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The Two-Time Trump Voters Who Have Had Enough

“Now that he is a convicted felon, he’s completely unfit.”
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The day after former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, I sat down for a focus group with nine voters from across the country who voted for him twice and don’t want to vote for him again. They are not, however, all committed to voting for President Joe Biden instead.

[Quinta Jurecic: Trump, defeated]

These are the “double haters”: the chunk of voters who are dissatisfied with both candidates, and are trying to decide which one is less bad. Although many of them are “out” on Trump, they’re struggling to get

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