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Is there a myth about indepedent voters?
“This premise is based on the greatest myth in American politics: that independents are actually independent. They are not. As numerous studies have shown, the overwhelming majority of Americans who say there are “independent” lean toward one party or the other. Call them IINOs, or Independents In Name Only. IINOs who say they lean toward the Republicans think and vote just like regular Republicans. IINOs who say they lean toward the Democrats think and vote just like regular Democrats.”
Ruy Teixeira, The Great Illusion
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I disagree with the main thrust of this idea. Yes, in terms of voting records, independents probably do line up with one...
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