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DAVID BROOKS

 Voters Seek—But 
 Don't Find—Safety 


Independents flee Dems to avoid 'turmoil and risk'

Nov 6, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Independent voters are more volatile than ever, and politicians who want their votes need to regain their trust first, writes David Brooks . Polls show those voters, especially in new suburbs hard hit by recession, trust the government less than ever before, leaving them "in the position of a person... More »

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Republican Party • Democratic Party • independents • independent voters • the independent vote • election day November 2009

Analysis

 Sorry, Dems, 
 2008 Is So Last Year 

Winning coalition doesn't reemerge in gubernatorial races

Nov 4, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Last night’s gubernatorial defeats proved to Democrats that whatever magic they harnessed last November has left the building. Off-year elections aren’t usually great predictors, but with the Democrats’ winning 2008 coalition essentially absent, the warning signs are clear, writes Dan Balz in the Washington Post. Most notably, Democrats... More »

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Jon Corzine • demographics • independents • independent voters • election • coalition • Republicans • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

Independents Threaten Dems in 2010

Gubernatorial races
will be 3-way tangos
in half-dozen states

Sep 28, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Independent candidates figure to play a major role in at least six states next year, threatening Democrats in an election where they already must defend 21 of their 28 governorships. In New Jersey, for example, independent Chris Daggett is trailing well behind Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Tom Kean,... More »

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New Jersey • Vermont • Massachusetts • Maine • Minnesota • Rhode Island • independents • independent • third party candidacy • independent bid • gubernatorial races • Election 2010

 Obama's Support  
 Slides Among Whites 

Prez's poll numbers drop among key demographics

Sep 7, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s support is eroding among those he fought hard to win over: whites, including independents and members of his own party, the Los Angeles Times reports. Since the close of his first 100 days in April, the president has seen his support among white Democrats plummet 11 points,... More »

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Democrats • poll • independents • approval ratings • poll numbers • white voters • President Obama

 Health-Care Protesters 
 Winning Sympathy: Poll 

34% 'more sympathetic' to protesters, 21% less

Aug 13, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Town-hall protesters have succeeded in making some Americans “more sympathetic” to their health care views, a USA Today/Gallup poll finds. Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 34% say they’re now more sympathetic of the protesters’ stance, while 21% say they’re less. Among independents, that grows to a 2-to-1... More »

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poll • health care reform • town hall meeting • independents • David Axelrod • protesters • Gallup poll • Nate Silver

 Obama's Independent 
 Support Wanes 

Pollster cites political 'sea change'

Jul 9, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though his overall approval rating remains sturdy, President Obama is losing support among independents, particularly in swing states, polls show. “This is a huge sea change that is playing itself out in American politics,” says a Democratic pollster. Obama fell 6 points last week from the week before... More »

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Barack Obama • independents • independent voters • poll numbers • polls • supporters • President Obama

OPINION

 West Primed for Dems' Taking

Washington's neglect has voters yearning for change, Colo. senator writes

Aug 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The West has long been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats have a chance there in November, Ken Salazar writes in the Los Angeles Times. Salazar himself beat the Republican establishment to win a Colorado Senate seat in 2004. Independents are now the region’s largest voting bloc, he writes, and... More »

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Barack Obama • New Mexico • Democrat • Nevada • Colorado • Ken Salazar • independents • independent voters

 Obama Backers 
 More Enthusiastic: Poll 

Independents, however, appear to be losing interest in the election altogether

Jul 18, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new AP/Yahoo poll shows a bounty of enthusiasm for Barack Obama and a deficit for John McCain, the Boston Globe reports. Some key stats:
  • 38% of the Democrat’s supporters are excited by the election, while only 9% of the Republican's are.
  • Among Obama supporters, 16% say
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • liberals • independents • conservatives • opinion polls • enthusiasm

Two National Polls:
Obama Up 9, 8

Age more of a problem than race

Jul 15, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama leads John McCain nationally in a new Quinnipiac poll, 50% to 41%, with huge advantages among female and young voters. The two split independents with 44% apiece, and McCain led 47%-44% among men and 49%-42% among white voters, the Boston Globe reports. Far more respondents said they were... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • independents • young voters • white voters • the female vote • opinion polls

 Obama's Pragmatism
 Rooted in Hyde Park 

Dem learned to pay his due on Chicago's South Side

May 11, 08 7:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama was once a no-name politico on Chicago’s South Side with an Ivy League degree and few supporters, the New York Times reports. But he found allies by courting opposing groups, a balancing act that has proven effective on a national scale. “He’s looking for ways... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Illinois • independents

