Good-bye Republicans and Democrats, the Independent Revolution is underway

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Ryan JaroncykRyan Jaroncyk
Published: 20 Apr, 2010
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Republicans and Democrats are beginning to exit the two-party system in significant numbers.  According to USA today, there has been a veritable explosion of voters registering as unaffiliated since 2008, and the trend looks to intensify in 2010 and beyond.  Here are some of the more eye-opening statistics of the review, covering the period between 2008 and the present:

9% increase in independent voters in Colorado

11% increase in independent voters in Florida

13% increase in independent voters in Nevada

14% increase in independent voters in California

16% increase in independent voters in New Hampshire

18% increase in independent voters in North Carolina

30% increase in independent voters in Arizona

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Even more shocking, independent/unaffiliated voters now outnumber Republicans and Democrats in nine states, or nearly 20% of the country.  Ken Bennet, Arizona's Secretary of State, may have said it best, "It's kind of an in-your-face reminder to candidates of both parties that there's a whole block of other people who have to be acknowledged and courted."

The trend is becoming evident.  An independent revolution is underway, a revolution that is shaping up to dwarf Ross Perot's quixotic movement in 1992. 

Americans are finally beginning to tire of the massive deficits, astronomical debt, boom/bust economic cycles, stagnant incomes, high cost of education and healthcare, open-ended overseas wars, and perhaps most importantly, the incessant partisan rancor.

Republicans and Democrats had better pay close attention.  Their days of uncontested political domination appear to be rapidly drawing to a close.

 

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