Finally some evidence that Americans reject extremist views. Ohio voters reject Republican-backed union limits (about 61 percent voted to reject the law) and Mississippi defeats life-at-fertilization ballot prop (rejected by more than 55 percent of voters) reassured me that a majority of us rejects ideas that trample our rights to unionize and supports a woman’s right to obtain a needed abortion.
Just as most of us would reject extreme Republican views we would reject extreme Democratic views. Most Americans are unhappy with the Obama health plan because it interferes with individual right to decide the need for health care insurance.
According to the Public Policy Institute of California the share of independent voters continues to increase. The share of California voters who say they are independent or decline to state a party continues to rise and is now at 20.4% (3.5 million voters; it was 18.8% or 2.9 million in 2007.
Where will this independence lead? More people are refusing to vote party line on ballots. That could lead to a more representative government where public opinion really does count.
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