> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://ivn.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Embrace the Jungle Primary. We're Back. - URL: https://ivn.us/embrace-the-jungle-primary-were-back/ - Published: 2026-05-21T16:21:17.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-22T18:47:06.000Z - Description: IVN relaunch elevates the biggest battles for voting rights, and more - Author: IVN Editorial Board - Tags: Weekly Newsletter Maybe you've seen our polls in the New York Times. Maybe you took one. Maybe you've been reading IVN for years. Maybe you've seen some of our viral posts on social media. No matter how you found us, we're entering a new era of Independent Voter News, challenging the two-sided lens of partisan politics from a unique perspective: the voter's. **We've officially launched the new** [**IVN.us**](https://ivn.us/). As of today, you can sign in, discuss articles, follow the writers and topics you care about, and even contribute articles yourself. So, while **entrenched special interests are quietly trying to take voting rights away from independent voters,** we working to give them the voice we all deserve to shape our future, together. **Let's rock,** **Shawn Griffiths** **IVN Editor** --- ## *POPULAR ON IVN* ▶▶▶ [CADEM Chair Supports Repealing Top Two. Here's What He's Not Telling Voters. ](https://ivn.us/cadem-chair-supports-repealing-top-two-heres-what-hes-not-telling-voters/) By ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w30/2026/02/Steve-Peace.jpg) Steve Peace [ ![California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w320/2026/05/California-Democratic-Party-Chair-Rusty-Hicks.jpg) ](https://ivn.us/cadem-chair-supports-repealing-top-two-heres-what-hes-not-telling-voters/) [Undo the Top-Two? California Candidates Weigh In, and the Responses Might Surprise You ](https://ivn.us/undo-the-top-two-california-candidates-weigh-in-and-the-responses-might-surprise-you/) By ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/ivp_logo-02.png) IVN Editorial Board [ ![California Primary 2026 Candidate Answers](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w320/2026/05/California-Primary-2026_Candidate-Answers.png) ](https://ivn.us/undo-the-top-two-california-candidates-weigh-in-and-the-responses-might-surprise-you/) [Latinos Will Be the Most Powerful Voting Bloc, Once They Start Voting in Primaries ](https://ivn.us/latinos-will-be-the-most-powerful-voting-bloc-once-they-start-voting-in-primaries/) By ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w30/2026/02/dJY12ln-_400x400.jpg) Shawn Griffiths [ ![Latino voters California primary elections](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w320/2026/05/latino-voters-california-primary-elections.jpg) ](https://ivn.us/latinos-will-be-the-most-powerful-voting-bloc-once-they-start-voting-in-primaries/) [How California Built the Most Voter-Friendly State in America ](https://ivn.us/how-california-built-the-most-voter-friendly-state-in-america-2026-05-14/) By ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w30/2026/02/Cara-McCormick-IVN.png) Cara Brown McCormick [ ![California voter choice top two primary](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w320/2026/05/california-voter-choice-top-two-primary-election-reform.jpg) ](https://ivn.us/how-california-built-the-most-voter-friendly-state-in-america-2026-05-14/) [Independent Power Watch: Candidates Rise as Voters Sour on Both Parties ](https://ivn.us/independent-power-watch-candidates-rise-as-voters-sour-on-both-parties/) By ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w30/2026/05/matt-shinners.png) Matt Shinners [ ![Independent Power Watch](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w320/2026/05/2026-midterms-independent-candidates-independent-voters.jpg) ](https://ivn.us/independent-power-watch-candidates-rise-as-voters-sour-on-both-parties/) [The 10 Worst Gerrymandered States in the Country ](https://ivn.us/10-worst-gerrymandered-states-country-2025-08-18/) By ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w30/2026/02/dJY12ln-_400x400.jpg) Shawn Griffiths [ ![Gerrymandered States Map](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w320/2026/02/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-18--2025--02_38_38-PM.png) ](https://ivn.us/10-worst-gerrymandered-states-country-2025-08-18/) [Embrace the Jungle: Why California's "Jungle Primary" Is Actually 115 Years of Reform Against Party Machines ](https://ivn.us/embrace-the-jungle-why-californias-jungle-primary-is-actually-115-years-of-reform-against-party-machines-2026-05-01/) By ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w30/2026/02/IMG_5249.png) Chad Peace [ ![California Jungle Primary](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/size/w320/2026/05/california-jungle-primary-top-two-nonpartisan-election.png) ](https://ivn.us/embrace-the-jungle-why-californias-jungle-primary-is-actually-115-years-of-reform-against-party-machines-2026-05-01/) ## *GOING VIRAL* ▶▶▶ You Are The Lion: Embrace the Jungle Primary [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/05/Untitled-design--8-.png)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYU1n5ejX4l/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fweb%5Fcopy%5Flink&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) "You are the Lion" is a part of IVP and FIVE's public service announcement to inform California's independent "NPP" voters of their voting rights at [YourPrimary.com](http://yourprimary.com/?ref=ivn.us). If a nonpartisan primary is really a "jungle," then **independent voters are the lion** that partisan special interests want to put in a cage. This video has racked up over **5 million views** on Instagram alone. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/05/jungle-320x50.gif)](https://yourprimary.com/?ref=ivn.us) ## *NEW EPISODE* ▶▶▶ Independent Voter Podcast ## NEW: Join the Conversation Now, when you [sign-up for an account on IVN](https://ivn.us/#/portal/signup), you can help frame, change, and inform the discussion. In fact, you can [submit your own news stories](https://ivn.us/publish/), as long as you follow the simple [IVN Etiquette](https://ivn.us/etiquette/). [SIGN UP NOW](https://ivn.us/#/portal/signup) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/05/omp-320x50-1.gif)](https://openmyprimary.org/?ref=ivn.us)