TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

CAMPAIGN

• California's Democrats shift into Obama's camp, Field Poll finds (Sacramento Bee)
• The Conversation (By David Brooks and Gail Collins, New York Times/The Caucus) they debate the primary rules and which party’s approach to the nomination process works best.
• Obama’s Favorability Ratings Take a Hit (Wall Street Journal/Washington Wire)
• Western Voters Value Independence, Looking Ahead (CBS4)

REFORM

• Mississippi: Voter ID: Court ruling returns sanity to debate (The Clarion-Ledger) *** Mississippi Democratic Party Loses Open Primary Case on Ripeness (Ballot Access News)
• Oregon: Editorial: Turnout, while better, still low (Albany Democrat Herald) Open primary/one ballot