<div><blockquote>The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense. – Thomas Edison</blockquote><p>To win a political race, it’s not enough to be right about the issues. You’ve got to be able to mobilize a coalition of pe

How to Win: The Path to Victory for An Independent Candidate

<div><blockquote>“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”&nbsp; ~Abraham Lincoln</blockquote><p>The political scientist Juan Enriquez has observed that when empires fall, it is because people give up on their governm

When The Independent Majority Realizes They Are The Majority

<div><h5><em>Month 8 in Evan Falchuk’s diary of his Independent campaign for Governor of Massachusetts</em></h5>Any campaign for public office is busy, I’d guess, but I didn’t realize quite how busy until I began running as an independent in Massachusetts.<p><a href="http://www.falchuk2014.org/" rel

Evan Falchuk: We're On The Right Track to Improving Politics in Mass.

<div><p><em>Month 7 in Evan Falchuk’s diary of his Independent campaign for Governor of Massachusetts</em></p><p>A lot of people I meet are worried about the future. They’re worried that our politics and government are broken, and that our elected leaders can’t come up with practical answers for the

Massachusetts Independent Candidate Sees Election Year 2014 as Turning Point

<div> &nbsp;As we move into the ninth month of this campaign, there is an increasing amount of news about the large and growing numbers of independent voters. It should come as no surprise, given that the headlines have been dominated by the ongoing partisan battles in Washington, D.C.<p><a href="ht

Voters Not Just Open to Independent Candidates; They're Demanding Them

<div> Evan Falchuk / United Independent Party<p><a href="http://ivn.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/evan-falchuk.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="Evan Falchuk / United Independent Party" height="368" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/evan-falchuk.jpg" width="518"></a></p><h6>Month 4, Septem

What Kind of Voter Will You Be in 2014?

<div><h6><b>Month 2, July 2013</b></h6><p>In my campaign for Governor of Massachusetts, it’s been interesting to learn how many people think voters in our state are almost all Democrats. They’re nearly always surprised to learn that, in fact, a majority – almost 53 percent of voters – are “unenrolle

The Best Source for What Voters Want? Voters

<div> Many thoughts go through your head the moment you really, truly decide to run for governor.<p><a href="http://www.falchuk2014.org/?utm_source=falchuk&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=december-2013-12-16" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="ivn-falchuk.v5" height="280" src="/sites/defaul

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