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Orrex

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7. I've known quite a few "Indepedents" in my time

Reply to HughBeaumont (Original post)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 02:17 PM

Mar 2016

Like several dozen. All but one have been 100% Republican in sentiment and voting history.

That 1 exception is now a rather passionate Sanders supporter, curiously enough.

As for the others, they fancy themselves Libertarians, which is in practice simply another word for asshole.

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Most Libertarians are pretty much "Denialicans" (see below). HughBeaumont Mar 2016 #8

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