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I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.

I didn't realize that running as an independent would be perceived as a threat to the Democrats.

I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.

I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label.

A lot of disgruntled Democrats that don't like Obama - old-line Democrats, some of them even conservative - will never vote for a Republican ticket, but they will vote for me as an independent.

I belong to the Democratic Party.

I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.

I'm an independent, straight in the middle. I've donated to candidates that I thought would be good that are Republican and Democrats alike.

I'm an independent, but I got to admit I lean Democratic.

I am a Democrat. But I am an independent Democrat.