Topic: independents

President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Oct. 17, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The Trump train is losing steam

Heather Digby Parton
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., who now faces a tight race against independent candidate Dan Osborn, seen at a Capitol Hill news conference on May 1, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Is deep-red Nebraska suddenly in play?

Russell Payne
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a community roundtable at the 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan, on June 15, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

"One group" ditching Trump: Independents

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Rachel Bitecofer, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

Think Biden's a sure thing? He's not

Chauncey DeVega
Tulsi Gabbard and Hilary Clinton (Erik Kabik Photography/MediaPunch/AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

How to stop a war on election "spoilers"

David Daley
Steve Schmidt; Howard Schultz (Getty/Salon)

Schultz campaign could re-elect Trump

Bob Cesca
(Getty/Mark Wilson)

Poll: 57% would not re-elect Pres. Trump

Shira Tarlo
Pro-choice advocates rally outside of the Supreme Court. (Getty/Drew Angerer)

Abortion rights: Not a "divisive" issue

Amanda Marcotte
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-81541p1.html'>Christian Delbert</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

The American social contract

Robert Reich
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Partisanship runs deep in America

Christopher Devine - The Conversation
Howard Dean; Bernie Sanders (AP/Getty/Wikimedia/Salon)

Bernie, Dean and the politics of Vermont

David Masciotra
Mitch McConnell; Charles Schumer (Getty/Alex Wong/Mark Wilson)

We need a centrist party now

Greg Orman, Charles Wheelan
Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein (Reuters/Lucas Jackson/Jonathan Ernst/Photo montage by Salon)

Bernie Sanders could go green

Kevin Zeese, Patrick Walker
donald trump (AP/Wade Payne)

Advice no one asked for

Antoaneta Roussi
(Reuters/Jason Reed)

Tea Party on life support

Sophia Tesfaye

South Dakota Upset?

Luke Brinker
Rand and Ron Paul (Reuters/Jim Young)

The "Libertarian Moment"? Nope

Jim Newell