2007-01-24 11:21:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Independent means you haven't made a choice.
Democrat means you made the wrong choice.
2007-01-24 11:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you vote Democrat most to all of the time then you might be considered a Democrat. Independents from what I have gathered are generally about some of what Democrats are up to and some of what Republicans are up to. They are not stuck to either party.
Remember, the Democrats and Republicans are just simply parties. There can be liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats. Liberal is just a view and Conservative is just a view.
So independent may also mean that you could be a very conservative person who does not always pan to the Republican party.
This is just the way I have understood this. So far...
2007-01-24 11:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by Noodles 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Democrat is a follower and an Independent doesn't know what they want.
Or
A Democrat has the wrong point of view and an Independent has no point of view.
2007-01-24 11:29:37 · answer #3 · answered by Tropical Weasel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A democrat already has a bias on any topic. The topic must support their ideology before they support any topic. Currently, anything that is anti-war, anti-military, anti-business and anti-Bush would be supported by the democrats.
On the other hand, an independent would usually listen to arguments for and against a particular topic before they make up their mind to support it or not. In some cases, they may support democrats, but in other cases, they could support republicans. It all depends what they think. Their mind is usually not already made up.
2007-01-24 11:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by txguy8800 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it really depends... independent can mean almost anything... I've seen some very conservative people that don't like the way the Republican party is going that consider themselves to be independent...
and of course, Democrat is usually more liberal leaning... but some independents lean to the liberal side too... they just don't agree with some things the dems say or want...
Indpendents are often people who are split on major issues... like for social healthcare, but against abortion... so they feel party-less...
but it's really in all how you define it...
2007-01-24 11:29:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Independant is a catch all category. Its a name that could be used to describe someone who votes issue rather than parties.
It could also be used to describe someone who cant make a decision and maybe has no idea what they believe in.
2007-01-24 11:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by sociald 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Independents generally agree with one party or another; they merely seek to cosmetically set themselves apart. A statist is a statist.
2007-01-24 11:26:16 · answer #7 · answered by Zombie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me, it means I vote the person, not the party. I vote democrat, independent and republican. I could care less about party, I care about issues and stances.
2007-01-24 11:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This independent voted for Reagan and Clinton. Carter, whom I have deep respect for, was an honest man but a poor leader hence the Regan vote.
Due to Reagan's trickle down economics that never trickled down, the poor got really poor. Thus drugs and gangs took over the US, and the public school system fell apart. Thus the Clinton vote.
2007-01-24 11:24:16 · answer #9 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Independents aren't so stupid as to think one party has all the answers.
2007-01-24 11:56:47 · answer #10 · answered by fake_cowboy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