I registered as an independant. I prefer to choose the candidate that best represents my interests. I believe many people do not take the time to even investigate the candidates and simply vote a straight line ticket. Kinda dumming things down to the lowest common denominator. Such as "duh I dont know the candidates names or what they stand for I just look for the little d or r next to the persons name hyuck hyuck."
A bit simplistic but hey we do not have a litmus test for voting do we?