Why did I, an independent, do it? For me it wasn't that Hope or Change, really. A lot of it was thinking about which candidate would make the world a better place for my daughter.
But a significant reason was that Obama was razor sharp. I like smart people, no matter how vile or egomaniacal they are. Something about high levels of creativity or intelligence compels me. John McCain has neither.
This graph points out something interesting that follows this: independents are as smart or smarter than both Democrats and Republicans on every single issue except who the name of the U.S. Commander in Afghanistan is. This could be argued away as "independents follow current events better" but I don't think it is that. I think what this graph is showing is that people who get informed on every issue are inevitably rendered incapable of affiliating with either of the current parties. Or at least their affiliation becomes a much harder pill to swallow.
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