Unaffiliated voters became the majority early this decade, and seven out of 10 new registrants continue to choose not to affiliate with either major political party. They also found, “Nearly three-in-ten (28%) express unfavorable views of both parties, the highest share in three decades of polling. Of course, applying the specific principles that we do (small government, free markets, freedom of conscience, rule of law, and the importance of civil society), we’ll be in agreement with Republicans (the right-of-center party) far more often. But his understanding of how we changed (by remaining with the “old-world party” and not getting on board with the Trump successes) betrays a misunderstanding. “The freedom of principle over party” was originally published on www.carolinajournal.com.