in the presidential election?

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How might the priorities of 'double disapprovers' differ from those of loyalists to either major party?

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Do you think the rise of 'double disapprovers' reflects a broader problem with the two-party system in the U.S.?

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