On Friday evening, the former Republican Governor of Florida jumped on his Twitter account and declared himself a new member of the Democratic Party.
Supporters of the Texas congressman’s presidential aspirations are debating the question: Should Ron Paul supporters vote for Gary Johnson?
Americans clearly want a different kind of politics and electing independents to Congress has real potential to hasten change.
In 2012, at least fifty bona fide independent candidates have run for the US House and Senate. About twenty of those candidates have already withdrawn or been defeated.
GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn, considered by some “the most conservative member of Congress,” is being challenged by independent businessman Dave Anderson in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District.
Democratic Congressman Henry A Waxman faces a serious challenge in his 2012 reelection bid from independent candidate Bill Bloomfield.
An independent win against a long time incumbent would garner huge press attention, and Bloomfield hopes, the imagination of independently-minded people in other states.
