TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

CAMPAIGN

• Obama's manager ignoring national polls (Chicago Tribune/The Swamp) "McCain has more strength with independent voters than most Republicans. We as a party can be bunned out about that, but we've got to deal with it."
• Manager: Hispanics, independents key-Obama campaign also seeking support of Colorado's blacks, young voters (The Coloradoan)
• Obama holds lead in Pennsylvania, poll shows (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Mr. Obama is the favorite among independent voters, white women and blacks, and Mr. McCain leads among white men, blue-collar workers and Catholics.
• Penny throws support to McCain (The Mankato Free Press) Penny said he told McCain several years ago he’d be willing to help if his former colleague decided to make a second run for the presidency.

THIRD PARTY NEWS
Ralph Nader’s Ballot Labels (Ballot Access News)

New York Latino pols criticize Hillary's campaign choices

Here's a link to Elizabeth Benjamin's Daily Politics blog about the letter from NY State Sen. Ruben Diaz (Bronx) and Assemblyman Jose Peralta (Queens) to Hillary Clinton "expressing dismay over the resignation of her Latina campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle".....

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• Hillary never addressed independent voters on 1994 health care policy (New York Times)
• "Most Confident" Presidential Candidates-Obama leads (Forbes)
• Hispanic Councilman from New Jersey Fights for Equality running as independent (Hispanic Business)
• As champion of black farmers, Obama could win Southern votes (The Hill)
• John Georges: Entrepreneur means business (Times Picayune)

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• Hillary at the top of the Dem ticket could hurt local candidates and jeopardize the party's standing with independent voters (Washington Post) and see Gallup Poll for favorable/unfavorable ratings...
• Florida Hispanics turning independent (Miami Herald)
• Survey Brief: Political Independents and Health Care (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Independence Party of New York Battle Still Raging in Court (Ballot Access News), where Rev. Sharpton's attorney Michael Hardy helped argue the charge of racial discrimination by the IP State Committee's actions against the NYC operation...
• Matt Bai has written a book about current attempts to reform the Dem party