The CNN poll conducted by SSRS was designed to offer a deep-dive look at the different types of independents that make up this critical group in American politics.

The survey was conducted both online and by telephone from August 21 through September 1. The 2,077 adults who took the poll were selected from two sample sources – the SSRS Opinion Panel and a list of registered voters, including some who had previously taken a CNN survey conducted in April. The survey included 1,006 political independents, defined as people who said they were independents or did not identify with either major political party. The sample was designed to include a larger than usual number of political independents in order to get a more reliable picture of their views. It was then weighted to partisan benchma

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