> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://ivn.us/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Why are there more independent voters today than perhaps ever before? Is it because people are fed up with the party first and the nation second mentality of incumbents?
- URL: https://ivn.us/why-are-there-more-independent-voters-today-than-perhaps-ever-before-is-it-because-people-are-fed-up-with-the-party-first-and-the-nation-second-mentality-of-incumbents/
- Published: 2011-11-21T21:45:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:21:22.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

Why are there more independent voters today than perhaps ever before? Is it because people are fed up with the party first and the nation second mentality of incumbents?  
[Bill Miller, Missourian Editor](http://www.emissourian.com/opinion/columns/article%5F9a7f8b31-952c-5edb-8f27-583f64ee3da2.html?ref=ivn.us#.TsWiWIDZuDg)