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gabeana

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49. This

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 06:24 PM

Sep 2018

someone who just spouts, the bewilderment continues
https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx

http://www.people-press.org/2018/03/20/1-trends-in-party-affiliation-among-demographic-groups/

In Pew Research Center surveys conducted in 2017, 37% of registered voters identified as independents, 33% as Democrats and 26% as Republicans. When the partisan leanings of independents are taken into account, 50% either identify as Democrats or lean Democratic; 42% identify as Republicans or lean Republican.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/14/ben-sasse-quit-republican-party-become-independent-fix-senate-column/1282373002/

Sasse is giving voice to the 43% and growing share of Americans who do not identify with either political party. What unites this largest and fastest growing segment of the electorate is not a commitment to an ideology, but fidelity to a system of governance that is about putting country over party. They are looking for leadership.

Now for me I have been a Democrat since I was 18 yrs old and proud of it, but if someone has 90% of my views its all good

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Sometimes DU bewilderes me [View all] gabeana Sep 2018 OP

I love them both JonLP24 Sep 2018 #1

I love one of them... HipChick Sep 2018 #2

I'm glad we have Avenatti out there meadowlark5 Sep 2018 #3

I am double-minded about both of them marylandblue Sep 2018 #4

In my case I think Avenatti is in it for himself mythology Sep 2018 #5

DU has lot's of members. It is the wrong thing in my mind that we have a homoginous thought wasupaloopa Sep 2018 #6

I disagree with your assessment. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #7

But we already knew that. ret5hd Sep 2018 #12

disagree but no supporting opinion on why you do gabeana Sep 2018 #39

Two very different individuals. violetpastille Sep 2018 #8

which one an why? gabeana Sep 2018 #40

Being 'Independent' doesn't necessarily mean that I don't identify and vote procon Sep 2018 #9

I'm confused on how being Independent helps with that? JonLP24 Sep 2018 #11

States are different; we have an open primary and I can pick from any party. nt procon Sep 2018 #15

So you can vote in both primaries? JonLP24 Sep 2018 #16

In a pinch, there are other parties; this really shouldn't be so difficult, yeah? procon Sep 2018 #20

I was just asking questions JonLP24 Sep 2018 #22

I'm with you trixie2 Sep 2018 #36

No. It means that you do not register as member of any party when you register to vote. Then yellowdogintexas Sep 2018 #43

Thank you JonLP24 Sep 2018 #46

Part 2 It makes finding your party members really hard yellowdogintexas Sep 2018 #47

A different kind of open primary dragonlady Sep 2018 #62

Good point.. safeinOhio Sep 2018 #21

I'm a 'lefty'...I'm used to being castigated here when I slam blue-dogs pecosbob Sep 2018 #10

There's lots of Bernie fans here whathehell Sep 2018 #13

I agree whole heartedly. Juvenille is the correct term. LiberalLovinLug Sep 2018 #14

Yes. Let's accept differences of opinion KSNY Sep 2018 #35

🙂👍🏼👍🏼 dae Sep 2018 #44

I will take all the allies I can get superpatriotman Sep 2018 #17

i love them both ( well, I like BS).......just not enuff to be Prez... samnsara Sep 2018 #18

Avenatti yes, Sanders...too many attacks on the party. brush Sep 2018 #19

I feel ok talking positively about the things I like with them. WeekiWater Sep 2018 #23

For some, Bernie's not sufficiently corpo. jalan48 Sep 2018 #24

oh really? JHan Sep 2018 #27

rate Power 2 the People Sep 2018 #31

I agree with the Avenatti part of your post. NBachers Sep 2018 #25

That's just a small subset of no consequence. Purists would rather lose than have them Autumn Sep 2018 #26

Avenatti is fine doing what he's doing but my cynicism remains. JHan Sep 2018 #28

dems have a wide range of attitudes RussBLib Sep 2018 #29

Great post gabeana. It's all about strengthening the party Power 2 the People Sep 2018 #30

well, avanati is a good guy anyway getagrip_already Sep 2018 #32

Love them both! ...but we cannot rely only on "heroes" to speak for us KSNY Sep 2018 #33

Do yu have links to posts showing disdain for Sanders? I haven't seen any. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #34

I don't ant to be rude, but it is not that hard to find gabeana Sep 2018 #41

The responses in this thread don't count. The OP was done before them. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #48

Definition of disdain gabeana Sep 2018 #53

Wow really? LiberalLovinLug Sep 2018 #55

Looks like I trashed that thread just in time JonLP24 Sep 2018 #59

"I haven't seen even one post showing disdain for Bernie Sanders" melman Sep 2018 #58

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Sep 2018 #37

Me too. It reminds me of the baseless Hillary haters on the right . . . pdsimdars Sep 2018 #38

Most of the country does not identify as independent. George II Sep 2018 #42

This gabeana Sep 2018 #49

I wouldn't mind your personal insult if you were correct, but 37% isn't "most" of the country. George II Sep 2018 #50

I didn't say the majority I said the most gabeana Sep 2018 #51

"Most" of the country, and "most" of those 100 people, identify with a political party. George II Sep 2018 #52

Does Most mean Majority? gabeana Sep 2018 #54

For me, the flaws of these two men are about 14 million places down the list of our worries. byronius Sep 2018 #45

Last I saw this was DEMOCRATIC underground nini Sep 2018 #56

agree. I like how Avenatti takes the fight to them. Dems turned over Bush vs Gore, Garland Demovictory9 Sep 2018 #57

Avenatti worked for Rahm and Obama in Chicago. Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #60

Same here. Duppers Sep 2018 #61