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In U.S. politics, an independent Democrat is an individual who loosely identifies with the ideals of the Democratic Party but chooses not to be a formal member of the party (chooses to be an independent) or is denied the Democratic nomination in a caucus or primary election. Independent Democrat is not a political party.
An independent voter, often also called an unaffiliated voter or non-affiliated voter in the United States, is a voter who does not align themselves with a political party.An independent is variously defined as a voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or partisanship; [1] a voter who does not have long-standing loyalty to, or identification ...
Radical Democracy Party: Abolitionism [97] Merged into: Republican Party: 1864 1864 Socialist Labor Party of America: Workingmen's Party of the United States: De Leonism [98] 1876 2011 National Democratic Party: Gold Democrats Gold standard [99] Merged into: Democratic Party: 1896 1900 Social Democracy of America: Utopian socialism [100]
There’s little concern that the independent or third-party candidates would actually win the presidency, but they could siphon support from the ultimate Democratic and Republican nominees.
Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate, or changed their party affiliation during their term.
This article lists third party and independent candidates, also jointly known as minor candidates, associated with the 2024 United States presidential election. "Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States in reference to political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties.
Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson – Democratic Party – used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Jefferson-Jackson Dinner" in many states) Tiger – formerly, the New York City Democratic Party and the Tammany Hall political machine that controlled it for more than a century and a half.
2007-12-06 05:41 Murraybuckley 290×280 (56813 bytes) new 3d effect pie chart, same info, thanks juwiki2 2007-12-01 18:57 JuWiki2 335×358 (5473 bytes) Citizens registered as an Independent, Democrat or Republican.