Zack Beauchamp

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

So if you average the Democratic and Republican figures on media trust, you get 41.5 percent — only 5.5 points higher than the independent figure in the actual survey! This would suggest the vast bulk of independent views on the media are explained by "leaner" partisanship. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 5, 2021

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Because the first fact about independents in American politics — really, the most basic thing — is that the vast bulk of them are closet partisans. "Leaners" register as independents but act and vote like Democrats or Republicans. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 5, 2021

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Throw in the fact that the "pure" independents might have even lower trust in social institutions than partisans (https://t.co/ix8jxDBFwH) and you have a full explanation of the above data in largely partisan terms — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 5, 2021