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GOP’s election-year standing with independents at risk

Dilaine Noel, from politically competitive Columbia County, Wisconsin, talks in a downtown park in Lodi, Wis, on Sept. 12, 2022. The 29-year-old data analyst and political independent says the June U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is forcing her to vote Democratic this fall "by default." She is among independent voters nationally who have drifted toward supporting Democrats in November in light of the court decision and mixed messaging from Republicans over the summer. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont) In her backyard in politically competitive Columbia County, Wisconsin, Mary Percifield talks on Sept. 13, 2022 in Pardeeville, Wis. Percifield worries the June U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade puts other federally protected rights at risk. The 68-year-old customer service representative is among independent voters nationally who have drifted toward supporting Democrats in November in light of the court decision and mixed messaging from Republicans over the summer. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont) Steve Gray, a 61-year-old moderate Republican "though never a Trump fan," sits on one of his Harley Davidson motorcycles inside his garage in Rio, Wis., on Sept. 12, 2022. Gray, a school maintenance manager, said he is frustrated with the June U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade because it gave Trump a policy win despite being out of office. Gray is among voters nationally who have drifted toward supporting Democrats in November. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont) Sarah Motiff, from politically competitive Columbia, County, Wisconsin, works from home in Columbus, Wis., on Sept. 13, 2022. The 52-year-old city council woman and political independent says testimony that Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson's office offered a fake slate of Wisconsin electors for the 2020 election "put a bad taste in my mouth." She is among independent voters nationally who have drifted toward supporting Democrats this fall. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont)