Miles Smith IV: Americans' move to identifying as 'independent' foretells a change in political parties

Since 2004, the number of Americans who identify as political independents has skyrocketed.In the first decade of the 21st century, nearly two-thirds of American voters affiliated with one of the two major parties.Now, this figure is less than half, and there are slightly more political "independents" than either Democrats or Republicans.

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