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Miles Archer

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4. Sure, makes sense...I put it out there "as is" for the purpose of discussion and don't necessarily agree 100%...
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 05:08 PM
Sunday

I never post things here that I know are the polar opposite of what this community believes. But THIS "issue" is "a matter of degrees." PERSONALLY, I do think the NUMBER of Trump voters compared to the TOTAL who are "migrating" IS far too small to celebrate.

So the way to look at this, for me (and, as I said, for purposes of discussion):

1). Is the disenchanted Trump voter making ANY sense, and
2). HOW "widespread" do you think this mindset will become ACROSS the Trump voters.

Personally, I am going to predict that any wins we make in 2026 will be almost entirely via Democrats and Independents.

So if we can get a handle on WHY the Trump voters are unhappy, and we can craft that into a legitimate, pro-active response that will resonate with voters, no...we WON'T pick up significant numbers of Trump voters in 2026. Too soon.

But we WILL pick up INDEPENDENTS.

So no, it's not a party celebrating the end of Trump. It's a party about the fact that even the smallest cracks of light are beginning to appear at the edge of the forest.

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