Essay: I'm an Independent, and partisans should stop demanding my loyalty | The GW Hatchet

Between Democrats and Republicans who blame each other for threatening democracy to candidates running for office who deny the results of the previous presidential election, the 2022 midterms are primed to be the most contentious and most consequential in recent U.S. history. Like many of GW’s politically active students, I’m excited to have cast my first general election ballot, but I’m anxious that a hyper-partisan political scene will scrutinize my vote and demand loyalty that I’m not ready to give.