AP: "Independents Could Tilt Super Tuesday"

This is great news for Obama! California, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Alabama allow Indies to vote, so this bodes well for Obama, especially in states with tight contests.

The polls that Hillary supporters are trotting out are polls that only poll Democratic voters. In states where Indies and Republicans can crossover, those polls are meaningless.

http://news.aol.com/elections/story/_a/independents-could-tilt-super-tuesday/20080127151809990001

But I am still hopeful. 2 months ago I never imagined he'd make it this far! :D

Is he trying to go for CA? I hope so, it would be a mistake not to do some heavy campaigning there. I just hope these polls tighten up. 9 days makes me very nervous.

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It seems weird to be touting independents as a force here on DU, but if it gets you where you need to go... :shrug:

the Democratic Party's candidate. I hate open primaries.

when we get someone accepted by more than 51% of Americans.

they will probably piss off plenty of Dems too.

And from Texas republican circuses of the past, I can tell you that they don't exactly act to tip the scale in favor of our strongest candidate. :shrug:

"As long as my candidate wins it's awesome!!!111"

And even national polls account for indys who will be voting in independent primaries...

not since South Carolina. Just watch the new batch of polls they will show a tightening race in each of those states.

:D

They have not been very reliable this season.

In NJ, you have to have affiliated with a party since some time in December to vote Feb. 5th.

And we all know Obama has been blowing those models to smithereens! Obama will get huge turnouts of African-Americans and young people that the polls aren't even picking up right now.

...considering most will end up voting for a Democrat or Repubican anyway.

So the Indies in California will have to vote in the Dem Primary if they want to vote. He is going to do much better than people think, and Teddy will really push some of those other states that he can't make it to.

Republicans have not adopted the "decline to state" rule for the 2/5 primary; you are correct. As to other parties, here's the pertinent law:

"Decline to State" Voters - Voting in the Upcoming 2008 Presidential and Statewide Direct Primary Elections

If you are a voter who has declined to state an affiliation with a political party, you may be able to vote for a candidate of a specific party in the upcoming February 5, 2008 Presidential Primary Election and/or June 3, 2008 Statewide Direct Primary. You may request, from your county elections official or at your polling place, the ballot of a political party if authorized by the party's rules and duly noticed by the Secretary of State. Click here to obtain county elections office contact information.

If you do not request such a ballot, you will be given a nonpartisan ballot, containing only the names of all candidates for nonpartisan offices and measures to be voted upon at the primary election.

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_decline.htm

I'm working the polls here in CA on 2/5, and learned the above in my class last week.

As someone who lived in GA for many years, I do not care for the cross-over ability to vote in another parties primary, but as shown above, anyone in CA can find a work-around to vote in the democratic primaries..

Thanks for providing an opportunity for me to share my new found knowledge. :)

*corrected error re repubs.