- Jackie Salit & Michael Lewis of Independentvoting.org (Coffee Party USA BlogTalkRadio)
- LETTER: Party registration a good idea if voters can be Independent (Daily News Journal - Rutherford County TN)
- EDITORIAL: Close the primaries in Tenn.? (The Tennessean) Ironically, two years ago, it was the Democrats who claimed that Republicans crossed over in the State Senate District 22 primary and voted for then state Sen. Rosalind Kurita. Tim Barnes contested Kurita's 19-vote victory on several points. The state Democratic Party, and party leaders in the district's counties, supported Barnes, who then replaced Kurita on the Nov. 4 ballot and went on to win the election.
- Closed primary has little appeal - Changing the system would help loyalists (Paris TN Post-Intelligencer) The current system seems to work all right. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
- Some Conservatives Ready To Shrink State GOP (By Frank Cagle, Knoxville Metro Pulse)
- Dan Walters: California's interior could gain under redistricting (By Dan Walters, Sac Bee) The greatest impact of independent redistricting may be felt in the 10-county San Francisco Bay Area, which has been particularly slow-growing but has retained its disproportionate political clout through the manipulation of districts.
- Bloomberg's Non-Campaign for President - If he ultimately decides to invest some of his vast fortune in an independent run for President, he will be entering dangerous terrain (By GABE PRESSMAN, NBC New York)
- Bloomberg 2012? Don't rule it out (Cullen Linebarger, DC Political Buzz Examiner)
- Mogul may try to Trump GOP White House hopefuls in 2012 (RBR.com TVBR.com voice of the broadcasting industry)
- Nader: Bloomberg Could Win (by Ralph Nader, The Daily Beast) 7. The percentage of voters registering as independent is at an all-time high. In some states there are more independently registered voters than those registering as Republicans or Democrats. Independent voters are more likely to shift their allegiance than loyal partisan voters.
- Opinion: The Missing Link in Education Reform (Elanna S. Yalow, Special to AOL News)
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