Alfred Schnabel is one of them. The 42-year-old business analyst has kept his GOP registration but feels unwanted in either party. He is turned off by Trump and wary of Democratic presidential hopefuls such as Sanders.
“There seems to be a push to go super-progressive,” he said of Democrats.
Still, Schnabel volunteered for a local Democratic legislative candidate last year because he was infuriated at his state representative’s criticism of gay people, and his frustration at the GOP outweighs his concerns about Democrats. He chalks up his ability to evolve politically to his education.
“Going to college, I met people who were gay, people from other cultures,” Schnabel said. “That stayed with me.”
Mike Wessell is still a registered Republican but he was comfortable at the victory party last Tuesday night for the Democrat, Pam Iovino, who won the state Senate race comfortably.
“I’m not happy with the way President Trump has been running the country, or his ideology,” said Wessell, a corporate lawyer. He cited Trump’s immigration stance and denial of climate science.
