On July 12, an independent Governor and three independent state legislators held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. They represent the Centrist Project, which hopes to elect more independents in 2018. See this Roll Call story.
More or less control freak statists and their STATISM in 6,000 plus years.
Independents often incorrectly take on the division psychology.
Not so much under pure proportional representation (PR).
Under PR, Independents are among our biggest faction, often the biggest. We love what they bring to the team.