27%
Independents who trust national media — an all-time low (Gallup 2025)
17%
Americans who trust the government to do what is right "most of the time" (Pew Research Center, 2025)
77%
Americans who want leaders to work across party lines (Independent Center 2025)
45%
Americans who now identify as Independent — largest voting bloc ever (Gallup 2026)
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27% - Independents who trust national media, an all-time low (Gallup 2025) • 17% - Americans who trust the government to do what is right "most of the time" (Pew Research Center, 2025) • 77% - Americans who want leaders to work across party lines (Independent Center 2025) • 45% - Americans who now identify as Independent, largest voting bloc ever (Gallup 2026)
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Thomas Jefferson (1788)
Third President of the United States
"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights."