As Republican Tyler Kistner’s closing ad aired last month in one of the most competitive congressional districts in the US, Vickie Klang felt that something was missing.
EAGAN, Minn.—
Republican House candidates nationwide won the support of 38 percent of independent voters in last month’s midterm elections, VoteCast showed. That’s far short of the 51 percent that Democrats scored with the same group in 2018 when they swept into power by picking up 41 seats. The GOP’s lackluster showing among independents helps explain in part why Republicans flipped just nine seats, securing a threadbare majority that has already raised questions about the party’s ability to govern.
In the northern reaches of Minnesota’s 2nd congressional district, a swath of lakes and onetime farm country teeming with development near the Twin Cities, more than a dozen independent voters echo Winston’s assessment. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy unveiled a campaign proposal in September titled “Commitment to America,” billed as a GOP agenda. However, the proposal, a collection of repackaged goals such as increased domestic petroleum production, was light on details and mentioned little during the campaign.
“I understand how that is so hard on people,” said Lewis, a 71-year-old school board member in the Republican-leaning exurb southwest of St. Paul. “I’ve never really believed the president, no matter who it is…ever really controlled the inflation. They may have had an effect on it, but they didn’t really control it one way or the other.”
About 7 in 10 independent voters who don’t side with either party think abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to VoteCast, which also found many voters across party lines were hesitant to support candidates who were considered extreme.
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