"Looking for new voters, for independent voters, is absolutely going to be critical. "- Paul Westcott Ready to transform your political consulting game? Paul Westcott, the Executive Vice President at L2, brings over a decade of experience in providing vital voter data to political campaigns. He delves into the game-changing role of AI and advanced data analytics, enabling precise voter targeting and engagement. But that's not all—additional guest Chad Peace sheds light on how data is making it ...

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa on Unsplash It’s been 20 years since Facebook broke onto the scene and began gathering data on millions of Americans. Every hour of every day, of every month, of every year, Silicon Valley continues to gather billions of data points about everyday Americans. They know what we want before we know we want it. And now, they’re ready to tell us who we will vote for before we’ve made up our own minds. In 2020, there were 159,633,396 total votes cast. Biden and Trump acc...

The significance of the San Diego Tijuana Binational region cannot be overstated. It is an honor to represent and share with others the importance, diversity, and economic ties between Mexico and California. -Assemblymember David Alvarez...

In this special simulcast episode, Justin Isaac, sits with Chad Peace, of the Independent Voter Project to delve into the significance of local voting and the importance of protecting voting rights. Jeff Isaac and Steve Peace explore an intriguing case related to voting rights and examine the local lawsuits filed that have a direct impact on the democratic processes. Hear why it is crucial to advocate for an easy and accessible voting process for all citizens....

From the IVP Summit in Hawaii, retired corrections officer Stephen Walker talks to Andy Moore, Executive Director of NANR (National Association of Non-Partisan Reformers). Stephen serves as IVP Board Member and shares how his passion led him to the Independent Voter Project. Andy speaks to the value of convening, catalyzing and connecting, when challenging and changing policies and how primaries work....

The Independent Voter Project continues to foster conversations and exchanges with the Politic Deli podcast. Dan Howle continues his heralded public service career with honest and open conversations with policy makers past and present. Politic Deli provides a bridge to the partisan communication gap by re-establishing civil exchange. In the premiere episode, Howle speaks with show producers about the premise of the show, why it is important to the policy landscape. He shares about the Independe...

Andrew Gumbel is grumbling over the potential consequences of the 2018 nonpartisan California primary election. He claims the nonpartisan primary is not working as intended. Perhaps he should have gotten in touch with the authors of Proposition 14 to see if it has met the goals they had in mind. There were three: * First, every voter should have an equal opportunity to vote for the candidates of their choice, regardless of the voter’s political preferences; * Second, elections should be more...

CalNewsRoom writer John Hrabe is up to his usual yellow journalism, writing articles with little regard to facts or accuracy. Hrabe's most recent fiction is a politically-motivated attack on Assemblymember Don Wagner (R-Irvine). Wagner is a candidate for the vacant Orange County Senate seat in the 37th State Senate District. Hrabe supports his opponent, John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa), and has written a purely political article for Moorlach to use to attack Wagner. Hrabe takes Wagner to task for ...

credit: fixhealthcarepolicy.com With only five months left until a major element of the Affordable Care Act opens for business, four in ten Americans are unaware that healthcare reform is still law, according to a recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The Kaiser Family Foundation also reports that nearly 50 percent of Americans don’t understand how implementation of the Affordable Care Act will impact themselves and their family. This number jumps to 56 percent in low-income households,...