Impotence and Indifference: Class Identity, Political Participation, and Unaffiliated Citizens

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According to the latest Gallup poll, over forty percent of Americans identify as “Independent” (Gallup, 2019) — that is, as belonging to neither the Democratic nor Republican Party. Yet, in this era of “extreme political polarization” (Klar, et al, 2019), pundits and academics have largely focused on how partisan identity has become increasingly important to the formation of political attitudes. Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on anything — from fundamental values to government policy to the performance of party leaders. Academics in particular have pointed out that so-called “Independents” aren’t immune to this hyper-partisanship: while a sizable chunk of the eligible voting population doesn’t identify with either party, many concede that they “lean” towards one of the two major parties (Keith et. al, 1992).
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