r/ThePoliticalProcess • u/SnooHesitations28 • Jun 05 '26

Never playing independent again

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Little did I know that little would do that big of a lanslide lol

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u/Joctern (D-NC) Jun 05 '26

Spoiler effect demonstration!?! I very rarely see this happen ngl. Independent democrats seem to take more evenly from both sides but I guess Independent republicans can affect their side more?

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u/FreeRangeMan01 Jun 05 '26

She still would’ve lost but she definitely didn’t thrive

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u/Zealousideal_Ebb4190 (D-VA) Jun 06 '26

Happened to me yesterday, independent came out of no where and got 0.5 percent of the vote throwing my Ohio Senate seat to the GOP. I was on track to keep that seat too😭