Why Trump Has Lost Support Among Independents

Ten months into Donald Trump's second term in office, his approval ratings are significantly lower than when his term began. Such declines are not uncommon - even though presidential "honeymoon" periods aren't what they once were. Democrats have never cottoned to Trump and Republicans remain intensely loyal. That leaves independents - like me - and a spate of public opinion surveys reveal that the president's declining popularity is almost entirely due to losing favor with independent voters.