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In reply to the discussion: Shit. Jeb beats Hillary in a match up of all voters [View all]xmas74
(29,671 posts)Most voters don't affiliate. They tend to cross back and forth over the party lines. They might vote Dem on a national scale but vote Repub on a local level because their neighbor is running for sheriff or vice versa.
I see you are a Clinton supporter. She has name recognition, which is actually a plus for the independent vote. Independent voters tend to vote for who they know, which is understandable.
I don't understand what the big deal is about there being so many independent voters. It is what it is. All of the campaigning for the general election isn't about going after their party vote-they already have that since they have their official candidate. And it's not really about getting voters from the other party since they will vote their party line. The campaigning during the primaries is about getting the party vote while the campaigning during the general election is about getting the independent vote, which is the largest voting bloc.