Ohhh Please. Independents in Missouri tend to be more conservative than even Republicans. And 70% of voters turned out to vote down Obamacare in Missouri, aka ClaireCare, and that 70% firgure included a whole lot of Independents and a even a bevy of Democrats.
You've been living in Carnahan's shadow too long to know what's going on in the sunshine.
By 3-4%, I meant of the total electorate. Not 3-4% of independents.