Abby McCloskey, Dallas Morning News, April 30, 2023

“The 2024 presidential cycle is upon us. If you’re feeling queasy, unsure how to constructively engage, you’re not alone. The betting markets currently show the race being a showdown between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis close on Trump’s heels. There’s still plenty of time for things to unfold, but on its face, this feels like a sad deja vu.

Unsurprisingly then, there’s been excited chatter of a third-party candidate, or an independent unity ticket. A recent survey found that the share of independents in America has hit record highs (49%) in 2023, greatly outnumbering Republican (25%) and Democratic (25%) identifiers, suggesting that such an effort could have juice. The Hidden Tribes report, by the think tank More in Common, used the term “exhausted majority,” to refer to most Americans who are tired of our divided and toxic politics and want compromise and problem-solving.”