Jim Walden, who left the Democratic Party years ago, is challenging a law that bans the word “independence” on a ballot line.

Morgan changed his registration from Democratic to independent a few years ago because he objected to the party’s left flank and how some describe themselves as “Democratic socialists.” ...

To me, independence, saying things that aren’t politically correct, willing to take on not just X interest group or whatever but even your own party’s interest group or leadership — to me ...