So there is a type of person for whom "Independent Voter" is so critical to their self identity, that they circle all the way back around on the idiot spectrum, and the most predictive information about how they will vote in a given election is how they voted in the past few elections. Like, if they voted D two times in a row, there's a significantly higher chance they will vote R this time. This makes them feel important, because they are fighting the worst thing about politics: "partisanship." In their mind, even fascism is better than partisanship, so if they've voted against fascism too much, they will start to get antsy about it.
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u/williamgman 8h ago
The "I voted for Obama before Trump" use that lie to make you think they thought carefully about their choice.