Independent voters tilt toward Democrats
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Michael Brooks is exactly the kind of voter the Republican Party can ill afford to lose. But in a foreboding omen for 2008, it may have already done just that.
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President Bush, who holds a sizable lead in some polls, still appears to be vulnerable to Democrat John Kerry among independent voters whose shifting loyalties could determine the winner of the November election, pollsters say.
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At least eight people are vying to hold a job crucial to the Democrats' future direction.
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Joe Klein looks at the Democratic revival in the Rocky Mountains, where a raft of colorful candidates are winning over independents &#8212; and even some Republicans
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Democrats began turning Wednesday to the fight that some in the party fear they wage most consistently: with one another. Democratic politicians and operatives said the
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Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman Ã¢ÂÂ the longtime Democrat who became a Democratic-aligned Independent after his stormy 2006 re-election campaign Ã¢ÂÂ says it is a Ã¢ÂÂremote possibilityÃ¢ÂÂ that he would switch allegiances to the Republicans.
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Democrats are trying to pull something funny with absentee ballots, the Republicans are telling Iowa voters. No, it's just the Republicans trying to scare people out of voting, the Democrats retort.
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Independents found New Hampshire's Democratic primary the most attractive place to vote on Tuesday and gave Barack Obama a boost. Women, lower-income voters and senior citizens favored Hillary Rodham Clinton, exit polls showed. Immigration was a defining issue in the Republican contest, as John McCain far outdistanced the field among voters friendlier to illegal immigrants while Mitt Romney scored among voters who want them deported.
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status.
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In a state that prizes undeclared voters, a small but potent group is deciding between two politically divergent candidates&#13;&#10;
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Bloomberg - Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are statistically tied for voter support nationwide, a Washington Post/ABC News poll found.
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President Bush, who holds a sizable lead in some polls, still appears to be vulnerable to Democrat John Kerry among independent voters whose shifting loyalties
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The Democrats who dominate Illinois government face a major problem: each other.
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Democrats criticized Ralph Nader on Tuesday for getting help from Republicans to gain access to state ballots in his independent presidential campaign.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#39;s  switch from Republican to independent fueled talk on Wednesday  of a possible U.S. presidential bid that experts said could  hurt Democrats, Republicans -- or both.
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Mitt Romney capitalized on his Michigan ties Tuesday Â especially among voters who made up their minds in the past week Â while John McCain found far fewer Republican primary votes among the Democrats and independents who keyed his victory here eight years ago, an exit poll showed.
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Advisers to Senator Barack Obama were hoping he would draw a considerable share of independent voters, even with Senator John McCain also on the ballot.