1. Independent voters are usually seen as people who don't want to be fully characterized with one political idea or group in order to preserve personal image. They don't really swing one way or the other by habit.
2. the researchers see them the same way, they know that independent voters are usually just normal people with no radical views about issues or they have different views about different things.
3. once again, they don't habitually vote one way or another based on their "party"
4. leaners are people who say that they are independent, but they do support one party more than another. they aren't as extremely devoted to one side, like a partisan, but they are clearly biased.
5. 42% Independent, 29% Democrat, 26% Republican
6. 13%
7. they don't want to be grouped in a basket of deplorables when asked how they view politics
8. independent voters aren't really independent voters most of the time, so they choose partisan candidates regardless
9. as stated before, independent voters aren't "up for grabs" they are basically partisan voters.
10. they are more forthright about their political identification, but their views aren't as hardcore or extreme as some of their counterparts in the party.
11. swing voters are just open to persuasion from either side, and undecided voters are people who wait a long time before deciding who to pick
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