This surprises me. Maybe Iowa has been different and I hadn't noticed but I think of Independents as people who do a better job of voting for policies and not personalities/parties. This would be the opposite as Trump's policies, as endorsed by the RPC at the convention is "whatever Trump says".
"Kelly Kirkman was skeptical of candidate Donald Trump in 2016.
“He was a TV personality, and I did not think he would do very well,” the 55-year-old independent voter said. “Obviously, I’ve changed my mind.”
Now, impressed by a growing economy and lower unemployment rates, Kirkman plans to vote for the president.
“He does what he says he’s going to do,” she said.
Trump has taken a 7 percentage-point lead over former Vice President Joe Biden in the new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll, and increased support among independent voters like Kirkman, a poll respondent from central Iowa, has fueled his rise. The poll shows 49% of those identifying as independents support Trump, versus 35% who support Biden. "
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...den-greenfield-independent-voters/6055250002/
"Kelly Kirkman was skeptical of candidate Donald Trump in 2016.
“He was a TV personality, and I did not think he would do very well,” the 55-year-old independent voter said. “Obviously, I’ve changed my mind.”
Now, impressed by a growing economy and lower unemployment rates, Kirkman plans to vote for the president.
“He does what he says he’s going to do,” she said.
Trump has taken a 7 percentage-point lead over former Vice President Joe Biden in the new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll, and increased support among independent voters like Kirkman, a poll respondent from central Iowa, has fueled his rise. The poll shows 49% of those identifying as independents support Trump, versus 35% who support Biden. "
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...den-greenfield-independent-voters/6055250002/