Independents out number both parties….
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, News | Leave a Comment
There are more independents in New Jersey than Democrats and Republicans combined.
Who knew?
Why are we all so quiet?
Independent Voter Block Could Hold Key to Presidential Race
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, President, Third Party | Leave a Comment
Independent voters have become a force to reckon with when it comes to the presidential race.
The number of voters who register as “Decline to State” in California has increased 700,000 since 2000, now reaching 3 million. It’s the fastest growing and most unpredictable voting block.
“Independent voters we know, from the New Hampshire primary … are […]
The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under Elections | Leave a Comment
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. […]
Read More..>>Court Steals Open Debates Victory
Posted on January 17, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, News, Third Party | Leave a Comment
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2489/t/4823/content.jsp?content_KEY=3645
This is the article (you can go to the above link to see it in its entirity) that SCARES me for the American People and for the FUTURE of media’s role in the political process. Here are some excerpts of the article:
Fifteen minutes before the NBC Las Vegas debate, the Nevada Supreme Court granted NBC’s […]
Independents don’t show up in Michigan
Posted on January 16, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, President | Leave a Comment
Independent voters constituted a significantly smaller proportion of Michigan Republican primary voters this cycle than eight years ago. Independents made up only 25 percent of primary voters this year — 10 points less than they did in the 2000 GOP primary that McCain won.As predicted, among independents McCain beat Romney 35 percent to 29 percent. […]
Read More..>>Independent voters crucial in New Hampshire
Posted on January 7, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, President, Third Party | Leave a Comment
With just two days to go before the New Hampshire Primary, political experts say what has become a purple state may end up looking more red or blue depending on who independent voters support the most.
Currently, 43 percent of the state’s registered voters are independent — not affiliated with any party — compared to 38 […]
A Question of Experience
Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, President | Leave a Comment
In a news conference Deanna Favre announced she will be the starting QB for the Packers this coming Sunday. Deanna asserts that she is qualified to be starting QB because she has spent the past 16 years married to Brett while he played QB for the Packers. During this period of time she became familiar […]
Read More..>>New Hampshire Independents on NBC Nightly News - Tonight
Posted on January 4, 2008 - Filed Under Activist Actions, News, Third Party | Leave a Comment
Watch NH-Committee for an Independent Voice co-founder Betty Ward and colleague Bart Hunter on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw tonight at 6:30 pm.Ward and Hunter field questions about the presidential primary process, the results of the Iowa caucus, and more.
Read More..>>2008 Iowa Caucus Results
Posted on January 4, 2008 - Filed Under Elections | Leave a Comment
STATE INFORMATION: 7 electoral votes
2,054,843 total registered voters — 31% Democratic, 30% Republican, 39% Independent
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL:
Closed caucuses
57 total delegates*
45 tied to January 3 caucuses, 12 superdelegates
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL:
Closed caucuses
40 total delegates*
37 tied to January 3 caucuses, 3 unpledged RNC member delegates
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES January 03, 2008
Obama 38%
Edwards 30%
Clinton 29%
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES January 03, 2008
Huckabee 34%
Romney 25%
Thompson 13%
McCain 13%
Paul […]
Independent Voters May Give Obama Edge in Iowa
Posted on January 3, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, President | Leave a Comment
Significant support for Sen. Barack Obama from political independents has put rival Democratic campaigns on edge. The senator from Illinois received a jolt of momentum late New Year’s Eve, when the Des Moines Register’s final Iowa poll showed him leading Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) by 32 percent to 25 percent, with former senator John […]
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