{"id":6532,"date":"2024-12-21T14:16:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dupreefinancial.com\/?p=6532"},"modified":"2024-12-21T14:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:16:21","slug":"political-independence-surges-as-democrat-party-id-hits-historic-low-tom-dupree-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dupreefinancial.com\/political-independence-surges-as-democrat-party-id-hits-historic-low-tom-dupree-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Independence Surges as Democrat Party ID Hits Historic Low | Tom Dupree Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?podcast_id=140053801&amp;media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Ftomdupreeshow%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Ftomdupreeshow%2FHOUR1_12-21-24.mp3&amp;modern=1#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p># Media Shifts and Political Independence: Changes in American Politics 2024<\/p>\n<p>## Show Highlights<\/p>\n<p>### Rising Political Independence<br \/>\n&#8211; New Winston Group report reveals independents have surpassed Democrats in party identification for the first time since Watergate<br \/>\n&#8211; Independent voters increased from 27% in 2020 to 34% in 2024<br \/>\n&#8211; Democratic party identification dropped to historic low of 31% in 2024, down from 37% in 2020<br \/>\n&#8211; Republican identification slightly decreased to 35% in 2024<\/p>\n<p>### Media Landscape Changes<br \/>\n&#8211; ABC pays $16 million settlement to Trump over George Stephanopoulos rape claim comments<br \/>\n&#8211; Major networks facing pushback against perceived left-wing bias<br \/>\n&#8211; Discussion of Joe Rogan&#8217;s influence compared to traditional media<br \/>\n&#8211; Los Angeles Times owner directing shift away from Trump-focused coverage<br \/>\n&#8211; CNN and MSNBC reportedly experiencing significant ratings declines<\/p>\n<p>### Congressional Developments<br \/>\n&#8211; Analysis of recent congressional bill controversy<br \/>\n&#8211; Discussion of Mike Johnson&#8217;s leadership as House Speaker<br \/>\n&#8211; Examination of fiscal responsibility rhetoric versus actual voting patterns<\/p>\n<p>### Spiritual Reflection<br \/>\n&#8211; Reading and analysis of Psalm 25 from the New Living Version<br \/>\n&#8211; Discussion on the difference between believing and trusting<br \/>\n&#8211; Emphasis on continuous guidance throughout the day<\/p>\n<p>## Key Quotes<br \/>\n&#8220;Don&#8217;t ever mistake&#8230; you don&#8217;t have to like me, I have, I don&#8217;t care if you like me. I gotta keep giving you good content. That&#8217;s how I earn my keep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>## Looking Forward<br \/>\n&#8211; Predictions for major changes in traditional media networks within 2-3 years<br \/>\n&#8211; Analysis of shifting voter priorities and party dynamics<br \/>\n&#8211; Discussion of implications for 2024 election and beyond<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n*The Tom Dupree Show is brought to you by Dupree Financial Group, where we make your money work for you. For more episodes and content, visit dupreefinancial.com.*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p># Media Shifts and Political Independence: Changes in American Politics 2024 ## Show Highlights ### Rising Political Independence &#8211; New Winston Group report reveals independents have surpassed Democrats in party [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Political Independence Surges as Democrat Party ID Hits Historic Low | Tom Dupree Show - Dupree Financial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the rising trend of political independence, major media shifts, and changing party dynamics in 2024. 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