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This thread is being opened in fairness to the Republican and Democratic no bash threads. I hope that by having Liberal and Independent no bash threads that it will help to decrease the amount of political arguments and tension on the boards.

Happy posting,
Kathryn

Nobody seems to be interested in the Independent thread, so I thought I'd ask - what exactly makes an independent? Sometimes I think I lean more toward this particular group, so I thought I'd throw the question out there....

typically independent means you can vote either way if you are registered as one, during early voting. On this thread, since at the same time there was a liberal thread made, I guess this is the conservative independent thread?

I understand the independents can't vote in the primary because they have no party affiliation. I always assumed independent was right in the middle of democrat and republican and most independents support some issues from both camps. However, if that were the case, I'd think there would be a LOT more independents.

So, is Joe Liebermann considered an Independent or a disgruntled Democrat who supports Republicans?

I tend to believe the latter. His track record doesn't scream a desire to be separate from the Dem or Repub party. i see him as an opportunistic feeder...lol..By fact of his appearance at the Repub convention last year, and other issues, he clearly is not operating within the confines of "no party affiliation."

I tend to take someone saying they are an Independent with a grain of salt, and watch how they tend to vote as an indicator of whether or not they are truly a rolling stone with no party.

Most times IMO, I tend to see Indys either leaning Dem or Repub...these are the two dominant political parties and I think it's hard for someone to go vote on election day for or against something, when the options of Yes or No are typically coming from the opposing sides of the majority parties. Ex. Dems want you to vote No on this issue, Repubs want you to vote Yes. What do you do--write, "I abstain" on the ballot?

How do you vote under those circumstances? Write in your responses..vote for the option that is the most separate...sure, you can do this, but I see most Indys eventually dipping their toes in either (or both) Dem and Repub waters.

Just an observation, people...this is not a bash or attack. Thank you.

Most politicians will take a party stand because of funding. How nice it would be, if campaigning didn't involve massive amounts of funds, that go to the candidate in the end, anyway!

As far as independent voting, I try and decide the lesser of two evils, and vote that way. I have found that if you do not vote, because you can't figure out who to vote for, a womanizer gets to be President of the United States and sets women back twenty years, at least!