I am a registered Independent in the state of Oregon.

I know that most people don’t willingly divulge their party affiliations without a fight, but I’m tired of not caring. I may identify more with Democratic views than I do with Republican, but not enough to feel like I should have to register as one. Our country was founded on independent spirit and, dammit, that’s what I’m going to be.  Besides, the principles that each party stands for are so muddled and incongruent from candidate to candidate and issue to issue that, to me at least, party affiliation seems inane and …

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