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Independent Candidates Make History; Throw Wrench Into Two-Party Machine
Welcome to our weekly post, Independent Action, where we let you know the important moves independent candidates and organizations made over the past week.Terry Hayes qualified for the ballot in ...
09 Apr, 2018
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Is Noah Dyer The Most Honest Candidate in America?
Our politicians seem to hide their personal lives from us so well that we truly don’t know who they are. Only after a major scandal or legal action do we get to fling open their closet doors and see t ...
28 Feb, 2018
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Diary of an Independent Voter: What They Say About Us and Why They’re Afraid of Us
On Monday, March 12 at 8 pm ET, hundreds of people will dial into Independent Voting’s national conference call. Jackie Salit, president of Independent Voting, hosts these calls, and I wanted to exten ...
27 Feb, 2018
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Silent Giant: The Man Who Ended The Steroid Era in MLB
"I think Kevin Towers is THE most significant figure in the health of Major League Baseball." ~ FMR. State Senator Steve PeaceFor those lucky enough to call Kevin Towers a friend and colleague, they a ...
31 Jan, 2018
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AZ Politicians Seek to Shut Out 1.3 Million Voters from Taxpayer-Funded Primaries
The Republican-controlled Arizona legislature will consider a constitutional amendment that would close all statewide primary elections. HCR 2014, introduced by Republican State Representatives Brenda ...
19 Jan, 2018
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San Diego: The "New" Capital of California?
It's rural v. urban. farmland v. concrete jungle. and, yes, red v. blue.The latest headline grabbing effort to divvy up the Golden State comes from the founders of the state of New California. With th ...
17 Jan, 2018
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Kevin McCormick: Libertarian Faces Down Critics to Finance His Campaign for AZ Governor
Kevin McCormick is running for governor of Arizona with $6,500. Would you do something that crazy?As a Libertarian, he faces voter petition laws that are more restrictive than ever before.As a ca ...
15 Jan, 2018
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Anti-Corruption Leader Says 2018 Is Big Year to Unrig the System
T.J. O'Hara is joined by Josh Silver.Josh is a veteran election and media reform executive. He was the campaign manager for the successful 1998 Arizona Clean Elections ballot initiative, and is the co ...
04 Jan, 2018
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The Moore Endorsement: Another Chapter In "The Art of the Deal"
Over the years, many a prominent politician has said, to paraphrase, “I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I can count votes.”Such is the case with President Donald Trump, and it may be the ...
12 Dec, 2017
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Don't Let Partisans Distract You From These 3 News Stories
Read our centrist recap for the week below. We shine a light on the spin and useless stories from the Left and Right and detail what you should focus on, before people can pull wool over your eyes.Wha ...
11 Dec, 2017
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