Politics

Yes, Independent Swing Voters Are Real. And May Decide Who Wins Elections

Undecided

They hate attack ads and want change, but believe the American political system is rigged. But independent voters may be our best hope to fix Washington.

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Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast

This midterm election has been pretty terrible measured by the metrics that independent/swing voters care about. Instead, there’s been a record $4 billion spent mostly on vacuous television attack ads, little substantive discussion about important issues or a clear argument for how Republicans or Democrats would lead the nation, and...

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