The Big Confusion: "Moderates" and "Independents" Are Not the Same Thing
By John Zogby & Zeljka Buturovic
November 9, 2009

We hear it all the time, "how did he do among independents?" or "she lost among moderates, the independent voters." In a recent New York Times piece, columnist David Brooks divided the electorate into liberals, conservatives, and independents.

This view mistakes a lack of party affiliation for ideological innocence. Read more at Zogby.com ...