 Barack
 Bounces Back
 From Pastor Flap 

Most approve of his handling of controversy

May 5, 08 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama appears to be recovering—mostly—from the furor over his former pastor's incendiary remarks, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. His lead over Hillary Clinton has increased from 8 points to 12 points—50% to 38%—among Democratic primary voters, who also approve of how... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democrats • gas prices • gas tax • independents • economy • Rev. Jeremiah Wright • primary voters

 Lieberman Would Speak at RNC 

Independent's support might be just what McCain needs

Apr 16, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Democrat Joe Lieberman could cross the aisle in primetime to give a speech in support of John McCain at September's Republican National Convention, the Hill reports. The Connecticut Independent hasn't been tapped yet, but told reporters, “If Sen. McCain, who I support so strongly, asked me to do... More »

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John McCain • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • independents • moderate • Republican National Convention

ANALYSIS

 Mac's Tour Aims 
 at Dem Strongholds   

Town-hall-heavy trip is high-risk, must be sustained to avoid looking like a stunt

Apr 10, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is planning a tour to visit core Democratic constituencies—inner cities, Appalachia, the black South—in what John Dickerson, in Slate, sees not as a direct appeal for votes, but rather a campaign to beam his authenticity, via the media, to the country’s independents. A McCain advisor... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • authenticity • town hall meeting • independents • bipartisanship

 Obama Banks 
 on Democratic
 Converts in Pa. 

State party has gained 65K members since the fall

Mar 14, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has 6 weeks to cut into Hillary Clinton’s lead in Pennsylvania, but only 10 more days to lay the groundwork: Voters must register as members of a party by March 24 to vote in the primary. Independents and Republicans must switch their affiliation to Democratic by then... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • African Americans • independents • Pennsylvania primary • voter registration

Poll Sees Texas Dead Heat, Slight Clinton Lead in Ohio

Races close ahead of March 4 primaries

Feb 22, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running neck and neck in Texas, while Clinton holds a significant but tenuous lead in Ohio, according to a Washington Post-ABC News Poll. Heading into the crucial March 4 primaries, Clinton leads Obama 48% to 47% in Texas, and 50% to 43% in Ohio... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Texas • primary • Ohio • caucus • US economy • Latinos • Hispanic • Washington Post ABC poll • independents • African-American voters • white men • white women • senior citizens

Dems Do Their Math on Feb. 5 Primary States

Candidates pay heed
to delegates, not just overall state wins

Jan 23, 08 4:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is all but ceding Saturday's South Carolina primary to Barack Obama, just one variation of the political calculus Democratic presidential candidates are using ahead of Super Tuesday primaries February 5, the Washington Post reports. Clinton will spotlight states with personal history—Arkansas and New York—and two with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • California • Super Tuesday • New York • caucus • Latinos • Democratic presidential primaries • independents • Election 2008

Calif. GOP Alienates Independents

Barred from primary, unenrolled voters
turn to Democrats

Jan 21, 08 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The California GOP decided last year to bar independent voters from its presidential primary, and the decision may cost the party dearly, the LA Times reports. Independents are welcome to vote in the Democratic primary—and once they've voted for a party in a primary, they usually stick to it... More »

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California • primary • voters • independents

McCain Holds Narrow Edge
in Mich.

Independents, Dems power revitalized senator over Romney

Jan 14, 08 7:57 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain holds a slim lead over Mitt Romney going into tomorrow’s primary in Michigan, according to the latest Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll. The Arizona senator leads Romney 27% to 24%, within the poll’s margin of error. “It’s very close, and it’s been very close every day... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • independents • Republican presidential primaries • Michigan primary • Election 2008

Women Crucial to Clinton
Victory

Obama takes youth and affluent vote, but Hillary still rocks Granite State

Jan 9, 08 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's surge from expected second to sudden victor in the New Hampshire primary may be largely thanks to the ladies, writes Salon. Clinton's backing by 46% of female voters—compared with 34% for Barack Obama—boosted the New York senator to 39% of the overall vote, edging Obama's 37%.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • women • independents • female voters • New Hampshire primary • young voters

Candidates Home In on NH Independents

Critical 45% bloc favors McCain, Obama; but many still undecided

Jan 6, 08 10:11 AM CST
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • independents • New Hampshire primary • swing voters • rhetoric

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