Are Independents partisans in disguise?

[faethor]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpoli...npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20120821

... An interesting study on psychological testing which indicates 'free thinkers' appear to have their minds made up. They appear to be worse at realizing it.

 

[cecilia]

Now, politicians, reporters and pollsters have known for a while that only a few independents are actually open to persuasion.

these politicians have it backwards. They aren't supposed to be trying to change MY mind, they should be changing THEIR behavior to what I WANT them to do - namely, the Right Thing.

 

[the_leander]

Like in the UK, elected politicians seem to forget that first and foremost they are public servants, not rulers.

 

[cecilia]

Like in the UK, elected politicians seem to forget that first and foremost they are public servants, not rulers.

exactly. The downstairs maid isn't supposed to tell ME how to run MY house