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Originally Posted by GGG
Republican turn out might suffer without Trump but 2/3rds of Biden voters are voting against Trump rather than for Biden. That’s a concerning number in the what if Trump drops out scenarios
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That's your interpretation of the response. Another interpretation is "I'm voting for a Democrat - any Democrat - before I vote for Trump or any Republican."
I think the polling should have had a component focused on Republican versus Democrat rather than just Biden versus Trump. Of course Biden is going to destroy Trump on almost every measure. Almost every Democrat would. It would have been much better and informative to ask the same questions with two other variables in play, say Pence versus Harris. That would have tested the resolve of the voter and shifted it away from "anti" votes. Also would have given a lot more clarity on the temperature of the people in regards to their true displeasure with Republicans and Republican policy. Polls should always ask questions that change the perspective on the issue being examined and then provide extra dimensions on that data for examination. I think Pew came up a little short with this tool and data collected.