I detest independents as the lynch pin of an election. Both parties are so bad that more and more are created each election cycle.
They are the low information, I wanna be on the winning side, can’t we all get along crowd. They are almost as dangerous as Dems themselves.
Actually, I think of the “independent” as self-centered, selfish prima donna who clearly wants to be ‘courted’ and festooned with all sorts of monikers that signify qualities unto them that in practice and evidence clearly are not the case.
I believe that so-called independents are naturally disposed to voting Democrat anyway. They just want that extra special treatment and pandering. By the results from the last several elections, I certainly reject any premise where the words “open” “reasonable” and “intelligent” are used.