[Toskrin]

The nom-paranoid explanation of the party distribution is that some right-leaning Independents declared themselves as Republicans after deciding to vote for Bush.

[elfman2]

"The nom-paranoid explanation of the party distribution is that some right-leaning Independents declared themselves as Republicans after deciding to vote for Bush."

That’s not only non-paranoid, it’s unnatural . 10-20 percent may change candidates overnight, but not party affiliations.