Reply #91: In droves? [View All]

Here's a quote from your article:

But for 2006, Democrats pulled away, leading Republicans by 3.9 points, with 34.3 percent identifying themselves as Democrats, 30.4 percent as Republicans and 33.9 percent as independents. Thought significant, 3.9 is hardly droves. Let's not get over-confident.

The important number is the increase in Independents. The article does go on to say that in the gap between who Independents are leaning toward, Democrats or Republicans, Independents are increasingly favoring the Democrats. This is all excellent news, and certainly understandable. But it's inaccurate to say that people are leaving the Republican Party in droves.

This brings me to the primary point: though Independents are currently favoring Democrats, Independents tend not to favor the current front runner of the Democratic pack, Hillary Clinton. A majority of those crucial votes will be thrown away or worse, will vote for Giuliani, who is considered a moderate Republican and is popular among Independents. Joe Biden nullifies that problem and can go toe to toe with Rudy Giuliani far better than any other Democratic candidate.