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Candidates Home In on NH Independents

Posted Jan 6, 08 10:11 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – As the battle for New Hampshire looms, would-be presidents are largely abandoning partisan rhetoric to court the state’s independents, who comprise 45% of the voting base there. The New York Times explores the far-reaching implications in this contest of unaffiliated voters, whose decisions will likely come right down to the wire.

The fight for independents is mainly pitched between John McCain and Barack Obama, though polls suggest that up to two-thirds of independents, who can vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary, will side with a Democrat. “It doesn’t necessarily mean that all of their positions are really moderate,” explains one independent, “but their rhetoric is more about unifying the country.”

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Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives at a debate watching party at a restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. At right is Sen. Olympia Snow, R-Maine. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during a break between the televised Republican presidential debate and the Democratic presidential debate at Saint Anselm...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., shakes hands at a rally, Saturday Jan. 5, 2008, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., listens to a question at a town hall style campaign event in Peterborough, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (Associated Press)
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