| lizschup: I voted for Kerry. I think of myself as more sympathetic to the Democratic party today precisely because at this point in time that is the party where centrists have the power and because the Republican party has been hijacked by the right wing. I want to help the Republican left wing (yes, McCain is a left winger among the Republicans) gain control of the GOP. McCain even considered switching parties to become a Democrat a few years ago. I may just vote for him, especially if Clinton is the Democratic nominee. Not because I dislike Clinton, but because I like McCain more, and also because I find Clinton to be too much of a partisan.
Independents are people who like certain aspects of each party but don't like the whole party platform. We are not going to be 'loyal' to one side or the other. Get used to us. There are more and more of us around.
Personally, I think the executive branch should not be controlled by a "party". We should have more independents as Mayors, Governors and eventually, Presidents. |