Answer: mugwumps

AnswerCrossword Clue
MUGWUMPSPolitically neutral ones
MUGWUMPSRepublican renegades of 1884.
mugwumpsMUGWUMP, a political independent
mugwumpsA person who remains aloof or independent, esp. from party politics
mugwumpsA Republican who in 1884 refused to support James G. Blaine, the Republican nominee for president