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These two tribes exist in what appear to be parallel political ecosystems, across a deep partisan divide where opposing views are dismissed and the candidates inspire a devoted loyalty that goes beyond normal party affiliation.

Hochman is running as an independent and has worked to distance himself from his past GOP affiliation, saying he plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential race.

Harmon has said on his website that his “affiliation is to no group. I am not part of any Super Pacs or special interest group.”

“When it comes to disclosing their affiliation with Trump, no ground is more fraught than courtship,” Politico observed back in 2018.

Over the same period, net party affiliation among nonwhite voters has swung back and forth in some elections but has not significantly trended in either direction.