IVN Launches Drop Your Party Facebook App
By Alex Gauthier | 10/15/2012 | Elections 2012, Headline, Movements | 14 CommentsDrop Your Pin to Show Washington Where Partisanship Doesn’t Work.
IVN.us announces the launch of the Drop Your Party Facebook App on Facebook to show Washington, DC where partisanship is not going to work anymore. With Congressional approval ratings hovering around 10 percent, it’s time we move past party labels and start electing those who are dedicated to developing lasting solutions, regardless of party affiliation. Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and everyone else is invited to ‘Drop Your Pin’ on the map of voters committed to independent-minded voting.
IVN.us is also launching a localized prototype of the news platform in San Diego on October 17th and will be hosting the first ever online presidential debate the following day. Further details will be announced soon.
IVN.us is an open platform for any and all viewpoints that follow our four simple etiquette guidelines.
- (1) No Personal Attacks: Attack the argument, not the person.
- (2) No Partisan-based Attacks: Sentences starting with “Democrats think…” or “All Republicans are…” are poor choices.
- (3) No Self-Promotion: This news platform is for discussing the issues.
- (4) Sources Must be Substantiated: Just because someone else said it does not mean its true. The gossip stops here.
Through these guidelines the Independent Voter Network is raising the level of public discourse above talking points and towards constructive dialogue between informed individuals. We believe Americans are capable of coming to their own conclusions when exposed to multiple viewpoints.
IVN.us has also established an Election Center dedicated to independent-minded voters. Users simply enter their 9-digit zip code to view a sample of what their November ballot will look like. Local district races all the way up to the Presidential race is featured, as well as biographical profiles for each.
We know that these tools will give voters the best chance to make informed decisions by November 6th 2012.






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14 Comments
Jane Susskind
10.11.2012
@jsusskind
Exciting stuff coming up! Already used the Election Center to look up my candidates and do some research on the less publicized races in my district.
Blaz Gutierrez
10.11.2012
@blazgutierrez
Good to see social media being used for sending powerful political messages.
Randy Newman
10.13.2012
@Randy Newman
TWO PARTY SYSTEM, A change has to be made.
Jeffrey Day
10.14.2012
But I’m still proud to be a Christian Conservative who happens to be a Republican and want to keep my BELOVED AMERICA FROM BECOMING A SOCIALIST COMMUNIST COUNTRY AS OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT WANTS TO TAKE US ! THINK ABOUT IT WITH SOCIALISM THERE IS NO MIDDLE CLASS !
Michael Dishmon
10.15.2012
@bizurk
Taking it a little to far there don’t you think?
Carlitos Way
10.14.2012
You can be independent minded all you want. if you still l voting democrat or republican youre doing nothing but shooting yourself in the foot. As long as corporate money controls these parties they are no use to us.
Brenda Dale
10.14.2012
Proud to be a socialist here, and if there was no middle class, GOOD. You people don’t seem to understand what socialism means, go get a dictionary before you condemn something. Align mostly green party but the problem is those don’t have a chance, its a waste of a vote to vote for who you want because Romney and Obama can toss billions into advertising, and if I vote for Jill Stein, it takes a vote from Obama and more chance that those idiots Romney and Ryan would get it. :/
Debb
10.14.2012
I understand. One of the ways is to vote for local or statewide green party candidates yet still vote for Obama for the National Office. I know a few people here who will do that.
Kim Vandlik Beitzel
10.14.2012
First we need campaign finance reform. The media doesn’t even want that!
Jonathan Appleman
10.14.2012
Hey Jeffrey Day….why don’t you unlike this page, since you are obviously not an independent. What you are is an extremist, fringe lunatic. Anyone who thinks the president is a communist is a nutjob who knows nothing about communism.
Myra Johnson
10.14.2012
A person that sign a pledge need to be voted out you can’t play cards with half a deck.
Johnny Ritchie
10.14.2012
A lot of damage can be done in 4 years…..Bush’s Great Recession.
Emma Goda
10.15.2012
@emmagoda
Love the app!! Great work team IVN!
Blake Bunch
10.15.2012
@blakebunch
Be sure to drop your party on facebook!