Who are the "independents?"

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7. one of my sisters is a proud independent

In fact, we frequently use her as the barometer of political issues. It's fascinating to talk to her about politics (putting aside the sometimes scary lack of logic).

She refuses to register for a party. Even when she's lived in states that always elect candidates from one party, she won't register for the party even to vote in the primary.

She has probably voted pretty close to evenly Rep vs Dem.

In last 5 presidential elections, she voted for Perot, Clinton, Bush, Nadar, Obama.

One of my other sisters doesn't claim to be an independent, but I kind of think of her as independent. She usually registers Republican because she likes to vote in primaries (has lived in deeply red states recently). She's devoutly Catholic - anti-war, anti death penalty, anti choice, works a lot with catholic charities. She's actually one of the people I call truly "pro life" - she's very consistent that way. One of my relatives calls her something like the Jesus is a socialist kind of Catholic. She voted for Obama but has voted for Rep presidents in past.