More Americans consider themselves conservative than liberal (left-wing), while independent voters lean to the middle.
The independent voters who swing elections want the two parties to cooperate and find solutions.
Obama and McCain will suck up the Independent voters that Bloomberg had hoped to fetch.
But the aura of weirdness is likely to have an impact on independent voters in America.
The poll involved telephone interviews with 467 Democrats and independent voters who lean Democratic.
For him to do that, he presumably have to win over centrists and independent voters.
And independent voters -- the key to Obama's electoral success -- are leaving the flock.
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The surveys also showed almost 60 percent of independent voters cast ballots for Democrats.
Throughout the health care reform debate, a majority of independent voters weighed against passing the Democrats' bill.
Obama owes his victories throughout the nomination battle to African-Americans, young voters, upscale whites and independent voters.
Lots of independent voters live in Michigan (around 16-19% of the electorate), and they sometimes vote Republican.
It's a clear GOP message the campaign hopes will appeal to those undecided and independent voters.
Better to not remind independent voters why they regret (or once regretted) the choice they made in 2008.
As noted, Tea Party Republicans can easily be labeled by Obama as too extreme for most independent voters.
Achieving that means pandering more to the independent voters and liberal Republicans, less to the Democratic power base.
Independent candidate Ralph Nader and Republican-turned-Libertarian Bob Barr are vying with the two major-party candidates for independent voters.
Just as in the 2000 New Hampshire primary, independent voters in the Republican primary overwhelmingly voted for McCain.
Beefing up the woefully weak cost-control mechanisms in the health bill will help (and might impress independent voters).
The Economist has been suckered by the same relentless Republican propaganda that has deceived many American independent voters.
Bradley stepped up his attacks on rival Al Gore and courted independent voters throughout the state on Thursday.
But the true test of the row's impact, in his view, is the response of moderate, independent voters.
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What do Republican voters want, and how will that mesh with the interests of independent voters who decide elections?
Much of the focus has been on how these independent voters, who are strong in New Hampshire, will vote.
In these two early states, majority of independent voters have voted for Democrats.
It could alienate independent voters so critical to the Republican triumph in 2010.
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The truly independent voters who decide elections care very little about whether policies or candidates are liberal or conservative.
It's hard to find a more 50-50 state where moderate and independent voters loom large in fall general elections.
Obama's lead in that poll comes from an 11% lead among independent voters.
It could also be the perfect way to alienate those all-important independent voters.
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