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Why is it so hard to know how many independent voters there are?

  • Written by Thom Reilly, Professor & Co-Director, Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
imageVoters wait in line to cast their ballots in Wisconsin in November 2020.AP Photo/Wong Maye-E

Modern U.S. politics has largely been viewed through the lens of a two-party power structure: Democrats and Republicans. However, this may be changing. Increasingly, the media, pollsters, pundits and campaigns themselves are focusing on independent voters,...

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