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Focus: Bernie Sanders and the independent voters - Apr 25, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 24 April 2016

POLL: : 44% of Americans describe themselves as independents in April, up from 38% in March. Democrats are 31% and Republicans 25% - Gallup

No candidate has benefited more from the surge of independents than Bernie Sanders - The Washington Post

Why Sanders does better with independents. They are driven not by their ideology so much as their dislike of partisan politics - FiveThirtyEight

In New Jersey Sanders is at 51% and Clinton at 40% among independents who are 48% of the electorate (but NJ primary is closed) - NJTV

POLL (YouGov): In NY Clinton led Sanders 57% to 38% among Democrats but Sanders led Clinton 72% to 26% among independents (who in large majority did not vote because of closed primary) - YouGov

New York voters sue the state, claiming mass voter roll purges - The Liberty Beacon

500,000 California independents could be shut out of the primary - usuncut.com

Who will tap R.I.'s independent streak in Tuesday's primaries? - providencejournal.com

Effort in South Dakota aims to drop parties, voters to consider initiative to set up open primaries - WSJ

Editorial: Restore open presidential primary in Colorado, include independents - GJSentinel.com

Who says that America is a democracy? The selection of presidential candidates is not driven by a truly representative system – The Moderate Voice

American democracy is rigged - Common Dreams

Democracy Spring and the US voting matrix: How much of the electoral process is illusory? - truth-out.org

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