We need to recognize that political independents and third-party members represent roughly one-third of the American electorate.

Democrats and political independents interviewed were nearly unanimous in their opposition to an invasion, and most Republicans felt the same way.

The United Nations and foreign diplomats had been concerned that the interim government was not doing enough to draw in political independents and regional leaders.

He seeks to unite conservatives with political independents.

Others, such as Hook and Rorty, became political independents but remained, for a time, largely sympathetic to the successor organization.

The bulk of the candidates were political independents with strong roots in their communities.

Most of the shift came among men who described themselves as political independents, a group among whom Ms. Richards had been trailing.

Many of the undecideds are thought to be political independents.

And the men who were elected include significant numbers of political independents and educated professionals.

Many moderate Republicans and political independents lost faith in him.