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JB Pritzker Says Democrats Must Fight—But Dodges the Open Primaries Question

Governor Pritzker frames the Democratic Party divide as "Team Cave" versus "Team Fight," but sidesteps questions about whether this commitment extends to independent voters locked out of primary elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 30, 2026

JB Pritzker Says Democrats Must Fight—But Dodges the Open Primaries Question

Accountability in America: The Issue Both Parties Escape May Be What Unites Americans

Americans may disagree on almost everything, but equal justice should not depend on party, power, money, or political usefulness.

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Jennifer Esteban

/ July 30, 2026

Accountability in America: The Issue Both Parties Escape May Be What Unites Americans

The Democrat Is Out in Idaho Senate Race. Now It’s Independent Todd Achilles vs. Jim Risch

David Roth’s exit leaves Todd Achilles as the only serious challenger with the money to take on the three-term Republican incumbent.

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Matt Shinners

/ July 29, 2026

The Democrat Is Out in Idaho Senate Race. Now It’s Independent Todd Achilles vs. Jim Risch

DNC Could Ban Ranked Choice Voting in 2028 — Even Where Voters Made It Law

Maine and Washington, D.C. may still use ranked ballots, but Democrats would allocate delegates as though voters never ranked anyone beyond first place.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 29, 2026

DNC Could Ban Ranked Choice Voting in 2028 — Even Where Voters Made It Law

New Yorkers Say Albany Is Broken — and Want Open Primaries and Fairer Ballot Access

A new statewide poll shows New Yorkers overwhelmingly support open primaries and reforms to give independent candidates a fairer path to the ballot.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 29, 2026

New Yorkers Say Albany Is Broken — and Want Open Primaries and Fairer Ballot Access

The Supreme Court will Need to Answer this Question, Sometime Soon

Plus: the unusual rise of Troy Jackson in Maine

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IVN Editorial Board

/ July 28, 2026

When the House is on Fire, You Call a Firefighter. Nate Powell is Hoping to Come Out of a Crowded Primary Unsinged.

Asked about independents planning to sit out November, Powell had a direct message for them: "Everybody has to vote. It is the one piece of power that you really have."

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Matt Shinners

/ July 28, 2026

When the House is on Fire, You Call a Firefighter. Nate Powell is Hoping to Come Out of a Crowded Primary Unsinged.

The Voting Rights Case That Could Turn Both Parties Against the Supreme Court

One question is playing out in courtrooms, on ballots, and in legislatures across the country: who controls primary elections, the parties or the voters. Only SCOTUS can settle it, and when it does, it will put both parties on one side and the voters on the other.

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Chad Peace

/ July 27, 2026

The Voting Rights Case That Could Turn Both Parties Against the Supreme Court

The First REAL Working-Class Senator? Troy Jackson Explained | EP49

The Independent Voter Podcast explores Troy Jackson's rise as Maine's next senator, his independence from party leadership, and election integrity issues in California and New Jersey.

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Independent Voter Podcast

/ July 24, 2026

The First REAL Working-Class Senator? Troy Jackson Explained | EP49

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Backfire: Six Fatal Mistakes—and One Big Failure to Research the Justices’ Own Family Histories

A legal analysis of Trump's defeated birthright citizenship executive order reveals six fatal mistakes, including failure to research the justices' own naturalization histories and a misunderstanding of 14th Amendment jurisdiction.

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Irwin Nowick

/ July 23, 2026

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Backfire: Six Fatal Mistakes—and One Big Failure to Research the Justices’ Own Family Histories

Ana Kasparian Goes Off on Newsom's Prisons Record

Young Turks host Ana Kasparian delivered a sharp critique of California Governor Gavin Newsom's handling of prisons and crime policy, arguing his prison closures have backfired and undermine public safety.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ July 23, 2026

Ana Kasparian Goes Off on Newsom's Prisons Record

Kevin Kiley Left the Republican Party Over Gerrymandering. Now He's Testing Whether an Independent Can Beat the Map Drawn to Defeat Him.

If Kiley wins in the newly-drawn CA-6, a district drawn to create a safely Democratic seat, the only independent in the House will have proven that the label can beat the gerrymander that created it.

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Matt Shinners

/ July 23, 2026

Kevin Kiley Left the Republican Party Over Gerrymandering. Now He's Testing Whether an Independent Can Beat the Map Drawn to Defeat Him.