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Sleepwalking Toward Catastrophe? (with Whit Ayres)

2023/2/1
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Sarah Longwell:通过焦点小组和民调数据,观察到2022年中期选举后,对特朗普2024年总统竞选的热情下降。一部分选民仍然坚定支持特朗普,但另一部分选民则对特朗普的当选能力表示担忧,并开始转向其他候选人,例如德桑蒂斯。 Whit Ayres:民调显示,共和党选民可以分为三类:'永远支持特朗普'、'可能支持特朗普'和'永远不支持特朗普'。'永远支持特朗普'的比例约为28%-30%,他们对特朗普的忠诚度极高,难以改变其立场。'可能支持特朗普'的选民比例更大,他们认可特朗普的政策,但对特朗普的当选能力和个人行为表示担忧,更倾向于支持其他候选人,例如德桑蒂斯。德桑蒂斯在民调中领先于特朗普,这与焦点小组的观察结果相符。 受访者:'永远支持特朗普'的选民认为特朗普言行一致,能够完成承诺,并且是唯一一个反对建制派的人。他们不关心共和党本身,即使特朗普以独立候选人的身份参选,他们也会支持他。他们坚信2020年大选存在舞弊行为,这消除了他们对特朗普当选能力的担忧。部分选民认为德桑蒂斯是特朗普的更易于接受的版本,但他们对德桑蒂斯的了解并不深入。 Whit Ayres:德桑蒂斯在处理2020年大选问题上非常谨慎,既没有明确表示大选舞弊,又通过其他方式表达了对选举诚信的关注,这使得他能够吸引更多选民。黑利和杨金也具有成为总统候选人的潜力。 Sarah Longwell:德桑蒂斯似乎正在塑造一种'局外人'的形象,以争取那些更支持特朗普的选民。他与一些极端保守派候选人合作,但同时也试图保持与主流共和党之间的联系。 受访者:一些选民担心选举舞弊,并计划通过邮寄投票的方式来避免舞弊。

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The episode explores the sizes and characteristics of 'Always Trump,' 'Maybe Trump,' and 'Never Trump' groups among Republican primary voters, highlighting their significance in assessing Trump's political viability.

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The Focus Group podcast is BACK, with a twist: We're releasing The Bulwark's first-ever poll of Republican primary voters where we're trying to figure out just how big the "Always Trump," "Maybe Trump," and "Never Trump" buckets are among Republican primary voters. For that, we brought in Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who joins Sarah to stack our poll results up against the focus groups we've done since the election.

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Poll by )The Bulwark and North Star Opinion Research of Republican Primary Voters)Poll Toplines from Whit Ayres)

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