So-called *independents* are highly overrated, in that nobody is impartial. It’s literally impossibly.
Voters lean one way or the other.
They either favor goverment dependency or not.
over rated...? not. in a divided nation it is the “swing” & “indie” voters one will need. i do not think that obama can get them again in 2012 but he will try and counter that with appealing to the ever growing latin demographic as well as the exploding desire for those on the dole......