All posts tagged "Independent Voters"

President Donald Trump must address a challenge with one group of voters, a CNN analyst said Friday.

As midterms approach, Trump needs to focus on independents, the group most divided on the joint U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, political commentator and CNN host Michael Smerconish told anchor Wolf Blitzer.

"I see that largely it's a referendum on the commander in chief," Smerconish said. "Republicans overwhelmingly supportive of the efforts, supportive of the president; Democrats in equal numbers, in opposition. The tie breakers are the independents, and that's why, by a relatively slim margin, I see the war effort as being underwater." ...

An analyst suggested Monday that President Donald Trump's upcoming State of the Union speech this week could repel or further annoy Americans if he continues to blame people for feeling unappreciated.

CNN senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes revealed that voters, who have shown a serious disapproval for Trump's second presidency in a series of dismal polls, could be put off by his potential comments.

"The problem is that the President has grown increasingly frustrated because he thinks he isn't getting enough credit for anything he does. If that frustration comes out tomorrow, it is likely to turn voters/Americans off," Holmes explained....

[rebelmouse-image 24748071 original_size="374x292" expand=1]Reading articles like this (hat tip) before my coffee has fully started me on my day of sunny optimism leads me to wail and moan my neighbors who don't take their citizenship duties seriously. Which is unfair of me, I suppose, since it's far from guaranteed that everyone is going to find politics as interesting as I do. But still, the fate of the world often rests far too often on the shoulders of low information voters, and that pisses me off.