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An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore ...
Vor 4 Tagen · George Wallace. In 1968, Wallace, a former judge who served as the 45th governor of Alabama, won 14% of the popular vote. Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Hubert Humphrey in that election, but Wallace's showing was impressive for an American Independent candidate. Theodore Roosevelt.
17. Jan. 2023 · Jack Nagel · Jan 17, 2023. Introduction. Many people assume that an independent candidate could never win an election in the United States. However, there have been a number of successful independent candidates—and even some wins—in American history. Here are ten examples: Jesse Ventura's Governorship of Minnesota in 1998.
Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate, or changed their party affiliation during their term.
14. März 2019 · March 14, 2019. Political Independents: Who They Are, What They Think. Most ‘lean’ toward a party; ‘true’ independents tend to avoid politics. Independents often are portrayed as political free agents with the potential to alleviate the nation’s rigid partisan divisions.
15. Mai 2019 · May 15, 2019. 6 facts about U.S. political independents. By John LaLoggia. While 38% of Americans identify as political independents, most in this group lean toward one party or the other. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Partisan divides in the United States are as wide as they’ve ever been in the modern political era.
8. März 2017 · Julia C. Addington (1829-1875) Julia Addington became the first woman elected to public office in Iowa in 1869 when she became the Superintendent of Schools in Mitchell County—which, though...
