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Ohio: The Next State to End Gerrymandering?
Ohio: The Next State to End Gerrymandering?
Update 5/9/18: Issue 1 -- Ohio redistricting reform -- passed with three-fourths voter support, 74.9% voting "Yes."Update 5/8/18, 8:57 PM ET: Election results in Ohio point to overwhelming victory for ...
07 May, 2018
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Pennsylvania: The Wretched Face of Gerrymandering
Pennsylvania: The Wretched Face of Gerrymandering
Another election season, another increasingly bizarre redrawing of the electoral map. In states across the U.S., voting districts are elongated and chopped, stretched like taffy to cover certain state ...
01 May, 2018
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New Survey: Americans Agree These Reforms Are Needed to End Two-Party Control
New Survey: Americans Agree These Reforms Are Needed to End Two-Party Control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih9Ir0B5uGEAt a briefing on Capitol Hill, the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation presented new public opinion data that shows American v ...
26 Apr, 2018
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Young, Scrappy, and Hungry: More Independents Take On Two-Party Duopoly
Young, Scrappy, and Hungry: More Independents Take On Two-Party Duopoly
Welcome to our weekly post, Independent Action, where we let you know the important moves independent candidates and organizations made over the past week.Nathan Altman, a 30-year old “scrappy en ...
23 Apr, 2018
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Independent Senate Candidate: Two-Party Politics An "Injustice to America"
Independent Senate Candidate: Two-Party Politics An "Injustice to America"
The track record for winning an election as an independent is far from good. However, Neal Simon of Maryland hopes to strengthen those numbers come November. We sat down with the U.S. Senate candidate ...
03 Apr, 2018
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Supreme Court Rules in PA Gerrymandering Case
Supreme Court Rules in PA Gerrymandering Case
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRqyYokJ97cVideo Source: CBS NewsThe Supreme Court turned down a request by Republican state lawmakers Monday to prevent Pennsylvania’s new congressional map from being ...
20 Mar, 2018
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Unite America Director: History Will Be Made In November
Unite America Director: History Will Be Made In November
We are only three months into 2018, but already big things are happening within the independent movement -- especially in Colorado.Unite America (formerly the Centrist Project) recently launched with ...
13 Mar, 2018
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New Political Movement Aims to Unite America with National Slate of Independent Candidates
New Political Movement Aims to Unite America with National Slate of Independent Candidates
Unite America, formerly the Centrist Project, announced Tuesday a historic national slate of independent candidates running for governor and US Senate.The 5 candidates on the slate include: Incumbent ...
27 Feb, 2018
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Two-Party Brain Drain: Why The Nation's Brightest Minds are Fleeing The Parties
Two-Party Brain Drain: Why The Nation's Brightest Minds are Fleeing The Parties
In the study of migration patterns, scholars often times point to different “push” and “pull” factors that have influenced migration trends over time.Historically, the free market structure of the Uni ...
26 Feb, 2018
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A Weekend of Conventions: IVN is Coast to Coast From CPAC to the CA Dem Conventions
A Weekend of Conventions: IVN is Coast to Coast From CPAC to the CA Dem Conventions
IVN is going to the Democrat and Republican conventions this weekend to ask the leaders of the two parties some tough questions.In San Diego, the California Democrats State Convention is being held. I ...
22 Feb, 2018
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