My encyclopedic dictionary sits on its stand on my bookcase, next to my jewelry box. As I was picking out today's earrings, I found this term on the upper right corner of the page, and read the definition. (I pasted the one from online dictionaries, below.)
So, I've determined I am a mugwump, though my exit from the Republican party began when I actually had the opportunity to vote ('74), and discovered what being a Republican actually meant.
I wondered how many of you are mugwumps, too. I wonder why you decided to make that split. And did you return, or have you regretted your choice?
Maybe, if you don't get side-tracked and make this a flame-fest, the moderators will let this blossom into some very interesting conversations! (I can always hope!)
Be well, be happy, and remember in 10,000 years this won't even be a memory.
Google:
noun /ˈməgˌwəmp/
mugwumps, plural- A person who remains aloof or independent, esp. from party politics
- A Republican who in 1884 refused to support James G. Blaine, the Republican nominee for president
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
- someone who bolted from the Republican Party (during the U.S. presidential election of 1884)
- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mugwump: An independent neutral politician
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