I am going to take the opposite view from Lee and say this poll is actually pretty bad news, as it confirms stubbornly high levels of partisanship + leaning. After a decline from 2004 to 2014, the % of Americans choosing something other than true Independent has risen back to 91% 
https://twitter.com/leedrutman/status/1366400818300215298
Partisans are more likely than ever to refuse to label themselves as Ds or Rs outright, but (even after the events of the last 2 months) are no more likely to actually disavow their party when pressed. GOP identity is as low as it was all the way back in [checks chart] Dec 2018.
Perhaps more people than ever want third parties, but the parties they want are more extreme than those on offer, so the leaned percentage increases & voting behavior get more predictable as frustration rises. (This is consistent with other Gallup data.)
https://twitter.com/leedrutman/status/1366435336054837254?s=20
(Just to be clear about the line connecting the dots: The reason the leaned % would increase as voters drift further from partisan medians is because of negative partisanship.)
The Gallup polling suggests that support for a third party among Republicans is driven by a desire for a more conservative version of the GOP. See: news.gallup.com/poll/329639/su…
That's consistent with GOP leavers being more likely to approve of Trump. See:
That's consistent with GOP leavers being more likely to approve of Trump. See:
https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/1361723966159749128?s=20
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