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Poll: CA Voters Support Automatic Voter Registration, Mail-In Voting to Boost Turnout
Californians are concerned about the state's abysmal voter turnout and seem ready to try some different solutions to increase participation. The state experienced historically low turnout in Californi...
The GOP's Race Problem Goes Back to the Mad Men Era
"Now we'll be stuck with Goldwater," quips Roger Sterling of AMC's Mad Men, referring to recent news of Republican candidate Nelson Rockefeller's marriage to a divorcé 18 years his junior. Roger...
Working Families Party: The Most Influential Third Party in the U.S.?
In February 2015, Edwin Gomes became the first candidate running solely on the Working Families Party (WFP) line to win a seat in a state legislature. Gomes beat out four other candidates in a special...
#StandWithRand: POTUS Candidate Filibusters to End NSA Spying
Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced on his Facebook page and Twitter account that he has taken the Senate floor to begin his filibuster of renewing the PATRIOT Act, specifically provisions in Se...
Why Vote? Most Elections Are Already Decided for You
What the pundits and election watchers in traditional media didn't tell you about the 2014 general election was that it was the least competitive election season in 30 years. That's according to a new...
Oregon Independent Party to Unaffiliated Voters: Don't Worry, You Can Vote In Our Primary
The Independent Party of Oregon (IPO), which recently gained major-party status in the state, has reportedly told Oregon's secretary of state that it will allow unaffiliated voters to participate in i...
Vote Whether to Renew Patriot Act Provision Draws Heat from Civil Liberties Groups
A coalition of dozens of civil rights organizations are mounting pressure on Congress to not renew key provisions of the Patriot Act. They're specifically targeting Section 215 of the law, which is up...
Legalizing Marijuana Polls Better than 2016 Presidential Field
A Quinnipiac University poll taken in March released Monday. It found that more than 80 percent of adults in key swing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida supported legalizing the use of ...
Idaho Senate Says Yes to Cannabidiol Oil As a Treatment for Epilepsy
Update: After reconsidering the legislation, a committee in the Idaho House approved the cannabidiol oil bill in a 12-4 vote. Idaho is not a place one would expect to see bipartisanship. Reg...
Independent-Minded Leaders Focus on Fixing American Politics at National Conference
I was impressed to find such a far-reaching conglomerate of individuals at the National Conference of Independents in New York City, which took place during the weekend of March 13-15. Illinois, ...