re: Independent voters like me are down the line centrists. Nothing else.

You and Maxine Waters. The last two independent thinking "Centrists" out there. Don't blame you for trying to run from the stinking pile of dog crap you leftists leave for someone else to pick up but gtfo. I have been reading this board for a time and the only few anarchists (no government) I have observed are you leftists when a Republican is in charge.

Taxes need to be balanced?? WTF are you talking about? I guess that is your clumsy way of saying taxes and spending. The dems answer is socialism. Kill off the go for it small business incentives and lose the jobs so we can all sit and share nothing! And no welfare since there is little $$ to provide it so everyone is starved equally.

And finally where and who is this Y'all here (that's everyone but you) thinking abolishing SS and medicare is a good thing. I see some young folks worry that SS won't be there for them. That's because the government pols have spent their investment on retirement funds before it is collected. They call that a ponzi. And there is zero $$ in the fund! That makes any thinking person nervous. And yes SS is on the line since the fund is again Z-E-R-O! There has to be a better way, invest the money in the markets, etc.

At least Trump has stimulated the economy and provided jobs and prosperity and hope for the one biggest crisis facing America. The inner cities! Real centrists are voting for Donald Trump and Republicans. And will continue to do so as long as dems platform is dividing nothing into equal shares is a good plan for prosperity.