Greg Brophy for Govenor

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The facts are (R) and (D) both claim 30 percent right out of the gate, that leaves 40% most of which vote for the (D), that 40% just want to keep their independent label b/c they're such free thinkers and all.

That's where I think your thinking is wrong (unless I'm missing the sarcasm).

Some independents are disgruntled Republicans, others are disgruntled Democrats, others are afraid to make a stand for whatever side they actually support (left or right) still others are members of one of dozens of odd, disparate and varied political ideologies and I suspect a large percentage of them are apathetics that don't give a damn who is in office and will not waste a millisecond thinking about politics and certainly won't vote.

This notion that they're all on the same side of a multitude of issues or have a common ideology is just foolishness and chasing this magical "independent" demographic is a fools errand.

The side that wins is going to be the side that energizes and unifies their base. Period. (Democrat cheating notwithstanding).