What is an ‘independent’ voter?
We should know what it is about the various parties that keep some who call themselves ‘independent’ from registering as a member.
Are they so unhappy with the Democratic, Republican, Green, Workers, or other parties in their state? Each state may recognize different parties, and have different requirements to get a ballot line for a particular party.
So, the questions may be slightly different depending on where the voter, who claims to be an independent, lives. The media are doing a poor job of dealing with the detail when they focus on those who call themselves independents.
They need to ask different questions than they now do. They need to get to the bottom of why a person would rather call themselves an independent, instead of joining a political party.
