DOUGLAS SCHOEN AND CARLY COOPERMAN: Will Independents Sink Kamala Harris In November?
As the 2024 presidential election rapidly approaches, and the polls show an effectively deadlocked race, Independents are increasingly important in deciding the outcome. Recent polling by our firm, Schoen Cooperman…
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About independent politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician formally not affiliated with any political party. In accordance with the applicable electoral law which regulates electoral process in a representative democracy, such non-affiliated politicians are not nominated by political parties, but most commonly by a qualified number of citizens, thus becoming independent candidates, or civic candidates. As in the case of party-candidates, an independent electoral candidacy can be individual, or collective.
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