In U.S., New Record 43% Are Political Independents

[applegrove]

In U.S., New Record 43% Are Political Independents

by Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup

http://www.gallup.com/poll/180440/new-record-political-independents.aspx?utm_source=POLITICS&utm_medium=topic&utm_campaign=tiles

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Story Highlights

•Record 43% of Americans are political independents

•Democrats maintain edge among those with a party preference

•Democratic advantage smaller in 2014 than in 2013

PRINCETON, N.J. -- An average 43% of Americans identified politically as independents in 2014, establishing a new high in Gallup telephone poll trends back to 1988. In terms of national identification with the two major parties, Democrats continued to hold a modest edge over Republicans, 30% to 26%.


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[JI7]

1. I know many who claim to be indie but are pretty much republicans

They are always attacking dems but if you bring up some republicsn they will say "I'm not a republican".

[applegrove]

2. No wonder the GOP is apoplectic and suddenly wants to 'fight against' income inequality.

[olddots]

3. I hope the Gallop poles are seriously flawed

How do they come up with these numbers ?

[Glassunion]

4. Simple. They pick up the phone, ask questions, and people answer. They take those answers and