I have no use for Independents. They are politically impotent although the word “independent” makes for a good feel-good ego trip for them.
Primary voting for Republicans is equally as important as voting in the general elections. Many a good conservative Republican candidate in a close race has been primaried out because of votes cast by former Republicans for an Independent Party candidate.
Impotence is supporting the GOP while the likes of Graham and Romney aid and abet the ongoing coup against a GOP POTUS. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Denying the reality of the bipartisan nature of the coup breaths life into it.
I live in a real world.
I held political office in Illinois for two decades.....and in one of my elections, I was working my precinct door-to-door on a lovely Saturday afternoon with my brochure handouts and my usual pressing the flesh.
A neighbor a block away was raking leaves outside and I gave him my campaign brochure along with my pitch why he should vote for me.
After about 1/2 hour of political chit-chat (he was very conservative) he informed he that he always voted Independent.
This terminated the conversation. I inwardly wanted to punch his lights out, LOL....he wasted my precious time....and he was going to cast a vote which would be of no use to me, the Republican party, or the conservative movement.
In the end, I won handily....but no thanks to conservative Independents.They are happy in their own "independent" world, but in the real world, their votes are just blowin' in the wind. In tight races, especially in primaries, they can do real damage to Republicans and conservative Republican candidates.
Leni