We've heard media pundits call it, "democracy in action." Millions of voters have cast a ballot in the first round of the presidential election with many Republican and Democratic contests still to come. The media has talked about record-breaking numbers showing up to polling locations in droves, but what does that actually mean? IVN independent author Gabriel Saint Cyr reported recently that both Republicans and Democrats have seen primary/caucus turnout that rivals the 2008 presidential elect...

NPR recently reported nationally on an interview between public radio reporter Jude Joffe-Block and campaign directors of two nonpartisan organizations on the state of elections in Arizona. Joffe-Block spoke with Patrick McWhorter of Open Primaries and Timothy Castro of Independents for Arizona, who argue that independent voters are not being treated fairly. “Independent voters, now 37 percent of all Arizona registered voters, are treated like second-class citizens,” argued McWhorter. Arizona ...

Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is running in the Democratic presidential primary, openly expressed his disapproval of the two-party system on Thursday during an MSNBC candidate forum. Sanders has described himself as a democratic socialist and argues that it is “wrong” how America’s current system diminishes competition to just two sides. "I chose to run proudly in the Democratic primary and caucus and look forward to winning that process. But clearly, as a nation, I think we flou...

The Pew Research Center conducted a series of surveys to learn about voter preferences and more specifically what presidential qualities voters are looking for in 2016. The results show that registered voters are supporting presidential candidates based on their values as opposed to their experience in the military and politics. In fact, a considerable percentage of respondents expressed a negative outlook on candidates with past experience as a Washington lawmaker. Pew Research found that of ...