[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Independent voters are bandwagon voters. Once they see the enthusiastic crowds for Sarah, they're going to do some digging and find out that she's not the scary person she was made to be, and most of them will support her.

In Madison, you could see the discouragement on the looks of the pro-union people's faces and some of them quietly went home.

That's the beauty of Sarah. Her support is locked in nobody is going to have 2nd thoughts about supporting her.

[hinckley buzzard]

Independent voters are bandwagon voters

That about says it all. The media would like to portray the "independent" as somehow thoughtful, nonpartisan, deliberate in making up his mind. In reality the average independent is apathetic and doesn't pay attention until he has to, and even then won't do any work (like digging) to make up his mind. Momentum will carry the indie because he doesn't care enough to go against the flow.