So what if they run as an "Independent"?

I've noticed some talk about a few candidates running as Independent and many people hailing them as if they were new saviors.

I would like to say that it's good that they buck the two party system and that they are walking their own line, not the line of a party affiliation.  Very good indeed.

Having said that, just because someone is running as an "Independent" does not mean they don't still have leanings toward party thinking.  Some former democrats and republicans, disillusioned with not getting any traction in their party of choice, are known to run as "Independent" to get some attention.  It doesn't change their political leanings though.

Don't vote for someone just because they run as "Independent".  You want to vote for someone because you agree with their platform and ideas.  Learn what their positions are.

Describing themselves as "Independent"  isn't the only step that needs to be taken to break the chokehold the two party system has on our election system.