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But we have three types of independents, independents lean Democratic, independents lean Republican and independents with no leans, what I call pure or true independents.

I think you completely fail to grasp the scope of independents in the US. Fully 42% of eligible voters in the US DO NOT VOTE.
These are the "pure or true independents".
Some lean right, some lean left, none care about the dysfunctional failure of US governance enough to weigh in on election day.

A vote for any candidate is a vote for their party because no candidate stands truly independent.


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