The influencing power of political labels, whether they are accurate or not

By: Janice Ellis

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 1,055

Last Updated: 7 hours, 8 minutes ago

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In the weeks and months ahead, as we approach the midterm elections, we will hear a lot of political labels used to frame, define, categorize and box in candidates and their affiliated political groups — positively and negatively.

What label defines you?

Are you a Democrat, Republican, independent, Libertarian, Green, progressive, socialist, liberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, extreme leftist, extreme rightist, closet communist or some combination thereof?

Such labeling is no small …

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