Jake Tapper is visibly stunned by independents' “wild” 20-point swing toward Trump in the exit election in Georgia

Jake Tapper was visibly stunned on CNN Tuesday night when David Chalian told him that there had been a 20-point swing among independent viewers in Georgia toward Donald Trump.

Chalian reported that early exit poll results in the southern state showed a stark contrast to 2020 results, when Joe Biden won independent voters in the state by nine points.

Tapper responded with raised eyebrows and a moment of silence. “Wow, that’s really significant. Later I added: This independent swing is wild, it is a huge swing.”

He further pointed out that, similar to when the polls closed on the East Coast, Kamala Harris did “slightly better” among young voters, but Trump was ahead among “non-college whites.”

At another point in CNN's coverage, Chalian reported that “protecting democracy” was the “most important issue” among voters across the country, according to the exit poll, with 35% preferring it over abortion or other hot-button issues.

Chalian also pointed out the striking difference between Harris and Trump voters' belief in the integrity of the election.

In response to the question: “Are you confident that elections in the United States will be conducted fairly and accurately?” 88%, or almost nine in 10 Harris voters, expressed confidence, while – after four years of conspiracy theories about the In the “stolen” presidential election, only 47% of Trump voters were similarly confident, while 52% chose “not confident.”

When asked whether voters across the country are concerned about violence and the possibility of a repeat of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, 71% said they were concerned, while 27% said they were not case.

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