[tcrlaf]

EARLY EXIT POLLING DATA from the Guardian:

Early exit polls show independents are a sizable chunk of the electorate in presidential primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont.

In all those states except Rhode Island, Tuesday’s primaries were ``open,’’ meaning all voters could choose which party’s contest to vote in. In Rhode Island, only registered independents could choose between parties.

The surveys for The Associated Press and television networks found self-described independents were about one in five voters in Ohio’s Democratic primary, one in four in Texas, a third in Rhode Island and four in 10 in Vermont.

Exit poll results for Republican primaries were available only in Ohio and Texas. In Ohio, independents were about one in seven GOP voters, in Texas one in five.

[billmor]

Rhode Island is the only State that is fair to Independents...Other States force people into Parties....ah well, all’s fair in love and politics...

[alwaysconservative]

I’ve asked this several times today (and haven’t gotten an answer yet): are ANY of these states “winner take all” for either party? I’m pretty sure that all of the states are proportional for Dems, but think there is at least one WTA for the pubbies.

Thanks!