Elections in the US make it all, but impossible for third party and independent candidates to compete in most elections. Still, for several decades there have been established third parties at the national level, including the Libertarian, Green, and Reform Parties.
07 May, 2025
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Are Independent Voters Prepared to Ride Out Tariff Uncertainty?
For millions of independent voters, short-term pain isn’t just uncomfortable—it’s unsustainable....
07 May, 2025
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LISTEN: The Plan to Deny Both Parties a House Majority
Austen Campbell was the Deputy Finance Director for independent Senate candidate Dan Osborne, whose grassroots campaign in Nebraska turned a presumed Republican stronghold into a competitive race - scaring the GOP establishment in the process....
06 May, 2025
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Open Primaries Were Just the Beginning -- Now New Mexico Needs A New Party to Keep Moving Forward
Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is one of the few Republicans standing up to President Trump and expressing fear that key strategic alliances, our democracy, civil liberties and the rule of law are being under-mind. She also was one of the few Republicans to vote to impeach him....
06 May, 2025
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Who Really Pays for Congress? Local Donors All But Disappear in 2024
There is an old saying: All politics is local. However, many voters may get the impression this is becoming less and less a reality -- particularly in US House and Senate elections where candidates are elected to represent specific districts or states, but campaign to a national audience....
06 May, 2025
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Trump Pushes Alcatraz Revival as Calif. Audit Finds State Prisons Unprepared for Natural Disaster Evacuations
As President Donald Trump calls for the reopening and expansion of Alcatraz Island to house the nation’s “most ruthless and violent offenders,” a new state audit raises alarms about California’s state prison system: most state-run facilities are not adequately prepared to evacuate during natural disasters....
05 May, 2025
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There Is An Equal Voting Rights Bill In Congress No One Is Talking About
There is a bill in the US House that, if passed, would ensure millions of independent voters have a more meaningful say in who represents them by requiring open primaries for federal elections. Outside of VN, however, few outlets have talked about it....
05 May, 2025
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Maine Rep. Jared Golden, Known for Independent Streak, Faces Challenge from Paul LePage in Ranked Choice Election
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME-2), one of the most independent voices in Congress, will face a new challenger in 2026: former Maine Governor Paul LePage. Once again conducted under Maine’s ranked choice voting (RCV) system, the race is expected to draw national attention in one of the country’s most competitive congressional districts....
05 May, 2025
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Victory Achieved: NM Open Primaries Advocates Discuss Their Hard-Fought Win
Independent voters will finally have access to taxpayer-funded primary elections in New Mexico after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed SB 16 into law. Primary reform advocates are now celebrating a win that was several years in the making....
05 May, 2025
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LISTEN: Running for President as an Independent -- How it Really Works
Think about the leaders with bold visions you’ve wanted to vote for, the ones with the best ideas who have the potential to transform American politics. Most never stand a chance, regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum....
01 May, 2025
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LISTEN: The Independent Voter Podcast Debuts — What Drives People to Take on a Broken System?
In the premiere episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, host Chad Peace and guest Cara McCormick take listeners behind the scenes of a movement built not around partisanship, but principle....
01 May, 2025
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For millions of independent voters, short-term pain isn’t just uncomfortable—it’s unsustainable....
07 May, 2025
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Austen Campbell was the Deputy Finance Director for independent Senate candidate Dan Osborne, whose grassroots campaign in Nebraska turned a presumed Republican stronghold into a competitive race - scaring the GOP establishment in the process....
06 May, 2025
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