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New Consumer Research: Most Americans Aren't as Divided As You Think; Say 'Significant' Political Reform is Needed

Part of the national narrative following a second attempt on former President Donald Trump's life has focused on the political divisions in the US, and rhetoric that people on both sides of the aisle now say needs to be "toned down."

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 18, 2024

New Consumer Research: Most Americans Aren't as Divided As You Think; Say 'Significant' Political Reform is Needed

Bradley Tusk: Secure Mobile Voting Can End the Partisan Weaponization of Elections

Tusk Ventures Founder and CEO Bradley Tusk has been making his rounds both in the media and with nonpartisan reform groups to discuss his new book, "Vote with Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy," and the need to change incentives in US elections to guarantee less ext

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 17, 2024

Bradley Tusk: Secure Mobile Voting Can End the Partisan Weaponization of Elections

Pew Research: TikTok Sees Substantial Growth in News Consumption the Same Year Lawmakers Voted to Ban It

The latest findings from Pew Research Center indicate that over a majority of Americans (54%) "at least sometimes" get their news from social media, which the group says is up slightly from recent years.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 17, 2024

Pew Research: TikTok Sees Substantial Growth in News Consumption the Same Year Lawmakers Voted to Ban It

Bill Maher: The Only Reason We Stay in Permanent Campaign Mode is Money

In the latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, comedian Bill Maher said Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign proves something about American politics...

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 16, 2024

Bill Maher: The Only Reason We Stay in Permanent Campaign Mode is Money

Gary Marcus on AI Regulation: US Political System 'Wasn't Set Up to Push Through Things Effectively'

In the latest episode of the Forward Podcast, Forward Party Co-Founder Andrew Yang sat down with AI researcher and author Gary Marcus to discusses the dangers an unchecked generative AI industry has on consumers and US democracy.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 16, 2024

Gary Marcus on AI Regulation: US Political System 'Wasn't Set Up to Push Through Things Effectively'

California General Election 2024: Races Where Independent Voters Will Have Outsized Influence on Outcome

As it does each election cycle, Independent Voter News is bringing its readers extensive coverage of the most competitive elections in California, and how independent voters will decide the future of the Golden State.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 13, 2024

California General Election 2024: Races Where Independent Voters Will Have Outsized Influence on Outcome

Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Requires Ranked Choice Voting for All Congressional Elections

On Thursday, September 12, US Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Don Beyer of Virginia re-introduced the Ranked Choice Voting Act, which if enacted into law would require ranked choice voting for congressional elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 13, 2024

Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Requires Ranked Choice Voting for All Congressional Elections

Bradley Tusk: Every Decision Our Politicians Make Is Self-Serving -- And Partisan Primaries Make It Worse

Veterans for All Voters hosted a recent virtual discussion with Tusk Ventures CEO Badley Tusk as part of their ongoing Reformation Series.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 10, 2024

Bradley Tusk: Every Decision Our Politicians Make Is Self-Serving -- And Partisan Primaries Make It Worse

Jasper County Clerk Misleads Missouri Voters on Ranked Choice Voting

Proposition 7 in Missouri will be on the November 5 ballot. If passed, it would not only make noncitizen voting illegal, which is already the law, but it would ban the use of ranked choice voting.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 10, 2024

Jasper County Clerk Misleads Missouri Voters on Ranked Choice Voting

Everything You Need to Know About the Trump-Harris Debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to square off in what could be the first and only debate between the two candidates on Tuesday, September 10.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 9, 2024

Everything You Need to Know About the Trump-Harris Debate

Libertarians Kicked Off 3 of Iowa's 4 Congressional Ballots

This issue extends beyond the presidential election and is not a tactic used by only one party.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 9, 2024

Libertarians Kicked Off 3 of Iowa's 4 Congressional Ballots

Not Kidding Around: Meet the Independent Giving Voters Choice in NV's 2nd Congressional District

In this latest podcast, Forward Party Co-Founder Andrew Yang sat down with Greg Kidd, a venture capitalist running as an independent candidate in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 9, 2024

Not Kidding Around: Meet the Independent Giving Voters Choice in NV's 2nd Congressional District