Nowhere in our political system is power more institutionalized than in the pocket books of the political players. However, a little discussed, and even lesser questioned reality is that the source from which the parties draw much of their funds are not their own, but from the taxpayers they are elected to represent.
Democrat Cynthia Bauerly is set to resign after four years with the Federal Elections Commission, she announced in a letter last week.
As Michigan’s next legislature begins, both party leaders speak of coming together in an effort to spur bipartisanship.
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Backers of Proposition 121 want to break the cycle of partisan by stripping parties of their special status and privileges and opening primaries to all voters. A system under which politicians must seek the votes of all those whom they want to represent doesn’t sound like such a revolutionary idea, but maybe it is.
Coming off of its first non-partisan open primary, there are several races this year that won’t look familiar to everyday politicos. And a new Bill Bloomfield commercial proves that the landscape has changed.
A painfully partisan environment that is invariably apparent to the public, but independence from partisanship is key to winning the coveted “swing” voters.
