What Pushes US Voters to Switch Sides?

Amid intense political polarization, what makes the most ardent partisans switch sides?

Leaving Democrats: Writing for The Hill (Center bias), author Gabrielle Bauer said, "Millions of other people are just as fed up with the new left as I am. They felt the same guilty relief at the election results as I did, for the same reasons. Political commentator Wesley Yang said it best: 'I still feel foreboding about Trump … But my schadenfreude toward the Democrats is totally untrammeled. I wanted to see them pay a price for their derangements.'"

Leaving MAGA: "MAGA has traumatized every square inch of America, and I take partial responsibility for this," writes Rich Logis of Leaving MAGA. "Recounting my story, with the aim of helping America understand why millions remain enchanted with Trump and MAGA, has empowered me to forgive myself and cultivate an inner peace. I will continue to publicly speak out, because I remain convinced that many MAGA Americans who elected Trump will no longer be able to deny that his interests lie elsewhere."