Independent Voters Are New Hampshire Wild Card: Campaign Update

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As if the Democratic presidential process weren’t complicated enough, the New Hampshire primary will have another wild card: independent voters.

Unaffiliated voters make up 42% of registered voters in the Granite State, a larger bloc than either Democrats or Republicans, and they can participate in either party’s primary by simply requesting a ballot on Tuesday.