I contend that the high numbers for Trump with Republicans is a result of

[redstateblues]

the fact that the Republican Party is shrinking. The recent news that there are now more independents in CA than Republicans bolsters that. I wonder why the pollsters don’t include that in polls. I’m not a conspiracy nut but I would love to see some numbers in other states that measure voters jumping ship on the Republican Party

[DownFromTheMountain]

1. Numbers and Republicans

I think it's advertising pure and simple...Republicans have a history of inflating their numbers shamelessly.. made-up self promotion.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Believe you have seen the

demographic change that I have been watching for some time. Yes,the Older White GOP voters are becoming a lesser portion of their party.

[thewhollytoast]

3. Your premise could explain many things about the GOP

Such as why they have to steal things instead of earning them. And why they tolerate so many bat-shit crazie's in their tent.

Toast

[notdarkyet]

4. They are getting older and dying. Find out what fox numbers are.

[empedocles]

6. Fox news median viewer age was 68 v CNN 59 at end of 2015

Also I think off fox viewers more likely to leave fox on for 'company' - noise in the house

[cynatnite]

5. Here's a site that backs up what you're saying...

The Growing Myth of the Independent Voter/

[madinmaryland]

9. I think that is a good analysis. There are not many

true independents out there. Ross Perot got 20% of the PV in 1992.

My wife always registers as unaffiliated but always votes straight dem. Then she gets pissed because she can’t vote in the primaries because she is unaffiliated. I gave up trying to get her to register as a dem.

[Cosmocat]

7. Im not seeing it

I still see a lot of people who people might assume weren't supportive still in favor of him, a lot of he's a poor victim stuff. We passed off some of the numbers going into the election, they held up. I think his supports right where it's pulling at least.

He's wearing people out, and they're just giving up and giving in. Not us, but the mushy "middle."

[Awsi Dooger]

8. That's an adjustment

Adjustments within such substantial blocks are seldom valid.

In such as polarized era I have no idea why we can't accept that the polarized opposition is going to be thrilled with their first term president who upset a person they despised for 25 years in Hillary Clinton.

Again, forget about day to day details and focus on the big picture.

Paying attention day to day leads to wild subjective flails.