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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'm an independent.

I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats.

I'm personally a moderate and a registered independent, so I'm not strongly Democratic or strongly Republican.

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 was not a Democrat; I was an independent. Here's the thing: You can't win that way. But I didn't know that.

I'm an independent, probably. I'm not dogmatic. I've supported Democrats and Republicans.

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.