Swing states, immigration and independent voters

Contrary opinion that Presidential elections are not won in swing states.  (Comments below the article are interesting also.)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-swing-states/2012/06/08/gJQAnXxCOV_story_1.html
 

How Obama’s immigration action plays in the swing states:

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/06/22/politics-counts-immigration-in-the-battleground-states/

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/27/news/la-pn-poll-obama-immigration-policy-winning-battleground-voters-20120627

Three-year-old article still sheds light on the “independent” voter:

http://www.psmag.com/politics/independent-voters-are-generally-not-3560/