UNCG historian Omar H. Ali and Donna Moser, co-founders of North Carolina Independents, wrote a column, “Declaration of the independents,” that appeared in the News & Observer of Raleigh. North Carolina Independents is a non-partisan association of independent voters.

“The widely-discussed yet continually misunderstood ‘independent voter’ is neither ideologically driven nor a closet partisan (be it Democrat nor Republican). We are not ‘swing voters,’ nor are we ‘moderates.’ Rather, we come from across the political spectrum and the one thing we agree upon is the need to minimize partisan control over the political process,” they wrote.

“How? By increasing the participation of voters through reforms such as open primaries, nonpartisan redistricting and ballot access. When elections roll around, we vote for candidates who can help advance the prospects of nonpartisan governance. That’s who we are and that’s what we want.”

Ali, Moser and registered independent voter Brittany Rodman, a recent UNCG graduate who majored in political science and minored in African American Studies, appeared on NPR station WUNC’s State of Things program to discuss the impact of independent voters. The trio will discuss independents, blacks and the 2012 presidential election in a forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in UNCG’s Sullivan Science Building, Room 200.

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