Independents....

[rambot]

I'll be the first to say this is an old poll and I am more than welcome to see new contradictory evidence if it can be presented but....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/politics/independents-pew

I have never really met a self identified "Independent" who has had a truly centrist position (or; who argues "both sides" with equal vigor)

What do you all think of Independents? IF you are one, do you believe that you are an exception to that rule?

 

[Richard T]

I'll be the first to say this is an old poll and I am more than welcome to see new contradictory evidence if it can be presented but....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/politics/independents-pew

I have never really met a self identified "Independent" who has had a truly centrist position (or; who argues "both sides" with equal vigor)

What do you all think of Independents? IF you are one, do you believe that you are an exception to that rule?

I don't really buy their definition of a true independent. Some are not middling but instead take every issue and examine it through their own lens to support or oppose. Senator Rand is like that and so is Senator Sanders. These are the kind of people the government needs because otherwise it is just a herd all running their direction, well two herds actually. To solve America's problems we need more choices. Both parties seem quite stagnant. Many too are too defensive about their views and preferences. Who really knows the answer to some really hard questions like how much government do we want and how should that be divided up? It is not a right and wrong answer, it is just a personal preference in many cases.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

I'll be the first to say this is an old poll and I am more than welcome to see new contradictory evidence if it can be presented but....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/politics/independents-pew

I have never really met a self identified "Independent" who has had a truly centrist position (or; who argues "both sides" with equal vigor)

What do you all think of Independents? IF you are one, do you believe that you are an exception to that rule?

I think that at this point, people who call themselves "independent" are either uninformed or think that claiming to be independent gives them more street cred.

 

[Yttrium]

I have never really met a self identified "Independent" who has had a truly centrist position (or; who argues "both sides" with equal vigor)

Well... I used to have a truly centrist position before Trump first became president. Now that MAGA has replaced the conservatives, I'm in a position of being anti-MAGA. So, if we now defined liberal as being opposed to Trump, I would count as a liberal.

I'd prefer to go back to being a true centrist again.

 

[rambot]

I think that at this point, people who call themselves "independent" are either uninformed or think that claiming to be independent gives them more street cred.

I DEFINITELY lean into the 2nd one. I feel like there tends to be an air of "I'm impartial because I'm in the middle".

 

[Yttrium]

I DEFINITELY lean into the 2nd one. I feel like there tends to be an air of "I'm impartial because I'm in the middle".

Sure, sure, keep insulting us like we're not here.

 

[rambot]

Sure, sure, keep insulting us like we're not here.

I don't think I'm alone in that I've got that feeling in reading posts by some centrists.

The left gets shot at; the right gets shot at. Can centrists not take a bit of heat?

 

[essentialsaltes]

It would be difficult to be independent (or centrist) on every. single. issue.