John Avlon, senior political columnist for The Daily Beast, writes an opinion piece for CNN on the Independent movement in America, which is now the “largest and fastest growing segment of the American electorate.”
Below are two excerpts from the CNN piece with quotes from Eliot:
A CBS/New York Times poll released last month found that 42 percent of Americans identify themselves as independents. Registered independent (or unaffiliated) voters now outnumber registered Democrats or Republicans in 10 states, including Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine.
Now that a new USA Today/Gallup poll shows approval of both parties near all-time lows, the time might just be right for a new generation of independent reformers….
You can read the complete article here.
Tags: Democratic Party, Independents