Josie Duffy Rice: I always think about that study that concluded swing voters are barely even a thing!

swing voters and undecided voters basically by definition think about and engage with politics differently than anyone on this site, anyone who writes for the ny times, and the vast majority of the times’ subscribers. otherwise they wouldn’t be undecided/swing voters.

I always think about that study that concluded swing voters are barely even a thing!

The variable is low motivation party voters, not mid to high motivation swing voters

This is me agreeing with you

I find it always depends on how the audience is defined, but politically organized swing voters (e.g Never Trump Republicans) are way more visible than non-organized, less engaged swing voters. fivethirtyeight.com/features/jus...

Just How Many Swing Voters Are There?fivethirtyeight.com It’s a long time until the 2020 general election, but there’s a good chance it will be competitive. After all, we live in a politically polarized era where most…

Isn't this more or less how 2016 shook out? (Trump activated low propensity voters and Clinton couldn't hold the Obama coalition - but Obama probably also activated low propensity voters and those voters may not be transferable)

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