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In reply to the discussion: "I know Bernie can't win, but..." [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)With Independent voter registration now at 42% it is the largest voting bloc in the country. Something Bernie noted in his media interviews yesterday.
No one can win with just their base. They will need crossover votes, and according to Gallop, those votes are more likely to go someone who is less partisan and more for the people in general.
Obama got that vote in 2008. He talked often about representing all of the people, went to speak to people who were elected as Independents and promised his administration would not appoint 'only Democrats' to positions in his cabinet. When he mentioned 'Republicans' to prove he wasn't fixated on Dems, he was corrected by those representing Independent voters 'not just people from either of the two parties'.
I haven't seen any polling of Independents, which is odd considering what a large role they will play in the next election, as they did in 2008.