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Beyond the Viral Katie Porter Clip: What California’s Governor Race Says About Voter Choice

In this episode, Chad Peace and Cara McCormick unpack the viral exchange between CBS’s Julie Watts and gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter - a clip that sparked headlines but also exposes how California’s limiting election rules shape campaign incentives. What did the interview actually show, and w

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ October 9, 2025

Beyond the Viral Katie Porter Clip: What California’s Governor Race Says About Voter Choice

Toni Atkins Exits Governor’s Race as Ian Calderon Jumps In, Energizing California’s 2026 Contest

The race to be California’s next governor entered a new chapter this week. Toni Atkins, a veteran lawmaker with decades of influence in Sacramento, has stepped aside. In her place, Ian Calderon, bringing the restless energy of a 39-year-old millennial eager to reimagine the state’s future, has jumpe

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ October 2, 2025

Toni Atkins Exits Governor’s Race as Ian Calderon Jumps In, Energizing California’s 2026 Contest

Trump Shares Pro-Cannabis Video From Longtime Friend, Heightening Suspense Over Cannabis Rescheduling

On September 28, President Donald Trump posted a Truth Social video praising CBD as a “game-changer” for seniors.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 30, 2025

Trump Shares Pro-Cannabis Video From Longtime Friend, Heightening Suspense Over Cannabis Rescheduling

CNN Poll Shows Independent Voters Are More Diverse Than You Think

A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS between August 21 and September 1 surveyed 2,077 adults, including 1,006 who identify as independents. The results challenge the idea that independents are a single bloc of undecided swing voters. Instead, they fall into five distinct groups with very different views

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 26, 2025

CNN Poll Shows Independent Voters Are More Diverse Than You Think

California Cuts Cannabis Taxes as DEA Targets Vapes and Congress Tries to Block Rescheduling

The landscape for cannabis in the United States continues to shift on multiple fronts, with recent developments spanning state tax relief, federal enforcement, and congressional roadblocks to reform.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 26, 2025

California Cuts Cannabis Taxes as DEA Targets Vapes and Congress Tries to Block Rescheduling

Veterans for All Voters Launches “Take the Oath Challenge”

Veterans are once again answering the call to serve, not overseas but here at home, to help heal America’s broken politics. Veterans for All Voters, a coalition of more than 700 active veteran volunteers, has officially launched the Take the Oath Challenge, a nationwide effort to reaffirm the enduri

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 24, 2025

Veterans for All Voters Launches “Take the Oath Challenge”

South Carolina Justices Say Politicians Can Keep Picking Their Voters

The South Carolina Supreme Court has closed the door on a challenge to the state’s 2022 congressional map, ruling in a unanimous 5–0 opinion that partisan gerrymandering claims cannot be resolved by the courts.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 19, 2025

South Carolina Justices Say Politicians Can Keep Picking Their Voters

Totally Uncool: There's a $10 Billion Problem with California Prisons

When California lawmakers extended indoor heat protections for workers across California last year, unfortunately, they stopped at the prison gate, leaving tens of thousands of correctional officers and thousands of their coworkers to clock in for their shifts in record-breaking heat with no guarant

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 18, 2025

Totally Uncool: There's a $10 Billion Problem with California Prisons

PODCAST: Charlie Kirk’s Tragedy is a Reason to Self-Reflect

The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk has shaken the country and highlighted just how fractured our democracy has become. On this episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, Chad Peace and Cara McCormick reflect on the moment, drawing comparisons to the unity the nation felt after 9/11 and asking

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 18, 2025

PODCAST: Charlie Kirk’s Tragedy is a Reason to Self-Reflect

Colorado Voter Registration Data Shows Independents Now the Majority

Colorado has reached a new milestone in voter registration: unaffiliated voters now make up more than half of the electorate.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 17, 2025

Colorado Voter Registration Data Shows Independents Now the Majority

Schwarzenegger Enters CA Redistricting Fight, Says Prop 50 Shifts Power from Voters to Politicians

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is stepping back into California politics with a warning about Proposition 50. He urges voters to reject the November measure, which would pause the state’s independent, citizen-drawn congressional map and substitute a Legislature-written plan for the 2026, 2028

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 17, 2025

Schwarzenegger Enters CA Redistricting Fight, Says Prop 50 Shifts Power from Voters to Politicians

Could This Well-Funded Independent Upend the CA Governor’s Race?

Ethan Penner, a Calabasas businessman, author, and educator with a storied career in real estate finance, has officially announced his intention to run for California governor in 2026 as an independent. On his campaign website, Penner says he is running to “disrupt the failing two-party system.”

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 12, 2025

Could This Well-Funded Independent Upend the CA Governor’s Race?