Can somebody explain to me what are moderates and independents?

[bluestate10]

17. I don't agree with one observation you made on Independents.

To open, let me say that I am a partisan, moderate democrat. You saying that Independents that have not made of their minds are stupid, uninformed, self-involved is wrong. I am a democrat that made up my mind about Obama long ago, I voted for Obama in 2008 and can't wait to vote for Obama this year. But, I have spent the last few months absorbed in business activity that caused me to virtually tune out everything else. Many people are Independents because they aren't partisan, those people largely ignore politics until about now. I can promise you that undecided Independents are watching and making up their minds. President Obama seems to be benefiting from the Independents that are deciding, they are breaking for President Obama. The last of the Independents to decide? They may break for Romney, but may be not. In the 2010 election for Governor of Massachusetts, late deciding Independents broke 2-1 for the victorious democrat and delivered his margin of victory.