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Independent Voter Surge Could Result In Election Day Surprise
Early voting numbers in Florida and other major battleground states are in, and the figures show a disproportionately high turnout among independent voters. Ignored by the pundits, analysts, and their ...
08 Nov, 2016
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The Final Campaign Push: Lots of Stops, But Few States
Last Monday, FairVote released our 2016 general election presidential campaign tracker. This tracker, which has been regularly used this fall by National Popular Vote, looks at where major party candi ...
02 Nov, 2016
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Super PACs Hit New Record, Target the Senate
© 2016 by reclaimtheamericandream.org. The article was written by Hedrick Smith, executive editor of reclaimtheamericandream.org.Washington – Super PACs are once again breaking records ...
20 Oct, 2016
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Trump's 'Unshackled' Last Effort to Spoil the Vote
I've written many times on IVN on the subject of the psychology of negative campaigning in U.S. elections.In most cases, negative campaigning does exactly one thing -- it turns voters off to the point ...
12 Oct, 2016
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Independent, Third Party Candidates: Vote Your Conscience; Stick With Us
Why stick with third party and independent candidates in November, if Clinton and Trump have a combined 80% of the electorate in all major polls? In an election season that is anything but usual, one ...
10 Oct, 2016
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Guide to San Diego’s Ballot Measures for Independent-Minded Voters
2016 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION IVN SAN DIEGO VOTER GUIDEWhen San Diego voters head to the polls for the November General Election, they will find 35 ballot measures to vote on. For purposes of efficie ...
12 Sep, 2016
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24 min read
Will E-Voting via Smartphone Promote Greater Election Participation?
With smartphone ownership being so common in the U.S., the questions surrounding electronic voting are becoming increasingly important. 39 percent of likely voters surveyed by Consumer Reports said th ...
09 Sep, 2016
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Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party ballot access campaigns have had more success in 2016 than ever before, according to Rick Lass, Ballot Access Coordinator for the Jill Stein campaign.You can check out the Greens' infograp ...
02 Sep, 2016
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Political Exclusion Breeds Extremism, and Inhibits Respect
Breaking the Frame of RespectTo solve societal problems, we need civil discourse, and effective reasoning. Reasoning and civil discourse cannot be had without respect.In order to function with respect ...
30 Aug, 2016
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10 min read
Ballot Access Blues: Controversial Cases From the 2016 Election Cycle
As with past election cycles, third party and independent candidates – as well as initiatives aimed at reducing the power of the two major parties – are struggling to achieve access to ...
19 Aug, 2016
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10 min read