tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746899831573691835.post7898185620292696799..comments2024-01-15T11:52:07.862-05:00Comments on The Independent View: Independents Ask DNC Chairman to Open State Primaries for 2020 mhdruckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923626064364175846noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746899831573691835.post-3005193645590631112018-12-07T20:52:38.952-05:002018-12-07T20:52:38.952-05:00It is misleading for this letter to say that indep...It is misleading for this letter to say that independent voters are 44% of the electorate. That statistic comes from polling data, but substantial research has shown that most of the people who tell pollsters they are independents are not telling the truth. It would be far better if this letter mentioned that 28.7% of the voters who live in states that ask voters to choose a party, or independent status, have chosen independent status. That is an objectively true statement that cannot be disputed. Furthermore, the purpose of the letter is to help the voters who are registered independent. Someone who is really registered as a Republican or a Democrat, but who tells a pollster that he or she is independent, has no beef with any state election law regarding voting in a presidential primary.richardwingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470637786166917187noreply@blogger.com