Thread: Voters leaving Republican, Democratic parties in droves

Voters leaving Republican, Democratic parties in droves

By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY

Updated 1h ago
WASHINGTON – More than 2.5 million voters have left the Democratic and Republican parties since the 2008 elections, while the number of independent voters continues to grow.

A USA TODAY analysis of state voter registration statistics shows registered Democrats declined in 25 of the 28 states that register voters by party. Republicans dipped in 21 states, while independents increased in 18 states.

The trend is acute in states that are key to next year's presidential race. In the eight swing states that register voters by party, Democrats' registration is down by 800,000 and Republicans' by 350,000. Independents have gained 325,000.

The pattern continues a decades-long trend that has seen a diminution in the power of political parties, giving rise to independents as Ross Perot and Ralph Nader and the popularity this year of libertarian Republican Ron Paul.

"The strident voices of both the left and the right have sort of soured people from saying willingly that they belong to one party or the other," says Doug Lewis, who represents state elections officials. "If both sides call each other scurrilous dogs, then the public believes that both sides are probably scurrilous dogs."

Registered Democrats still dominate the political playing field with more than 42 million voters, compared to 30 million Republicans and 24 million independents. But Democrats have lost the most — 1.7 million, or 3.9%, from 2008.

Democratic registration has fared worse than Republicans in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — the eight swing states with party registration. Republican losses are biggest in Nevada, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

The decline is due to a variety of factors. People move, people die, people revolt in disgust. Many are stripped from registration rolls by states seeking to remove inactive voters.

By contrast, the number of independents has grown for years and is up more than 400,000 since 2008, or 1.7%. States with big gains: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina — and Arizona, a possible target for President Obama in 2012. v

The 2012 winner, says North Carolina elections director Gary Bartlett, will be "whoever is attractive to the unaffiliated voter."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...ies/52171688/1

Not surprising. One here is part of that statistic.

Both Democrats & Republicans need to be shown they are the minority, and we will not stand for their political games. The USA is serious and their time has come to "Shape up, step up or shut up"

The voting public is finally realizing that this government, both Democrats and Republicans, don't represent their constituents, but rather are in politics for their own reward.

Indy's will be, "The People Party"

Love the signature Jimster...

Both parties seek power, problem is they want the power none for the people. Sadly they are pushing the voters into a third party.

Originally Posted by oldguy

Both parties seek power, problem is they want the power none for the people. Sadly they are pushing the voters into a third party.

People are catching on the ruse of choice offered by the 2 party system. It's as if we're forced to buy 1 type of car and the only variation offered is the color, Red or Blue.

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This one is a no brainer. Bush sucked. Obama sucks even worse than Bush. And many of the GOP primary candidates would probably end up being worse than Bush and Obama aka BushObama, although I realize many people do not want to believe that.

Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, perhaps even Mitt Romney, I could see most of us having to fight them just like we had to fight Bush withing a few months of being sworn in. I have no preference in having a Democrat or Republican destroy America for the Council on Foreign Relations and their dream of a North American Community where AMERICA once stood.

When we truly have a one party system, controlled by nation building and nation destroying global elites, masquerading as a two party system nothing ever gets better.

Things are not getting better because the Executive Branch of the US Government has been fully hijacked by these special interests and the American public is not in control of the direction of the nation. Not only are we not in control of our own nation we are being politically, financially, and emotionally raped and subjected by a power elite that clearly does not have the best interest of America's existing citizens in mind. In fact, the worst case scenario may be that they have our utter destruction, enslavement, death, or genocide in mind.

We have to find a way to unify Americans across a broad band of racial and political lines to put We The People back in charge of America fast or we could all lose our lives over this loss of our nation.

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