[ansel12]

That isn’t accurate, for instance I have never wanted to become a member of the Republican party because they are too liberal, this is common here at FR, an “independent site”, not a republican site.

[BfloGuy]

for instance I have never wanted to become a member of the Republican party because they are too liberal

Fair enough. I painted with too broad a brush. I made the mistake of lumping all independents in with the so-called moderates.