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# Declining party identification - ‘no preference’ on a survey of political attitudes - is a general phenomenon in advanced democracies, but the proud self-designation ‘Independent’ does not have a counterpart in other places.
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- Published: 2012-03-22T21:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:23:21.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

Declining party identification - ‘no preference’ on a survey of political attitudes - is a general phenomenon in advanced democracies, but the proud self-designation ‘Independent’ does not have a counterpart in other places.  
Ms Rosenblum, author of On the Side of the Angels: An Appreciation of Parties and Partisanship.