TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS - More on the Health Care Reform Vote, CA Proposition 14

THIRD PARTIES

• Ritchie Capital Founder Plans Third Political Party (FINAlternatives-Hedge Fund and Private Equity News)
• Thane Ritchie Will Announce Political Exploratory Committee in Illinois-Initial Press Conference to be Held 2pm March 23rd in Elmhurst (By: PR Newswire, SOAWorld)
• Dean Barkley joins Illinois effort to start a new party (Marlin Levison, Minneapolis Star Tribune)

PROP 14

• Politicians and Pandering: How Open Primaries will let voters get past the pandering and into the issues (Jeannine English, Huffington Post)
• Pols' behavior dismays voters (San Bernardino Sun)
• Christina Tobin to Speak at Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce Event on Tuesday, March 23 (Tobin for California Secretary of State, Press Release News, Earth Times) NOTE: Tobin opposes Prop 14

HEALTH CARE VOTE

• Health bill a milestone -- or a mistake? (CNN) With Commentary from John Avlon
• Health Care Vote May Prove Troublesome For McMahon (By: Grace Rauh, NY1) Mayor Michael Bloomberg, meanwhile, refused to put his stamp of approval on the bill. "It does not address the total cost of health care in this country," said the mayor. "It does not address the fact that we spend double what they do in Western Europe yet have a lower life expectancy, but it does address coverage."
• Republicans in Disarray (Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic)

COLORADO

• Independent living: Curry enjoys life as a former Democrat (John Colson, Post Independent) Zimsky said last week that the judge is considering motions from both sides, and that he is hoping for a decision on the case in May, which could be in time to get both Riddle's and Curry's name on the ballot in November.

KENTUCKY

• Independents Won't Get to Vote in KY Primaries (WBKO)

NEW YORK

• Cuomo Leads Big (National Journal/Hotline) A majority of NYers want Cuomo to run for GOV rather than for re-election, the poll shows, including 58% of independent voters.

NYC CHARTER REVISION

• 'Cheesy' start to new charter revision commission (By Joe Maniscalco, Your Nabe Brooklyn Courier)
• New Yorkers still like Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but don't want fourth term: poll (BY ADAM LISBERG, DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF)

LAST WORD

• Buzzkill at the Tea Party (by Kelley B. Vlahos, Anti-War.com)