10 Congressional Races Where Independent Voters Will Decide the Winner
From California's Central Valley to Alaska, the fight for control of Congress is unfolding in districts where neither major party can afford to ignore voters outside its base.
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28 Arrested in California v. DOJ Election Showdown
Plus, McConaughey goes public and a Senator puts closed primaries on blast
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POLL: Stop Talking About Donald Trump
Plus: Gerrymandering backfires and veterans file voting rights lawsuit in NY.
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IVP Poll: Voter ID Leads in California. But...
Plus, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans sue New York over voting rights.
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“We've Been Conned”: The 65-Year-Old Lie Behind Closed Primaries
Plus, Matthew McConaughey takes on the biggest myths in the two-party system. And 70% of Oregon voters want open primaries.
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The Veteran Suing New York for the Right to Vote (Paul Rieckhoff) | EP61
Trump & Mamdani Agree on This One Issue (NOT What You Think) | EP60
How California's Top-Two Primary Puts DSA vs. Democrats to the Test (Steve Peace) | EP59
How Trump's Own Mail-In Voting Rule Could BACKFIRE on Republicans | EP58
The Democratic Party Told Him To DROP OUT. He Said No. (Antonio Villaraigosa) | EP57
The TRUTH About Trump’s New USPS Ballot Rule (It’s Complicated) | EP56
From Bartender to Bush’s War Room & 50 Years in GOP Politics (Anne Dunsmore) | EP55
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In Los Angeles's District 3, business owner Tim Gaspar and labor-backed Barri Worth Girvan compete in a Democrat-versus-Democrat runoff where independent and Republican voters could decide the outcome.
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“We've Been Conned”: The 65-Year-Old Lie Behind Closed Primaries
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The Two-Party System CONTROLS Our Elections. It’s Time to FIGHT BACK (John Opdycke) | EP64
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The Battle to Give Voters More Choice Is Happening on 11 Fronts This November
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Senator Lisa Boscola Trashes Closed Primaries on Pennsylvania Senate Floor
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Alaska Ballot Measure 2 Could Kill Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting, and Dark Money Rules in One Vote
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Pennsylvania’s Primary Lockout Is Running Out of Defenders
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10 Congressional Races Where Independent Voters Will Decide the Winner
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Independent Voters Are Showing Up in North Carolina Like Never Before
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Are Independent Voters About to Flip Texas?
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Three Statewide Candidates Side With Independent Voters Over Party Operatives
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McConaughey: "America's Brand Was Never 'R' or 'D.’ It's Independent”
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Everybody Wants the Independent Vote, But Nobody Actually Talks To Them
