Can Obama move to the next level?

It's still very early--VERY early--in this presidential campaign. Lots of independent minded voters have been encouraged by Barack Obama's vision. But let's face it, he'll have to work much harder to reach out to independent voters if he expects to reach the finish line.

Georgia independent leader Helen Blocker-Adams

... spoke about the debate in South Carolina and her view of whether the candidates made much of impression....

Independent "Debate Watchers" gather

Debate watchers want substance, not rhetoric-quotes Wayne Griffin (Greenville News)



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Why It’s Obama Time

by Wayne Griffin, head of the Independence Party of South Carolina. Independents are targeting Obama in a statewide campaign called South Carolina Independents for Obama....

Debate Watch: South Carolina

The first Dem debate will take place in South Carolina on Thursday (broadcast by MSNBC). The Committee for a Unified Independent Party and Independent Voice are running "debate watches", asking independent voters to watch the debate and fill out a survey with their responses. (see websites on the sidebar for more information)

And speaking of which, anti-poverty groups like the Alliance to End Hunger are being locked out of the debates circuit....

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Thursday, April 26, 2007
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