Resurgent Republic released this pre-election memo on Friday that should top your weekend reading list. The analysis, authored by three top GOP strategists and Resurgent Republic leaders — Ed Gillespie, Whit Ayers and Leslie Sanchez – argues that Obama and the Democrats’ slide among independent voters occurred gradually throughout the course of 2009 and 2010 – not in the last several months – as these voters grew increasingly frustrated, worried and weary with the big government solutions to every perceived problem. It also highlights how Democrats focused on a host of other priorities other than real job creation.

Here’s a sample of why Obama lost ground among independents: