CNN’s Senior Data Reporter Harry Enten recently revealed that former President Donald Trump is doing significantly better with Independent voters in 2024 than he did during the 2020 election. In a segment aired on CNN, Enten explained that this shift in voter support among Independents is exactly the kind of trend Trump thrives on.
“That’s the type of movement Donald Trump loves to see,” Enten noted while discussing new polling data. The data highlights how Trump is improving his appeal to Independent voters—an essential group that often determines the outcome in key swing states.
According to Enten, this change marks a sharp contrast from 2020, when Trump struggled with this crucial demographic. Many political analysts believe that the movement of Independent voters toward Trump could play a pivotal role in his chances of securing another term in the White House.
Independents, typically less loyal to any political party, are often seen as the swing voters who can tip the scales in a tight race. With key battleground states in play, their support could be the deciding factor.
Trump’s campaign is undoubtedly watching these numbers closely, as support from Independents could be a game-changer for him in the 2024 election. For Trump, who has always emphasized his broad appeal, this momentum among Independent voters may serve as a critical boost as the election draws near.
Harry Enten: Center of the Electorate. You go last time around, Joe Biden won these voters by 11 points. You look at September of 2024, a month ago, Kamala Harris was up five points among independents.
You look now, though, look at this. She’s only up by two points among a key block, center of the electorate, down nine points from where Biden was at the end of the 2020 campaign.
Of course, this is a national picture. This is a national picture. What is going on in those key battleground states, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, the Great Lakes, that blue wall, right? Joe Biden last time around, won them by five points over Donald Trump.
Look at where we are today. This is the type of movement Donald Trump likes to see in the center of the electorate, up by a point.
Now, of course, that’s well less than any margin of error, right? But again, it’s the movement, it’s the trends, Mr. Berman, that we’re looking at.
When you flip a group from going plus five Biden to now plus one Trump, that’s the type of movement Donald Trump loves to see. It’s the type of movement that I think gives Democrats some agita.
John Berman: You saw it nationally. You see it in the blue wall states there. What do we know about candidates who have won or lost independents in the past?
Harry Enten: Yeah. Are independents determinative of who wins the election? Usually, the way independents go, so goes the nation. So candidates who won independents in elections since 1952, look at this, won independents, won independents, won the election, 15, lost the election despite winning Independents, just three. So it is possible to lose Independents and win the election. But the bottom line is that’s only happened three three times. It was Nixon in ’68, it was Ford in ’76, and it was Kerry in 2004.
Normally, when you win Independents, John, it’s a very good sign for your chances to win the election.
John Berman: Do you have any sense among the people who are identifying as Independents now, what they’re saying or how they’re feeling or why we’re seeing this?
Harry Enten: Why are we seeing this movement in the electorate, perhaps away from the Democrats towards Donald Trump? And this is true overall. This is true among Independents as well. View as too liberal, right? Are you out of the mainstream, perhaps? 38% said that of Joe Biden back in 2020. Now that number is up to 48% for Kamala Harris versus the 40% or so who see Trump as too conservative.
The bottom line is, Harris may be a little bit too out of the mainstream, at least compared to Donald Trump when we’re talking ideologically speaking.
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Trump's doing much better with independents than in 2020. Harris leads them by a smidge nationally. Trump ahead a little in MI, PA & WI.
Only Nixon 60, Ford 76 & Kerry 04 have won indies & lost.
Remember: voters are more likely to see Harris 2024 as too liberal vs. Biden 2020. pic.twitter.com/8GQM3oZ6tY
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 23, 2024
I don’t know why this street wh=re Haris is even trying to run and wasting everybody money, because this b=t=ch don’t even have a little chance of winning, not unless they do that cheating like the gay braindead Biden did by getting all the dead people votes and the machine kicking Trumps vote out and it was proven and they still left the sorry a=s b=st=rd stay in office.
Answer to Ray Copeland : Michigan has 8,000,000. eligible voters, and 8,400,000 names on the voter roles.
Independent voters are recognizing WHO and WHAT Harris is.
Harris allowed Biden to stay in office for at least 3 years past is mental capability to Manage this country and act as President. She even had a US prosecutor state that Biden was incompetent to stand trial due to age and cognizant ability.
It was then Harris’ DUTY and RESPONSIBILITY to go to Biden’s cabinet and have him removed from office. She failed to do this, and violated her oath of office in NOT doing it. Had she done so she would have been Presidential and become President.
Instead Harris PROVED that she is not presidential, can not uphold the oath of office and is not qualified to be in even he VP role in office.
Many independent voters understand this. They will not have Biden as a President if she could not act in such a capacity as VP.
Dead voters have always voted ” D “.
even IF only 10% of Amerika is socialist, WE have a problem people. Who would continue to fund such stupidity? They are called slaves to the STATE ! free yourself and your state. stand for something, good grief !
President Trump is on a mission to give Americans a break on taxes, and his latest proposal might be his boldest yet. After suggesting no tax on tips and no tax on overtime pay, he’s now floating the idea of scrapping federal income taxes altogether. Imagine: no federal income tax for the average American—just like the days when the U.S. government was financed almost entirely by tariffs.
Earlier this week, Trump stopped by a Bronx barbershop with Fox News’s Lawrence Jones to talk inflation, taxes, and America’s economic future. When a barber asked if it might be possible to eliminate federal income taxes once the country’s economy is back on track, Trump’s answer was emphatic: “There is a way!” He pointed out that back in the 1890s, America was financially booming without an income tax, funding itself mainly through tariffs on imports. “We had so much money, they had to set up committees—blue ribbon committees—to figure out how to spend it!” Trump said, reminiscing about an era he sees as a model for today.
The notion of replacing federal income taxes with tariffs isn’t new, but it’s rarely been seriously considered in the modern era. The last time tariffs made up the bulk of federal revenue was before the Civil War. Trump, however, sees a potential to tap into tariff revenue as a way to ease the tax burden on working Americans.
While Trump’s proposal excites many of his supporters, analysts are split on whether it’s financially viable. Tax experts, including those at Tax Notes, point out that tariffs are often considered regressive, meaning they impact lower-income consumers more than wealthier ones because they drive up the cost of imported goods. During Trump’s first term, his tariffs added $80 billion in revenue, but much of that cost was passed onto consumers at the register. If tariffs were raised further to replace income taxes entirely, the burden could shift heavily onto consumers.
Yet Trump’s bold vision continues to resonate with voters frustrated by high taxes and inflation. A plan that puts more money back in Americans’ pockets, coupled with Trump’s track record of cutting regulations, could be a powerful message heading into the election. And for Trump, reviving an old-fashioned, America-first economic model might just be the key to getting voters excited about his agenda. As more Americans wonder if a tax-free paycheck could become a reality, Trump’s big idea is sure to make waves on the campaign trail.
So, could Trump really eliminate federal income taxes? It’s a bold gamble, but one that might just make him more popular than ever with American workers.
So does that sound like what Hitler would do.?
The ☭NN/AB☭/NB☭/MSNB☭/A☭L/☭BS MSM Fake polls are irrelevant. They always stay just within the believable statistical limits of election fraud, up or down a point or two.
The SCOTUS and District FERAL Courts refused to accept the documented 2020 election fraud evidence. They will do the same for 2024.
The DNC election fraud apparatus is still intact for 2024.
Kamala is to stupid and she has been a commie and socialist bitch