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The Independent Voter
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ABSTRACT
Independent voters are increasing in number and impact with every election and made a key difference in 2020 at both the presidential and Congressional levels. This book looks at who these voters are, what they want, and how they are transforming the political landscape in the United States. Drawing on historical and contemporary data (including survey data, participant observation, interviews, and current writings and scholarship), and providing timely new analysis, the authors argue that contemporary independents perceive and participate in elections differently from partisan loyalists. Rather than “leaning” left or right, Democratic or Republican, these voters vary from place to place, in race and ethnicity, and in youthful engagement that eschews party identification and demands a different kind of political culture. For a wide variety of audiences, this book gives students, scholars, campaign professionals, activists, and media analysts insight into voting dynamics today.
About The Authors
Preface
Foreword
Andrew Yang
Introduction
Chapter One: Who Is the Independent Voter?
Chapter Two: Independents in American History
Chapter Three: Independent Voter or Shadow Partisans?
Chapter Four: Independents and Their Uses of Power
Chapter Five: Can Independents be Key to Bridging the Political Divide?
Chapter Six: Free the Voters: The Legal Barriers and Biases Against Independents
Chapter Seven: Independents Speak: "We’re Not a Party. We’re a Mindset"
Chapter Eight: What Binds Independents Together
Chapter Nine: Democracy’s Dilemma
Chapter Ten: Developing Democracy
Afterword
Jessie Fields
Timeline
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