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Politics is still both local and personal – but only for independents, not for Democrats or Republicans

By Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, Professor of Public Policy and Saul L. Stern Professor of Civic Engagement, University of Maryland
Joshua J. Dyck, Professor & Chair of Political Science; Director of the Center for Public Opinion, UMass Lowell

Independents’ political views and policy preferences reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day. Democrats and Republicans have different sources for their views.

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