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What percentage of the (R) vote do you estimate will go to Biden (Original Post) Tony_FLADEM Oct 2020 OP
20% htuttle Oct 2020 #1
IMO, close to 20%, but not over. TruckFump Oct 2020 #2
Not much FBaggins Oct 2020 #3
I wish it was an amount worth discussing. But I expect it will not be much different - The Polack MSgt Oct 2020 #4
I'd say 15%. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #5
5% hibbing Oct 2020 #6
2% regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #7
How many of those 8% have left the party? n/t moonscape Oct 2020 #8
18 pct. roamer65 Oct 2020 #9
20% n/t chillfactor Oct 2020 #10
I read that 11% of evangelicals have pivoted to Biden. Vivienne235729 Oct 2020 #11
I'll say 8% again Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #12
I'm going to go with 20 judeling Oct 2020 #13
10-20%, higher in urban areas, not as high in rural and will part of the 12-15% margin of win for beachbumbob Oct 2020 #14

FBaggins

(26,756 posts)
3. Not much
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 12:04 AM
Oct 2020

But that’s because the republicans he wins won’t be republicans any longer... and millions of former republicans won’t show up at all.

The Polack MSgt

(13,191 posts)
4. I wish it was an amount worth discussing. But I expect it will not be much different -
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 12:13 AM
Oct 2020

Than it was in 16

Republicans don't hate Trump - At all.

They hate that we keep pointing out how awful he is, but they don't care that he's awful

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
5. I'd say 15%.
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 12:16 AM
Oct 2020

My wife is not all that political and we have been together 33 years. I think she may be still registered republican. Not sure as we stay out of each other’s business.

But she will be voting straight Democratic this round. I know that for sure as she asked me to go over the sample ballot we received.

She worked overseas for the first 6 months of 2016 and was so embarrassed that trump was popular.

She is a continual reminder that we on DU are not the norm when it comes to politics.

I guess I should get on to her about changing her registration but every couple has their boundaries.

And as long she is voting Democratic I really don’t see the need to bring it up.

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
7. 2%
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 12:44 AM
Oct 2020

...if only because those who aren't committed Trump-humpers have already left the Republican Party and become Independents. No one left there now but the cultists.

Vivienne235729

(3,384 posts)
11. I read that 11% of evangelicals have pivoted to Biden.
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 01:10 AM
Oct 2020

That's just the evangelicals. So I would say close to 20-25%

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
12. I'll say 8% again
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 01:10 AM
Oct 2020

That category has very little variance, especially on the GOP side and when the Roper numbers are used instead of the exit polls that appear on CNN.

Far too much adjusting and anecdotal reliance going on. McCain only lost 9% to Obama in 2008. That's the highest Republican betrayal since 1976, other than the 3-way races of 1980, 1992 and 1996

judeling

(1,086 posts)
13. I'm going to go with 20
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 01:30 AM
Oct 2020

But you need to understand that it isn't 20 percent of Republicans, but 20 percent of Republicans who actually choose to vote.

I am of the opinion that Republican turnout despite what people may think is going to be depressed.

At a very basic level deep down in our core we are voting to save our lives. They on the other hand are in the position of risking their lives to vote. Because they are waiting for the day much more then we are that unconscious deep motivation will allow enough of them to make excuses that it will matter.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
14. 10-20%, higher in urban areas, not as high in rural and will part of the 12-15% margin of win for
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 07:28 AM
Oct 2020

team Biden. The REAL HOPE is to see GOP down ballot support for democratic candidates, and this may be higher than what Biden may see

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