Although, there may be a significant number of independents voting in some of the primary states, which makes things marginally harder for Palin than in election where many independents were sucked into the Democratic primaries. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
He would abolish quotas, let independents vote in primaries, and eliminate caucuses, which magnify the influence of dedicated activists over regular voters. (firstthings.com)
He highlights what had already been reported, that in the November 2012 election, Mitt Romney carried independent voters by a margin of 50 % -45 %, with 5 % of independents voting for minor party presidential nominees. (thirdpartypolitics.us)