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..>>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 […]
Read More..>>Bloomberg closer to running for president
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, News, President, Third Party | Leave a Comment
Sometimes, when reading a news article, you express emotion. For me, this morning, I am jumping for joy at the possibilities. If you are reading this article, you know what I am talking about.
“Buoyed by the still unsettled field, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is growing increasingly enchanted with the idea of launching an independent presidential […]
Protest Another Exclusionary Debate!
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Activist Actions, Elections, News, President | Leave a Comment
Congressman Dennis Kucinich has been excluded from tomorrow afternoon’s Democratic presidential debate, sponsored by the Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Television.
With the race for the Democratic nomination tightening to a dead heat, it’s important that the most basic principles of democracy are upheld. Changing the rules of the game as the game moves along […]
Hillary Clinton’s Negatives Surface In Iowa
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, President | Leave a Comment
http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/hillary-clinton/16422/hillary-clintons-negatives-surface-in-iowa/
The scuttlebutt about Iowa is that Senator Barack Obama could win…but on the other hand he could lose.
Or Hillary Clinton could win, or she could lose.
Why? Because their margin of error is slim. But there’s one thing about which the margin of error is not slim: the growing perception that Senator Hillary Clinton now carries […]
New Jersey’s Democratic Presidential Caucus - It’s Tonight!
Posted on December 7, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, President | Leave a Comment
New Jersey’s Presidential Caucus is Tonight - Who’s your candidate?
With New Jersey’s super-duper early primary just about two months away, we’re going to light it up a little early - and you’re invited!
Participate in an Iowa-style Presidential Caucus tonight, Friday night, Dec. 7:Get all the details and RSVP here! <http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=25733>
5-7pm - Open House, with […]
Which Candidate do you aligned with?
Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, President | Leave a Comment
See which Presidential candidate you are most closely aligned with. It may
surprise you. It did me.
Candidate Calculator
Independents Rise!
Posted on December 4, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, News, President | Leave a Comment
The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in Government than in politics . . . The growing independence of voters, after all, has been proven by the votes in every Presidential election since my childhood—and the tendency, frankly, is on the increase.
—Franklin D. Roosevelt, […]