Let's let our senators know that we want them to get tough with the Republicans -- for a change!

[Cal33]

15. Both Democrats and Republicans are leaving their respective Parties in droves. Pew Research

gave the number of Independents of 2015 as 40%. I believe the latest info lists the number as
43%. Democrats still outnumber Republicans, and Independents outnumber either one of them.

Both Trump and Clinton are disliked and distrusted by some 60% of their own Party members,
yet they "won" their Parties' respective presidential nominations. It's easy to guess that these
two have been foisted upon the American people by their respective Party leadership, who were
following orders from their common boss - Corporate America. And most Americans are aware
of Corporate America today -- thanks to a significant extent to the efforts of Sens. Warren and
Sanders - among others.

I can't help but see that change is coming, whether one wants it or not. How, when, where, and
in which direction change will go is anybody's guess. It's a frightening thought.

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Year Ind Rep Dem
1992 36% 28% 33%
1993 34 27 34
1994 34 30 32
1995 33 31 30
1996 33 29 33
1997 32 28 33
1998 31 28 34
1999 34 27 33
2000 29 28 33
2001 29 29 34
2002 30 30 31
2003 31 30 31
2004 30 29 33
2005 31 29 33
2006 30 28 33
2007 34 25 33
2008 31 25 35
2009 35 24 34
2010 36 25 33
2011 37 24 32
2012 37 25 32
2013 38 24 32
2014 39 23 32
2015 40.1 23.7 30.4
The number of political independents has continued to grow, as both parties have lost ground among the public. Independents now outnumber either Democrats or Republicans, with 40% of Americans choosing that label. Read more

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