A whole swath of GOP voters appears firmly committed to not voting for Trump in November.

A whole swath of GOP voters appears firmly committed to not voting for Trump in November.

Donald Trump has a problem no matter what happens in New Hampshire on Tuesday night: There’s a whole swath of the Republican electorate and a good chunk of independents who appear firmly committed to not voting for him in November if he becomes the nominee.

It’s an issue that became starkly apparent in polling ahead of the Iowa caucuses, when an NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of voters in that state found that fully 43 percent of Nikki Haley supporters said they would back President Joe Biden over Trump. And it’s a dynamic that has been on vivid display as the campaign shifted this week to New Hampshire.

“I can’t vote for Trump. He’s a crook. He’s too corrupt,” said Scott Simeone, 64, an independent voter from Amherst, who backed Trump in 2016 and 2020. “I voted for him, and I didn’t realize he’s as corrupt as he is.”

  • xor@infosec.pub
    229·
    10 months ago

    edit: i’m saying ive heard it, not that it’s something i agree with
    i have heard the argument “with a democrat as president, the left is asleep”
    i.e. there were no major protests during biden’s presidency that involved burning dumpsters…

    • wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net
      301·
      10 months ago

      Yeah and when the Republicans have a president they use trucks to run over peaceful protests, among other things.

    • IHawkMike@lemmy.world
      231·
      10 months ago

      That stance only works if the foundations of the government are strong enough to ensure an eventual return to the status quo. We used to be able to safely assume that the pendulum would always swing back.

      However we have learned that our foundations are not quite as stable as we all thought. We have learned that it’s based on a series of “gentleman agreements” that can just be ignored with no repurcussion.

      And the next time the conservatives get to the white house – at least under the current political climate – it just might be the spark that launches the US into full-blown fascism. And we’re not coming back from that.

      • xor@infosec.pub
        32·
        10 months ago

        i agree with you… i was just saying something i’ve heard

      • xor@infosec.pub
        212·
        10 months ago

        well, the idea ive heard, is with a democratic president, they still do evil shit like destroy the environment and arm genocidal regimes… but the left is placated by a few concessions and symbolic gestures…
        while under a replication president, they start actually disrupting things, organizing, and making changes…
        i think there’s some truth in it, but it’s a stupid strategy…
        there is definitely better punk rock under republican presidents, though…

        always a silver lining ;)