The “independent” is so labeled by many of the States, since they really refuse to accept more than R or D, when it comes to Americans getting their voting cards, or updating them, as time goes on.
If you are neither R or D in Louisiana, you are labeled “other”.
I am a proud “other”!!
I would have loved to talk to Rush today to straighten him out about this independent thing. I am independent. That means I only vote for conservative candidates. NOT democrat, NOT republican-e, I make above average wages, I am not a member of any religious body.There is very little in the republican party that I will waste my vote on. I donate to conservative politicians. I have resigned myself to endure a solid democratic senate and house if it will purge the system of the republican elites. Yes it will destroy America, I am to the point where I do not care any more.The ship of state will either right itself or sink...
Indys are a fragmented universe of various voting characteristics.
The vestiges of the two-party system are still evident however within that universe however.
“Independent” now means both “leftist but unwilling to admit it” and “conservative and unwilling to be grouped with RINOS.” So one word is used to describe two groups with diametrically opposed political views.
Looks like el rushbo is starting to carry water for the uniparty earlier than normal. I guess he doesn’t like that all those conservatives decided to up and leave the plantation.
Downright uppity of them.
I’m a Whig. Yes, there is still a Whig Party. It’s like the Tea Party, but with fewer nut cases. Also, al lot of veterans.
As important is to ask, "Who are the 'conservatives'?" The word "conservative" is based on the word "conserve," whose two main literal definitions are quite different. One is "to protect from harm or decay," and the other is to "use something sparingly."
Are "conservatives" Americans who want to use government sparingly? As in, Limited Government Conservatives? The kind who, as an example, would do away with Planned Parenthood because government has no business in planned parenting (not to mention enabling the murder called abortion on the taxpayer's dime)?
Or are "conservatives" Americans who want to "protect" American morality and culture "from harm or decay" as they see it, using government to do it? As in, Social Conservatives? The kind (like Rick Santorum) who, for example, would do away with Planned Parenthood because it enables murder called abortion on the taxpayers dime, but who would like to REDIRECT tax dollars once used for Planned Parenthood, into government programs promoting the more socially "conservative" avenue of adoption?
Hello, Rush????? I think "Independents" are increasingly becoming dominated by people who are sick of government meddling and understand that both the Republican and Democrat parties are PRO government meddling.
I am definitely the independent sort but my political philosophy is conservative. Period.
Nonetheless, he determined over the course of about 40 years of study, there are very, very few actual "independents"--less than 10% of the total electorate, probably even smaller than that.
The fact is, almost all people lean one way or another, and almost always vote that way. Of course this doesn't hold true all of the time, but as a whole it's pretty predictable. I was fascinated by this because SO many people claim to be "independent" when in fact they are really lean-D or lean-R. A strong liberal or conservative will generally identify as such (of course a strong liberal will also call you a racist, hate-monger, but that's a different topic for a different day).
Sorry for the long windedness, but the main point I was trying to make is that "independent" is mainly just a term people use to make themselves sound open-minded, when in fact that's highly unlikely when they enter the voting booth.
Even the folks on here who have unregistered as Republicans would still be considered "lean-R" or "likely-R" simply based on ideology. Certainly there are people who are finished voting for more liberal Republican candidates for president, etc, but it's not like they are going to go out and start voting for a bunch of liberals and Democrats instead. They will be more likely to vote Republican in down ticket races, even if they leave the presidential ballot blank. Obviously I am not speaking for anyone on here individually, but as a group that is reasonably predictable.
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