THIS WEEK: An Independent Primary, Unrigging the Presidential Debates, and Reform on the Rise

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Published: 25 Apr, 2019
Updated: 14 Aug, 2022
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Everyday, we hear from another candidate that if only we elect them, they will unite the country and solve our problems.

But there’s a bigger reason why only 9% have confidence in Congress.

It is because our election system incentivizes partisanship by making candidates, regardless of party, accountable to the voters in their party, not to the electorate in general.

So, unless a candidate is going to unrig the system, calls for unity are just empty rhetoric.

That’s one reason why the Independent Voter Project is pushing for the first-ever presidential primary that will allow any voter, regardless of party, to vote for any candidate.

That is why the fight to open the presidential debates continues.

And that’s why a coalition of nonpartisan reformers is working together in states like Maine, Missouri, Florida, and more to level the playing field for candidates and voters.

Finally, lasting reform is achievable. If you haven’t already, will you join the hundreds of monthly contributors that help the Independent Voter Project demand an equal voice for every voter, regardless of party affiliation?

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But, if the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has its way, the people will once again be denied the opportunity.

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