Comments on: Three Myths about Political Independents

By: Independents Abandoning Romney

Independents Abandoning Romney — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:14:31 +0000

[...] comments about “independents” with the point that true independents are only around 7% of the electorate, and the rest of self-identified indies tend to be further to the left or to the right than the two [...]

By: Polarization on Obama | Rule 22

Polarization on Obama | Rule 22 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:58:19 +0000

[...] to at least Reagan (though H.W. Bush approval wasn’t as polarized). And third, the drop in partisan identification in recent years we may have an affect. As more “moderate” identifiers become [...]

By: Dear Eliot, I’ll get back to soon about OneMaine | Pollways

Dear Eliot, I’ll get back to soon about OneMaine | Pollways — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:57:34 +0000

[...] is “The Myth of the Independent Voter,” a book published nearly twenty years ago. Among the myths surrounding independent voters is that they are, well, independent. [...]

By: How they get away with obstruction – Opening Shot – Salon.com « Ye Olde Soapbox

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:41:03 +0000

[...] For instance, while a majority of Republican voters tell pollsters that they’re OK with higher taxes on millionaires and more federal aid to state governments, that doesn’t mean that these issues are particularly important to them or that they’re paying much attention — or any attention at all — to how they’re being addressed in Congress. What they have is a strong sense of loyalty to the Republican Party, which means they generally take their cues from opinion-shaping Republican leaders. And essentially every opinion-shaping Republican leader for the past three years has been sounding the alarm of President Obama’s “radical” and “failed” policies. So Republicans in the Senate can block tax hikes on the rich and aid to state governments all they want; as long as they’re unified in bashing Obama, most Republicans will stick with them and continue giving Obama failing marks. This also applies to the fair chunk of “independent” voters who are functionally Republicans . [...]

By: Attention climate wonks: you can’t take the politics out of politics | Greediocracy

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:23:40 +0000

[...] and watch them pull their hair out. Or read this post from political scientists John Sides: “Three Myths about Political Independents.” Most people who identify as “independent” in fact behave as partisans, voting [...]

By: Attention climate wonks: you can’t take the politics out of politics | Grist

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:04:16 +0000

[...] time and watch them pull their hair out. Or read this post from political scientists John Sides: "Three Myths about Political Independents." Most people who identify as "independent" in fact behave as partisans, voting reliably for one [...]

By: Barack Obama - Gives Up His Date To Speak

Barack Obama - Gives Up His Date To Speak — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:21:31 +0000

[...] the case. Independents will decide the election, and he kissed them all goodbye a few years ago. Three Myths about Independents Correcting Myths about Independent Voters Moon Reply With [...]

By: On the limited impact of presidential nominees « Political Science at University of the Pacific

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:00:35 +0000

[...] to the vast majority of voters come November 6. Contrary to the media’s constant proclamations, very few people are politically independent. (If anything, the percentage of the population that is really independent is getting smaller, not [...]

By: End of the World, Period: Sid Harth | Global Village: Sid Harth

End of the World, Period: Sid Harth | Global Village: Sid Harth — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 08:54:22 +0000

[...] pure independents are true swing voters; Gallup defines the category to exclude the many voters who call themselves independent but in fact lean toward one or another party and behave like [...]

By: FiveThirtyEight: Confidence in Obama, and in the Economy, Declines | Diversity Edition

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:41:57 +0000