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Independents may support Democratic
April 25, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (7)
In U.S., a growing number of voters shun party membership and declare themselves independent in recent years. The statistics show that the number of independent voters will occupy one third of all voters in the coming presidential election.
Since the primaries began, huge numbers of independents have been embraced by both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. “The thing we know about independents is, when they choose to vote in a primary, they tend to stay with that party in the general election,” said a top advisor to former Democratic Gov. Gray Davis.
The current governor of Virginia also pointed out that the presidential candidate who can win independents’ support will become the U.S. president finally.
In previous primaries, McCain and Obama both are very welcomed by independents. In primaries in Virginia, Missouri and Washington, over 60% independents voted to Obama. McCain has earned supports from 53% independents in Connecticut Primary.
But on the whole, the Democratic Party has an advantage over the Republican Party on independents’ favor. According to the poll of Pew Research Centre, independent’s support for Republican has declined from 46% in 2004 to 40% in 2008.
The above poll also indicates that independents hold a pessimistic view of the state of U.S. economy.
In addition, the result of the research of L.A. Times and Bloomberg National Poll shows that independents are inclined to vote for the Democratic Party as they think it can better handle with the present U.S. recession. Among all respondents, two third are unsatisfied with the economy policy of George W. Bush.
