"I'm returning to the Democratic Party to Support Bernie Sanders"

[sabrina 1]

57. I agree, I used the Gallop number of 5% because it was the most recent I read. But other

polls I have read over the past few months say that it is more like 10% lost Dem voters to Independents. And I think that is probably the case.

Eg, airc, Dem registration was over 40% in 2008. Now it is hovering around 32%. Nearly all polls I've seen seem to agree on that.

Repubs are around 29%, not sure what they were in 2008.

The Independent vote is now at 42% according to most polls. So it is now the biggest voting bloc in the country.

From what I've read this is the largest Indie vote for a long, long time.

Bernie is definitely aware of this and I think he can tap into that, not just the former Dems but Repubs who are moderate, Libertarians and others.

Because when you look at polls just on issues, the very issues he talks about are the most popular issues across political lines.

Thanks for your post, I think you are probably right.

Btw, do you know what Florida's voter registrations laws are, because there is a thread which is hoping to cover all states laws on voter registration so no one misses out on voting for Bernie.

The thread is here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12804841

The OP will add info to the OP when people post it in the thread. Links are good also.