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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Who are "independents" really? Unbiased, critical thinkers? [View all]nemo137
(3,297 posts)55. Wasn't the point of the OP that independents aren't actually a bloc in any real sense?
Listed a number of reasons why people might call themselves independents, none of the particularly offensive.
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I'm not sure where you get the idea that I want Democrats to lose every single election.
Garrett78
May 2016
#10
Well you are not going to get any independent votes if Democrats push crap like we see in the OP
Bjorn Against
May 2016
#14
I put the term in quotes because clearly not all are "independent" in any true sense.
Garrett78
May 2016
#21
I agree. But that could change based on the bizarre nature of this years election. nm
floriduck
May 2016
#82
Most "Independents" I've met are Libertarians. Most of them are racist and callous.
Hoyt
May 2016
#4
I am registered as "unaffiliated", or independent of any party. Life member of int'l union,....
dmosh42
May 2016
#83
Then there are those of us who think the Democrats really suck, and the Republicans...
immoderate
May 2016
#9
Fair wages, fair trade, renewable energy, common-sense drug laws, non-interventionism.
frylock
May 2016
#22
"Or because they are 'liberal' on some issues and 'conservative' on others."
CompanyFirstSergeant
May 2016
#27
Or...they are just simply able to think for themselves without having to be told how to think. n/t
michaz
May 2016
#28
Obviously any one that chooses to can be an independent. It is their choice. But
michaz
May 2016
#46
Registrared Green for over twenty years but changed it to (D) for Bernie in California
nolabels
May 2016
#48
Wasn't the point of the OP that independents aren't actually a bloc in any real sense?
nemo137
May 2016
#55
I don't think you can generalize that way. People are independent for all kinds of reasons.
yellowcanine
May 2016
#52
I've done the exact opposite of "generalize" in both the OP and throughout this thread.
Garrett78
May 2016
#60
I am unenrolled but never call myself an independent. I do have a bias for Dems as that is the only
seaglass
May 2016
#59
No they are not a voting bloc. Trying to create a political party around independents would be
seaglass
May 2016
#62
"because they think it gives the impression that they are unbiased, critical thinkers"
dana_b
May 2016
#64
Do you really not think that's true for *some* who self-identify as "independent?"
Garrett78
May 2016
#65
By pointing out that there are a variety of reasons why people self-identify as "independent?"
Garrett78
May 2016
#74
They are a group of voters the majority of whom will not vote for Clinton...
leeroysphitz
May 2016
#75
Are party loyalists unbiased? Are they critical thinkers when they vote for a label?
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2016
#78
Does it matter? They represent 39% of the voting public, and Socialism appeals to them.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#86
Enough do that it's vitally important to the DNC and the Clinton campaign to keep them out. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#88