Why the assumption of left or right, when at least in the US most people identify as independents? Do you wish to cite a source for this or do you wish to ga

Why the assumption of left or right, when at least in the US most people identify as independents? Do you wish to cite a source for this or do you wish to gaslight here? Voters declaring themselves as independent of a major political party rose nationally by 6 percentage points to 28 percent of the U.S. electorate between 2000 and last year’s congressional midterm contest in states with party registration, analyst Rhodes Cook wrote in Sabato’s Crystal Ball political newsletter at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. But as few as 19 percent of Americans identifying as independent truly have no leaning to a party, according to the Pew Research Center.[1] [1] 'Difference-maker' independent voters in U.S. presidential election crosshairs https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-deciders-independents/difference-maker-independent-voters-in-u-s-presidential-election-crosshairs-idUSKCN1VK128 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-deciders-ind...