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# IVN Weekly Update: Party Conventions and a Growing Platform
- URL: https://ivn.us/ivn-weekly-update-party-conventions-and-a-growing-platform/
- Published: 2012-08-27T14:30:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:30:53.000Z
- Author: Chad Peace
- Tags: News

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#### **This Week's Theme:** *Party Conventions*

For the next two weeks, Independent Voter Network will be covering the two main presidential conventions, their messages and implications for the parties. [Follow the coverage on IVN](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8%2Fcz1uYXRpb25hbCUyMGNvbnZlbnRpb24mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT13eXNpamEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SVZOX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfX0F1Z3VzdF8yOF9fMjAxMg%3D%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4).

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****A Growing Platform *for Unfiltered News.***

IVN is expanding its platform every week to help bring independent contributors into the news cycle.

Are you a delegate? A protestor? Are you a blogger or journalist? Then we want to hear from you! At IVN, we dont filter the news. Our only requirement is that we all follow the [etiquette guidelines](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy9ldGlxdWV0dGU%2FdXRtX3NvdXJjZT13eXNpamEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SVZOX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfX0F1Z3VzdF8yOF9fMjAxMg%3D%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4).

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## Popular Posts from Last Week:

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[![Rand Paul Tweets About Federal Hollow Point Bullet Purchases](https://cms.ivn.us/sites/default/files/cloudinary/rand-paul.jpg)](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzE5L3JhbmQtcGF1bC10d2VldHMtYWJvdXQtaG9sbG93LXBvaW50LWJ1bGxldC1wdXJjaGFzZXMvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3lzaWphJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUlWTl9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX19BdWd1c3RfMjhfXzIwMTI%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

****Rand Paul Tweets About Federal Hollow Point Bullet Purchases**

Rand Paul tweeted last week about the federal government's recent disconcerting string of hollow point bullet purchases.

[Paranoia or Rational Fear?](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzE5L3JhbmQtcGF1bC10d2VldHMtYWJvdXQtaG9sbG93LXBvaW50LWJ1bGxldC1wdXJjaGFzZXMvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3lzaWphJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUlWTl9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX19BdWd1c3RfMjhfXzIwMTI%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

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[![Gun Control and Gun Related Violence By the Numbers](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/gun-control-and-gun-related-violence-by-the-numbers-53274.jpg)](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzI0L2d1bi1jb250cm9sLWFuZC1ndW4tcmVsYXRlZC12aW9sZW5jZS1ieS10aGUtbnVtYmVycy8%2FdXRtX3NvdXJjZT13eXNpamEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SVZOX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfX0F1Z3VzdF8yOF9fMjAxMg%3D%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

****Gun Control and Gun Related Violence By the Numbers**

Taking a look at the gun control debate by comparing gun ownership to gun related violence each year. How do the numbers effect the debate?

[Read More...](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzI0L2d1bi1jb250cm9sLWFuZC1ndW4tcmVsYXRlZC12aW9sZW5jZS1ieS10aGUtbnVtYmVycy8%2FdXRtX3NvdXJjZT13eXNpamEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SVZOX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfX0F1Z3VzdF8yOF9fMjAxMg%3D%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

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[![Nine Mosques Attacked in String of Violence, Vandalism](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/mosque-murfreesboro.jpg)](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzIyL25pbmUtbW9zcXVlcy1hdHRhY2tlZC1pbi1zdHJpbmctb2YtdmlvbGVuY2UtdmFuZGFsaXNtLz91dG1fc291cmNlPXd5c2lqYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JVk5fTmV3c2xldHRlcl9fQXVndXN0XzI4X18yMDEy&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

****Nine Mosques Attacked in String of Violence, Vandalism**

IVN interviews CAIR's Zahra Billoo on the nine mosques attacked in a matter of days in a string of violence against Muslims during an election year. [Read the Full Interview.](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzIyL25pbmUtbW9zcXVlcy1hdHRhY2tlZC1pbi1zdHJpbmctb2YtdmlvbGVuY2UtdmFuZGFsaXNtLz91dG1fc291cmNlPXd5c2lqYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JVk5fTmV3c2xldHRlcl9fQXVndXN0XzI4X18yMDEy&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

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****Contributor of the Week: Carl Wicklander**

Carl Wicklander is a 2006 graduate of Concordia University – Nebraska and is a student of history,politics, philosophy, and religion.

Notable Posts:

[Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode Off Pennsylvania Ballot](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzI2L2NvbnN0aXR1dGlvbi1wYXJ0eS1jYW5kaWRhdGUtdmlyZ2lsLWdvb2RlLWxlZnQtb2ZmLXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS1iYWxsb3QvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3lzaWphJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUlWTl9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX19BdWd1c3RfMjhfXzIwMTI%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

[US Senate Candidate Deb Fischer Runs Strong in Nebraska](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy8yMDEyLzA4LzI1L3VzLXNlbmF0ZS1jYW5kaWRhdGUtZGViLWZpc2NoZXItcnVucy1zdHJvbmctaW4tbmVicmFza2EvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3lzaWphJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUlWTl9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX19BdWd1c3RfMjhfXzIwMTI%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)

[Todd Akin Being Pushed by Republicans, Deadline to Leave Senate Race](http://ivn.us/?wysijap=subscriptions-4&email%5Fid=0&user%5Fid=6&urlencoded=aHR0cDovL2l2bi51cy9pY29uLzIwMTIvMDgvMjAvcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtcHVzaC1mb3ItdG9kZC1ha2luLXRvLWxlYXZlLXNlbmF0ZS1yYWNlLz91dG1fc291cmNlPXd5c2lqYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JVk5fTmV3c2xldHRlcl9fQXVndXN0XzI4X18yMDEy&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions-4)