His view: independent thinkers have a (good) shot at winning these days. The uberpartisan climate is frustrating to a lot of Americans: independent thinkers might be able to get votes from both traditionally Democratic voters and traditionally Republican voters. America needs someone to bring all sides together. Independent candidates might be (the only) ones able of doing so.
Some of the people he mentions that might have a chance of succeeding – according to him that is – if they run:
From the Republican party: John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney.
From the Democratic party: Hillary Clinton, Tom Vilsack and Mark Warner.
He concludes:
The tide is turning against dogmatism — and toward political independence.
That would be nice, wouldn’t it? Many Americans I talk with, seem to be completely fed up with before mentioned uberpartisan climate. Dividing the people of a country might work in the short run, but will backfire in the long run.
In the end, people do not want to be confronted and think about the differences with some of their fellow countrymen all the time, instead, they want to share a common goal.
As I see it, from the perspective of an outsider, America desperately needs someone who will bring the country (and the two parties) together. Before mentioned persons might, indeed, be able to do so.
