Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-04-20-independents_N.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/news/p...ts_N.htm</a> Maybe this country does have some sense.
Originally Posted By Mr X Problem with that is, in states where independents can NOT vote in primaries you end up having a core base of voters which is more fanatical, on either side. Thus the eventual candidates these moderates will end up voting for are going to tend to be more extreme, and thus even less appealing. And then the independents just stay home while either a wingnut or a moonbat gets the seat. Not too smart if you really DO care about middle-of-the-road governance and politicians. I hate to quote Sarah Palin here, but it's better to attach yourself to one party or the other than none at all.
