“Independents” Are Growing Because Republicans Are Shrinking

As the election season approaches, the analysis of important voting blocks that could swing the results has already begun. Often it is the women’s vote, or the millennials, or communities of color.

Then of course there is that fabulous catch-all known as the elusive “independents,” that voting block that follows no rules, belongs to no major party, subscribes to no strict set of policy beliefs and allegedly is there for the taking of any political candidate that can figure out the right set of legislative promises in order to capture...