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Independent news and information on political debates. Discussions include how the debates are rigged, who decides who makes it into the presidential debates, and what organizations are opening the debates.

The Biggest Legal Case in Politics That No One is Talking About

A legal challenge, filed by Level the Playing Field, and joined by the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian National Committee, to the Commission on Presidential Debate's rulemaking an...

Stage Set for Lawsuit Against Debate Commission’s Rigged Rules for Candidate Inclusion

An appellate court will hear oral arguments in an ongoing lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates for its exclusionary debate rules that protect the two major parties from competition i...

"I Have to Wash the Cat": Independents Respond to Watching the DNC Debate

It is becoming clear that independent voters -- and really voters at large -- are fed up with partisan debates. For many, it is the same hour-long discussion on health care every debate. It is the sam...

Independent Voter Project Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against Bipartisan Debate Commission

The exclusionary presidential debate rules that prevent any candidate outside the Republican and Democratic Parties from participating is another critical cog in the anti-competitive electoral machine that is crippling our representative democracy....

Bernie Sanders: DNC Debate Demeaning to Candidates and American People

Bernie Sanders recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, and the opening discussion was the DNC debate. Rogan asked Sanders if the time constraints during the debates were frustrating to him. He ...

Democratic Debate: What Do Independents Think?

Twenty Democratic candidates took the CNN stage Tuesday, July 30, and Wednesday, July 31, for the second round of Democratic debates ahead of the 2020 presidential primary. Right out of the gate, the ...

It’s a Big Deal that Republicans Don’t Plan To Hold Debates

As the Nation prepares to watch the second set of Democratic presidential debates, we should be asking ourselves a question: What about the Republicans? Shouldn’t it be a big deal that the Republican ...

DNC Debate Exclusions Are Arbitrary and Anti-Democratic

Detroit, MI – Increasing uproar over the Democratic Party’s arbitrary debate exclusions reveals questions about the party’s democratic values. Out of 25 major candidates vying to be the Democratic nom...

7 Reasons Why Independent Presidential Debates Will Save America in 2020

Independent and third party candidates more often than conventional candidates clearly identify America’s core challenges, pains and crises. They sometimes present well-considered solutions, though th...

GOP, Dems Double Down on Anti-Democratic Policies, But We're Not Having It

In 2017, a groundbreaking Harvard Business School analysis of the U.S. political system exposed the lie that we live in a “two-party system.” Written by business leader Katherine Gehl and the “father ...

The DNC Debate Rules: What You Need to Know

The Democratic National Committee has released its preliminary rules for the first two presidential primary debates to be held in June and July. The party has announced some format details, as well as...

Better Rules Coming to Presidential Debates? Court May Soon Decide

A federal court could soon rule on a lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), the nonprofit organization that sets the rules for debate entry and is controlled by the Republican a...
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