>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/26/04 04:02AM >>> Fourteen percent of "pure" political independents -- those who do not identify with or "lean" to either of the two major parties -- gave their support to Nader in 2000, compared with 6% among Democrats and Democratic leaners and just 2% of Republicans and Republican leaners. Of course, these figures may overstate the relationship somewhat, as current voting intentions often influence one's self-reported party identification, and those supporting a third-party candidate may therefore be more likely to say they are non-leaning independents. <<<<<>>>>>
i, admittedly haven't looked at relevant data lately so someone may find evidence to contrary, but percentage of 'pure' independents is quite small, almost all are 'leaners', so many who claim to be 'independents' somehow always end up voting for same party candidates, if people are 'behaving' differently, they are more likely to split their tickets among dems and reps... michael hoover
