
Most importantly, breaking with decades of previous research, it argues that independents are highly politically consequential. Independent Politics demonstrates that people intentionally mask their partisan preferences in social situations. They deny to pollsters, party activists, friends, and even themselves, their true partisanship, instead choosing to go 'undercover' as independents. They show that many Americans are becoming embarrassed of their political party. Both the pundits and the political scientists are wrong, argue the authors. Political scientists conclude that independents are merely 'undercover partisans': people who secretly hold partisan beliefs and are thus politically inconsequential. Media describe independents as pivotal for electoral outcomes. Nicholson had son Ray with Rebecca Broussard, 57, with whom he also shares daughter Lorraine.The number of independent voters in America increases each year, yet they remain misunderstood by both media and academics. Since then, Nicholson signed on to do a remake of the Oscar-nominated foreign film Toni Erdmann in early 2017, but dropped out of the project in August 2018. “ The movie business is the greatest business but I only want to do films that move people, films about emotions and people,” he said. Nicholson hasn’t appeared in any projects since 2010’s How Do You Know and told The Sun in a 2013 interview that he’s less motivated to “be out there any more.”

The actor has attended games every couple months in recent years, with his last outing coming in October 2019 with his daughter Lorraine, 29.īefore that, Nicholson and Ray have been seen at a few games, though they last sat courtside together in April 2019. Nicholson, 82, has rarely made public appearances lately, except when it comes to his beloved Lakers. RELATED: Jack Nicholson Joined by Son Ray as He Watches His Favorite Team, the Los Angeles Lakers, Lose While Nicholson wore his an all-black look with tinted shades, Ray rocked a black shirt with a burgundy jacket and blue jeans. The actor was joined by his 27-year-old son Ray.

The iconic actor was seen taking his customary courtside seat at the Los Angeles Laker’s Tuesday night game at the Staples Center against the New York Knicks. Only the Lakers get Jack Nicholson back in the public eye.
