Independents Aren’t Happy With Trump—What Does That Mean For The Midterms?

[upbeat music] Hi, everybody.

I'm Brittany Lewis, a breaking news reporter here at Forbes.

Joining me now is John Opdycke.

He's the founder and president of Open Primaries.

John, thanks so much for coming on.

My pleasure.

Thanks for having me.

I'm really grateful for the conversation today because, as of now, we are less than a month away from the midterm elections.

Republicans currently have slim majorities both in the House and Senate, and Democrats are looking to flip both chambers.

Competitive races across the country that will determine the balance of power could be decided by independent voters.

So to start off the conversation, who are these independents, and how much power do they have on November 3rd?