1.   He would be revered for his ability to balance the party loyalists and the independent voters.

2.   Second, a weak and outnumbered Democratic Party rarely gets help from the large block of independent voters.

3.   The proposal so spooked lawmakers that they offered an alternative referendum that allowed independent voters to vote in primaries.

4.   Although California has far fewer independent voters by percentage than in New Hampshire, the numbers are growing.

5.   Although it is early, the poll indicates that independent voters will play a large role in deciding this race, as they do many statewide races in Texas.

6.   Among independent voters, Brownback held a small lead.

7.   And nothing that Dole tried served to shake loose enough independent voters.

8.   And for nine months running, the opinions of Clinton expressed by these independent voters have reflected the overall national mood almost to the decimal point.

9.   As a senior GOP leader, he is dutifully trying to rally independent voters to back Bush, and will address the convention in that regard Tuesday night.

10.   Before the change, independent voters were shut out of primary voting.