More voters today are registering as independents than at anytime in American history. As partisan campaigns seek to divide the nation into a superficial left v. right or Democrat v. Republican mentality, the independent-minded voter looks for candidates that think and speak for themselves. The 2012 elections will be an important test of how independent-minded voters will assert themselves at the polls.
Less than one month away from California’s first full top two runoff election under its new open primary system, the Golden State’s new method for electing its lawmakers has created.
Third parties are excluded from debates because the Commission on Presidential Debates, run by Democrats and Republicans, and their established rules for debate inclusion, are the deciding factor for who receives invitation to the debates.
Independents and third parties throughout the nation hope that alternative debates such as tonight’s will help promote a less partisan America.
Here are five key differences between the third party Google+ IVN debate and the CPD presidential debates.
If Romney continues to surge and carry GOP Senate candidates along with him. Energy and environmental policy are areas where this really matters.
California’s new electoral system, the Top-Two open primary, could significantly change the state’s politics and turn partisanship on its head.
Going into the last few weeks of the election, just as much attention has been directed toward the performance of the debate moderators as the presidential candidates themselves.
