Independent voters go for John McCain, so he may enjoy stretches of the road ahead. More than half the state primaries through March 14 allow independents to vote one way or another.
WIDE-OPEN PRIMARIES Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont (3/7), Utah (3/10), Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas (3/14)
ANALYSIS Voters in most of these states don't register their party affiliation, and they can vote in whichever primary they want. Rhode Island and Massachusetts allow independents to vote for either party's contender, then redeclare their indie status as they leave the polls.
SORT-OF-OPEN PRIMARIES South Carolina (2/19), Michigan (2/22), Virginia...
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