Jackie Salit

Jackie is a highly respected political innovator and advocate for the rights of independent voters and President of Independent Voting, the country’s leading strategy and organizing center for independents, with chapters in 40 states.

Independent Voters: We’re Not a Myth! And We Care!

These days there’s a lot going on in the world of independent politics. More to the point, it’s now accurate to say that there is a “world” of

By Jackie Salit

March 14, 2018

Turning Tides at the New Orleans Summit

Sitting in the audience at the Unrig the System Summit in New Orleans two weeks ago, I couldn’t help but feel that a tide was turning. Speaker after speaker

By Jackie Salit

February 14, 2018

Dear Oprah: If You Run For President, Run As An Independent!

Dear Oprah, I watched you at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Congratulations! You looked beautiful, and it must have been great to feel all the love in the room.

By Jackie Salit

January 10, 2018

Dying Parties, (Very) Bad Behavior, and It’s Still a Happy New Year

Some days I turn on the TV to catch a few segments of “Morning Joe,” the morning political talk show on MSNBC. I tuned in last week for a roundtable

By Jackie Salit

December 13, 2017

3 Indisputable Reasons the Two-Party System is Failing America

In a nutshell, here’s how I would describe the state of American politics. The regulators are unqualified to regulate. The parties are unqualified to govern. The political scientists are

By Jackie Salit

November 8, 2017

The Neo-Independent: Making Sense of the Senseless

A woman I know sent me a note the other day. I was surprised, but happy to hear from her as we don’t know each other well. In the

By Jackie Salit

October 11, 2017

The Neo-Independent: The Questions are Blowin’ in the Wind

Crazy times in America these days. The wrathful hurricanes pounding the South and the East Coast and the wildfires devouring the Northwest echo our storm-tossed politics. Everything is turned

By Jackie Salit

September 13, 2017

Bernie Offers Perfect Advice to Democrats, But Will They Listen?

Five years ago, outside of the public eye, a conflict flared inside the inner circle of Democratic Party power. Simply put, it was this: should the Obama re-election campaign

By Jackie Salit

April 5, 2017

An Open Letter to Clinton, Johnson, Sanders, Stein, and Trump from Two Fellow Americans

This open letter was written by Jacqueline Salit, president of IndependentVoting.org, and Cathy Stewart, vice president of IndependentVoting.org. In the 48 hours since the mass murder in Orlando,

By Jackie Salit

June 14, 2016

Does Trump's Non-Loyalty Oath Strengthen His Independent Cred?

As much as Donald Trump called "foul" on tough questioning in the Fox debate, including the Big Question about whether everyone was committed to supporting the Republican nominee,

By Jackie Salit

August 13, 2015

The Hurricane has Passed, but the Independent Revolution Remains

This season of extreme partisanship is mercifully being brought to an end by Election Day and by the storm disaster in the Northeast. I live in New York City and

By Jackie Salit

November 4, 2012