TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES FOR INDEPENDENT VOTERS

Tonight is Caucus Night in Iowa! Where will the independents lead the country?

• Democrats may draw more independents (By THOMAS BEAUMONT • Des Moines Register) * Independents' Day (KAREN TUMULTY - Time Magazine)
• Kucinich focuses on New Hampshire (By Foon Rhee, Boston Globe Political Intelligence)
• Obama promises to bring an unlikely, unproven coalition tonight (By Sasha Issenberg - Boston Globe)

Texas Toll Road Plan Stirs Grassroots Protest

by Gary Hoitsma, Human Events: The conventional wisdom among conservatives about the benefits of privatizing government programs is being severely tested in a heretofore largely obscure controversy that is now blossoming in America’s heartland. ...

Ohio: Voting machinecanery

What is needed is for grassroots forces that believe in democracy to take concerted action. (Political Cortex blog)

Oregon: Serious grassroots-driven winning strategy

Strategy: Oregon special election is super important for Democrats, Independents and Republicans of conscience to coalesce early behind a great candidate and a serious grassroots-driven, winning strategy (Blueoregon blog)

This post raises 2 important issues: one, thinking out loud -- we should all do that! and two, mounting a unified early challenge -- we should do that too, but what happens if a great candidate isn't available? Keep organizing at the grassroots!