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PoindexterOglethorpe

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24. The ones who register as Independent

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 09:19 PM

Feb 2021

or No Party Preference or however it is in a particular state, are equally divided between those who will reliably vote for the Democrats and those who will reliably vote for the Republicans.

To say they are all right-wing Republicans is sheer ignorance.

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Do you know any "independents" that are actually independents? [View all] bearsfootball516 Feb 2021 OP

no. never. wingnuts with a centrist label. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2021 #1

I do. 2naSalit Feb 2021 #2

Hell no vercetti2021 Feb 2021 #3

Nope. They're repukes but to embarrassed to admit it. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #4

Nope. All the ones I know are right wing idiots. n/t servermsh Feb 2021 #5

I have an independent friend OriginalGeek Feb 2021 #6

Never centrist. Always fringe. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #7

Not anymore. catbyte Feb 2021 #8

I'm a registered Indy GusBob Feb 2021 #9

I do. One of my oldest friends had a Civil Service career in DC, usually working for... Hekate Feb 2021 #10

There is no such thing. An independent is a Republican who's ashamed to admit it. Cousin Dupree Feb 2021 #11

The ones I know think the Republicans are too soft and compromised... JHB Feb 2021 #12

None. But I know folks who claim they are "libertarians" DonaldsRump Feb 2021 #13

:) I've seen clips of people at the polls still trying to figure out if Hortensis Feb 2021 #14

I was one up until Trump. Native Feb 2021 #15

My experience aligns with yours... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #16

No such thing as an independent. rownesheck Feb 2021 #17

All of the "indpendednts" I know are Bettie Feb 2021 #18

I also know a couple of "independents" who claim that label for pretentious reasons. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author chia Feb 2021 #19

I'm Unenrolled. I vote platform, not party. theneworiginal Feb 2021 #21

Nope. Never met one. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #22

A lot of Independents are embarrassed Republicans but there are exceptions to the rule MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #23

The ones who register as Independent PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #24

That is what I have seen. Blue_true Feb 2021 #26

Like the Tea Party or Libertarian PurgedVoter Feb 2021 #25

Everyone I knew that claimed to be Independent were lying. LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #27

They are "which way the wind blows" types. Not really about issues but JI7 Feb 2021 #28

Most of the Independents I know are Republicans who don't want to admit it StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #29

Yes I do. Besides the two New England senators who are independents Bucky Feb 2021 #30

Nope. Iggo Feb 2021 #31

A few... Xolodno Feb 2021 #32