TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS 8/17/10

INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• Independents’ Day (Steve Macoy, Republican American) Pollsters and politicians naturally are fretting over independents, who reportedly favor Democrat Dan Malloy over Republican Tom Foley by substantial margins in the governor’s race. Interestingly, they’re showing a narrow preference for Republican Linda McMahon over Democrat Richard Blumenthal for U.S. Senate.

OPEN PRIMARIES

• Washington State's 'Top-Two' Primary May Thwart Tea Party (Mark Memmott, Vermont Public Radio)
• Campaign reform needed (Times Daily - Florence AL)

THIRD PARTIES

• Minor parties silenced by funding laws (By Mike DeRosa, New Haven Register)

NEW YORK

• The teachers and Cuomo: Divorce is a good thing (By GREG DAVID, Crain's New York)
• Bloomberg backs Sestak in Pennsylvania (By Shane D'Aprile, The Hill)
• Bloomberg to endorse Fenty Tuesday (Washington Post/DC)
• Mike Bloomberg to back Joe Sestak (By MAGGIE HABERMAN, Politico)

NYC CHARTER REVISION

• Neighborhood Advocates See Push For Power Blocked (By Jarrett Murphy, City Limits)