More and More Frustrated Voters are Registering Independent

(USA Today) There's an article in yesterday's USA Today newspaper which says that the nation's fastest growing political party is "none of the above". They are registering as "unaffiliated" rather than signing up with two of the major political parties in the nation. As we're nearing the 2010 midterm elections and the Tea Party movement takes shape, the American people are at a point they no longer desire to affiliate themselves with either party. The reason is because neither party represents the interests of the average American. Today both parties tend to cater to minorities, the homosexuals, corporate America, or special interest groups. The welfare of the nation as a whole seems to be irrelevant to our lawmakers in Washington today. The number of independent voters has grown faster in the last two years than Democrats and Republicans in at least 14 of the 28 states and the District of Columbia that register voters by party, according to a USA TODAY review.

The rise of independents goes back two decades, but many states are seeing bigger boosts now. For the first time since Gallup started asking in 1992, both major parties are viewed unfavorably by most Americans. Nearly four in 10 voters call themselves independents according to Gallup. Several states have seen dramatic shifts in the past two years, according to voter registration data. North Carolina has seen an 18% jump in unaffiliated voters, 8% among Democrats and no increase with Republicans. In New Hampshire, independents are up to 16%, Democrats 2%, and Republicans are flat. The people who choose to be unaffiliated tend to voter for the person, regardless of party affiliation. Also, Nevada's unaffiliated and independent registrations are up 13%, Democrats 8%, and the GOP lost 2%.

More and more voters are deciding to register independent due to frustration with the political scene in Washington. It didn't start with Barack Obama's election to the presidency in 2008. Voters have been frustrated with the political scene in Washington for at least two decades. We've seen both Democrats and Republicans at different times in charge of Congress and the Presidency. Both parties are worthless on the national scene. Democrats are socialist and they're trying to hurriedly pass a socialist agenda which includes healthcare, cap and trade, amnesty for illegal aliens, and the list continues. They're trying to accomplish that feat before November in case something happens if the Republicans regain power. On the other hand, we've seen Republicans in charge where the federal deficit continually kept growing and the size of government grew. Under the Bush administration, the deficit soared out of sight, there was a new department called Homeland Security created, and a new prescription drug coverage was included in Medicare. On the national level, there's not much substantive difference between either major party. The Republicans aren't trying to reduce spending nor reduce the size of government. They're just going along with the Democrats while our nation is being transformed into a socialist country.

I've been saying that Republicans better wake up and recognize why they lost the last two elections. Glenn Beck was on target when he made the statement at the CPAC Convention that the Republicans "don't get it." Whether or not you like Glenn Beck, he was on target when he made that statement. Why aren't Republicans demanding that if we remain in Iraq and Afghanistan there must be a commitment to win that war? Why aren't they doing that? There are Republicans in line waiting to pass an amnesty bill for illegal aliens. We have Republicans such as Lindsey Graham who's trying to act "Democrat lite", trying to pass amnesty for illegal aliens. He voted for Sonia Sotomayor, who's a liberal Supreme Court justice that President Obama appointed last year. With Republicans like Lindsey Graham, who needs Democrats? The mainstream voters wants elected officials to be patriotic and concerned about the interest of our country at large. The three values that are essential for each of the candidates that run for office are God, the country, and the Constitution. It should be about what's best for America. Instead, both parties are trying to push a global agenda upon America which in return will result in America's loss of sovereignty. We must vote out the majority of incumbents from both parties in the primaries and the November general election.