Podcast

Trump, Cannabis & the Progressive Left’s Freakout Over the Marijuana Issue

Independent Voter Podcast host Chad Peace and co-host Cara McCormick dive into the left’s political freak-out over Trump potentially rescheduling cannabis — and what it exposes about a system that weaponizes even 80/20 issues.

Independent Voter Podcast

/ December 11, 2025

Podcast

The Games Politicians Play After Voters Pass Election Reforms

As IVN’s Shawn Griffiths travels to Miami to share hard-earned intel at the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR) conference, Chad and Cara focus on Washington, DC, where a 73 percent mandate for an open primary and ranked-choice voting is being slow-walked into something smaller and

Independent Voter Podcast

/ December 4, 2025

Podcast

Betting on Democracy: Prediction Markets, Polls, and the Independent Voter Uprising

In this episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, Chad and Cara dive into the exploding world of political prediction markets with special guest Chris Gerlacher of Prediction News—unpacking how platforms like Kalshi and crypto-based markets are reshaping how insiders gauge races from California gove

Independent Voter Podcast

/ November 28, 2025

Podcast

Ballrooms, Ballots, and a Three-Way Fight for New York

The latest Independent Voter Podcast episode takes listeners through the messy intersections of politics, reform, and public perception. Chad and Cara open with the irony of partisan outrage over trivial issues like a White House ballroom while overlooking the deeper dysfunctions in our democracy. F

Independent Voter Podcast

/ October 30, 2025

Cannabis

Missouri Voted for Legal Cannabis; Now Gas Station Weed Is Undermining the Whole System

Independent Voter Podcast

/ October 23, 2025

Campaigns

California Democrats and Texas Republicans Keep Copying Each Other

From California, where independent redistricting commissioner J. Ray Kennedy, a Democrat, describes how state leaders effectively sidelined the nonpartisan commission, to Texas, where the Republican Party is suing to close one of the nation’s oldest open primary systems, the hosts trace a pattern of

Cara Brown McCormick

/ October 16, 2025

Campaigns

Beyond the Viral Katie Porter Clip: What California’s Governor Race Says About Voter Choice

In this episode, Chad Peace and Cara McCormick unpack the viral exchange between CBS’s Julie Watts and gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter - a clip that sparked headlines but also exposes how California’s limiting election rules shape campaign incentives. What did the interview actually show, and w

Cara Brown McCormick

/ October 9, 2025

Election Reform

Veterans for All Voters Launches “Take the Oath Challenge”

Veterans are once again answering the call to serve, not overseas but here at home, to help heal America’s broken politics. Veterans for All Voters, a coalition of more than 700 active veteran volunteers, has officially launched the Take the Oath Challenge, a nationwide effort to reaffirm the enduri

Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 24, 2025

Election Reform

PODCAST: Charlie Kirk’s Tragedy is a Reason to Self-Reflect

The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk has shaken the country and highlighted just how fractured our democracy has become. On this episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, Chad Peace and Cara McCormick reflect on the moment, drawing comparisons to the unity the nation felt after 9/11 and asking

Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 18, 2025

Public Safety

Health Care Behind Bars - How It Really Works

The health care crisis behind bars affects two distinct but deeply connected groups: incarcerated individuals and correctional officers. While incarcerated people are constitutionally entitled to care, access remains inconsistent, and most enter custody with significant medical and mental health nee

Cara Brown McCormick

/ June 12, 2025

Campaigns

LISTEN: Running for President as an Independent -- How it Really Works

Think about the leaders with bold visions you’ve wanted to vote for, the ones with the best ideas who have the potential to transform American politics. Most never stand a chance, regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum.

Shawn Griffiths

/ April 30, 2025

Election Reform

LISTEN: The Independent Voter Podcast Debuts — What Drives People to Take on a Broken System?

In the premiere episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, host Chad Peace and guest Cara McCormick take listeners behind the scenes of a movement built not around partisanship, but principle.

Cara Brown McCormick

/ April 30, 2025