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	<title>Comments on: Independents Split Evenly Between The Candidates</title>
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		<title>By: kranky kritter</title>
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		<dc:creator>kranky kritter</dc:creator>
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		<description>Umm, if centrists remain evenly split, then the election is more likely to be determined by true believer turnout.

 A substantial fraction of centrists would have to swing one way or the other to be a deciding factor. Further, it&#039;s always possible that if a given candidate is generating the sort of enthusiasm that amps up one side&#039;s turnout, then more swing voters might reject that candidate (as too liberal or too conservative) and swing the other way.

That&#039;s the question for now. The swingers don&#039;t appear to have swung yet, and they may not. If they split....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Umm, if centrists remain evenly split, then the election is more likely to be determined by true believer turnout.</p>
<p> A substantial fraction of centrists would have to swing one way or the other to be a deciding factor. Further, it&#8217;s always possible that if a given candidate is generating the sort of enthusiasm that amps up one side&#8217;s turnout, then more swing voters might reject that candidate (as too liberal or too conservative) and swing the other way.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the question for now. The swingers don&#8217;t appear to have swung yet, and they may not. If they split&#8230;.</p>
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