Read the following article and answer the question.

The republican party does n't represent me or my values any more than the democratic party does . My liberal friends think this is a step in the right direction , but unless I vote for their guy it 's still not enough . But that guy does n't represent me , either . My Republican friends do n't understand how I could turn my back on the " right " party .

What may be a plausible fact about the speaker themselves ?
They think for themselves and have a mind of their own .