{"id":281990,"date":"2025-09-27T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-independent-voters-matter\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:05:00","slug":"why-independent-voters-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-independent-voters-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why independent voters matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nGd3iQcRFSY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why independent voters matter\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nGd3iQcRFSY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A new CNN poll of independents shatters the myth of the classic swing voter who may go back and forth between political parties each election. 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