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Do independent voters matter

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Jan 9, 2012 3:44pm


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A day before the nation’s first primary in New Hampshire, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney is busy courting independent voters, a burgeoning group that has the power to sway the results in this year’s presidential election.

Forty percent of voters identified themselves as politically independent in 2011, according to a new Gallup poll released today, the highest number recorded in the poll yet. The previous high for independents was 39 percent in 1995 and 2007. Democrats won both presidential races in the following years.
Independent voters are an increasingly important voting bloc. They have outnumbered both Democrats and Republicans continuously for the past two and a half years, by far the longest period in which they’ve done so in ABC News-Washington Post polls dating back to 1981.

Gallup’s recent poll bears mixed news for the two parties.
“Increased independent identification is not uncommon in the year before a presidential election year, but the sluggish economy, record levels of distrust in government and unfavorable views of both parties helped to create an environment that fostered political independence more than in any other pre-election year,” Gallup stated


It would seem both major political parties are courting Independent voters.

There have been some attacks on differant candidates of late like the phrase "I like firing people" from Romney.
Some others for differant reasons.

Both Republican and Democratic parties say their numbers are strong.
However if they would look over their shoulder they would see a strong force of Independent voters wanting solutions not mudslinging.
The political party that takes these Independent voters for granted that is the political party that will lose ON ELECTION DAY.:peace
 
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In the primaries, especially ones in states which demand you be registered with that party to vote, not so much.
In the general election, they tend to hold the balance of power and matter a great deal.
 
Every voter matters.

If none of us mattered then what's the point of even having a 'free' society with 'voting' rights - why not have a totalitarian government without us having any input at all?
 
haymarket said:
In the primaries, especially ones in states which demand you be registered with that party to vote, not so much.
In the general election, they tend to hold the balance of power and matter a great deal.
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Exactly. Partisans decide primaries. Independents decide all general elections.
 
Independent voters matter very little in the primaries, however, they control in the General Election. Neither the GOP or the Dem candidate can win the whitehouse without the independents, plan and simple.

Go Santorum or Gingrich!!!!!!
 
An Independent Voter is someone who has not been totally misled by any particular party propaganda.

As such, I echo disneydude's final sentence Quote 'Go Santorum or Gingrich!!!!!!' and add these words, the sooner the better.

How anyone could support either of these corrupt politicians is beyond my comprehension.
 
radcen said:
Do independent voters matter?

More than the two party establishment would like to admit.
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It is my opinion that Independent voters will gradualy overtake both parties in number of voters.

I'm not talking about moderates or Independent that lean right or left or moderate straight Independent.:peace
 
haymarket said:
In the primaries, especially ones in states which demand you be registered with that party to vote, not so much.
In the general election, they tend to hold the balance of power and matter a great deal.
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Perhaps if the Independent voters grow strong enough, there will be a new primary.
Strickly for Independents.:peace
 
Aunt Spiker said:
Every voter matters.

If none of us mattered then what's the point of even having a 'free' society with 'voting' rights - why not have a totalitarian government without us having any input at all?
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I agree, but I think no voter should be taken for granted by any political party.

I stand by my prediction, the party that takes Independent voters for granted, that party will lose on election day.:peace
 
presluc said:
I agree, but I think no voter should be taken for granted by any political party.

I stand by my prediction, the party that takes Independent voters for granted, that party will lose on election day.:peace
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Yes - taken for granted that they'd vote for them regardless: I agree with that.
 
radcen said:
Do independent voters matter?

More than the two party establishment would like to admit.
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No, but the left wants everyone to believe they matter. They think by demonizing the right as extremists, supposed independents, centrist and all the other supposed smart people will run to the left.

I don't believe in people in the middle. It you vote left, you are a leftist period, and you always were. If you vote right, vice versa.
 
American said:
No, but the left wants everyone to believe they matter. They think by demonizing the right as extremists, supposed independents, centrist and all the other supposed smart people will run to the left.

I don't believe in people in the middle. It you vote left, you are a leftist period, and you always were. If you vote right, vice versa.
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What if you vote both?
 
American said:
No, but the left wants everyone to believe they matter. They think by demonizing the right as extremists, supposed independents, centrist and all the other supposed smart people will run to the left.

I don't believe in people in the middle. It you vote left, you are a leftist period, and you always were. If you vote right, vice versa.
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Well, first of all I'm not defending the left here, but isn't it the same with the right.
Don't the right wants everybody to believe they matter, don't the right demonize the left as extremeist.

I don't believe in either party, if you are a Democrat doesn't matter whats good or bad for America you vote for the Democratic party.
If you are a Republican doesn't matter what's good or bad for America you vote the Republican party.

Are you voting for the progress of America or the benifit of a political party???

If a leftist can bring progress to America call me a leftist.
If a right winger can bring progress to America call me a right winger.

In the end call me American Independent.:peace
 
radcen said:
What if you vote both?
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Probably one of the only acceptable scenarios; you vote both and you cancel out one of the left's deceased voters while voting for the right. :lol:
 
American said:
Probably one of the only acceptable scenarios; you vote both and you cancel out one of the left's deceased voters while voting for the right. :lol:
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Wouldn't that work both ways though , you vote both and you cancel out one of the right's deceasedvoters while voying for the left? lol:cool:
 
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