Election Issues Today

Independent Voters are the Most Valued and still the Least Loved of the electorate.

I can understand why political candidates have a “Love-Hate” relationship with the “Independent” voter.   These voters refuse to commit to one major party or the other and maintain their “independence” from election to election, often remaining in the “undecideds” category until Election Day.

Candidates have no choice but to cater to the “Independent” voter because most electi0n outcomes are decided by their votes.

Independent voters used to cast themselves as “mavericks” but….OH WAIT, that terminology has kind of been captured by Senator McCain. Did you know that a maverick was a term used to describe a bovine calf that went astray and never stayed with a herd during a cattle drive?  Okay, so that’s a generality…but so is Senator McCain’s use of the term to describe his political positions.

The two major political parties also cater to the indendepent voters…love em and hate em too. 

One the one hand, these indpendent voters hold the key to Democratic and Republican victories in local and national elections. 

On the other hand, the independent voters are looked upon as not willing to commit to anything or anybody, a real pain in the neck, spineless, the MONKEY WRENCH that screws up all the polls and plans!

So, what do we talk about next?

Upcoming in this political column and others too, I expect: 

The Lame Duck President and Congress, the State of the Union, the Fate of Social Security and Medicare, TAXES!, the Economy’s Resurgence! (we hope), the Honeymoon and the First 100 Days of the new Administration. 

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