Sounds more like a manipulative virgin than political strategy. I'm not sure what other freepers are referring to, but by "third party" I'm talking about the folks here that you see proudly proclaiming that they joined the Constitution Party or that they voted other than the GOP because they were peeved they didn't get what they wanted on their favorite issue. Morons like that.
By the way, "organized as independents"? There is no such thing. There are far-lefties and socialists in that mix, and disenfranchised Dems who feel the Dem Party abandoned them and they want to be "courted".....and even folks like my staunch-conservative hubby who registered Independent because he absolutely can't say no to any GOP fundraising call even if we already busted the budget donating to something the week before. There are also mushy middle swing voters as Independents who don't know enough about politics to see the big differences between the right and the left.
No such thing as an Independent voting block, dear, without any type of consistent ideology.
In any case when did it become a form of c*ck tease to withold your vote until a candidate makes you an pledge for his support? When did that concept sound "more like a manipulative virgin than political strategy".
Washington said avoid political parties and being indepedent is as orthodox conservative as you can get.
I am still a registered Republican but that's because I have been to busy to go change affiliations.