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Alabama Election Results It's going to be about another month before we know who will represent the GOP in the Alabama Senate race to go head-to-head with Democrat Doug Jones. The race is for Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former US Senate seat. Two Republicans advanced to a runoff on September 26. Roy Moore, a former state Supreme Court Justice and Senator Luther Strange, who is serving as Sessions' replacement, will square off. Moore received 39.8% of the vote compared with Strange, who r

Voter registration on Colorado reportedly hit a record high recently, and it is independent voters who are driving the surge. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams reported Monday that over 25,000 new or returning voters have registered since June 28. The boost in voter registration was mostly provided by unaffiliated voters, who made up nearly 14,000 new or returning voters. Sources: Colorado Politics, Colorado Secretary of State According to the Colorado secretary of state, total voter

When key states like California, Nevada and Colorado voted to allow recreational marijuana, it was unclear what the economic outcome would be. Many people thought the only stimulus the new laws would provide would be to Seven Eleven and the local head shop. Now that enough time has passed to make an informed assessment of legal weed's impact on America's economy, it is clear that there are real and lasting effects. The drug’s medicinal qualities are being put to use in new ways and helping red

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-arGZ7UByQ The Fire and The Fury Resolved to disarm North Korea's nuclear capabilities, President Donald Trump warned North Korea against making any more threats to the U.S., saying in a brief news conference the country “will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.” The president's comments reflect deep concerns over North Korea progress with its nuclear-weapons program, and the North's provocative statements that seemed to reject negotiation

https://youtu.be/I-SNEcs5SPI This past weekend, leaders from several election reform organizations met in Denver, Colorado, at “Unrig the System,” an event aimed at educating the state’s residents on how to effect change in their own backyard. Over seventy people gathered to hear presentations from those spearheading election reform efforts across the state and to learn what concrete steps they could take to help support those efforts. The event was put on by Centrist Project, Represent.Us, a

Manchin Stays 'Independent' As the political wheels rapidly turn in the state of West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin appears to be staying independent and above the fray. At a Trump rally last week, Governor Jim Justice announced he was switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. And this week, the state’s GOP Senate candidate used tough talk to muddy the campaign waters against Manchin, who is up for re-election next year. GOP senatorial candidate Patrick Morrisey asked Manch

The Colorado Republican Party is considering nominating its candidates through caucus rather than an open primary that would allow unaffiliated voters (independents) to participate. Voters approved two ballot initiatives in November that a) require Colorado to use primaries in presidential elections and b) open all statewide primary elections to independent voters. Proposition 108 -- the initiative that opens the state's primary elections -- included a provision that allows parties to op-out o

Venezuela Violence Following Election Fallout from the election in Venezuela is turning violent. A military base near the capital, Caracas, was attacked by armed men. The government claims to have quelled the attack, but not before some of the assailants made off with weapons. A YouTube video was released early Sunday morning calling for Venezuelans to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro after his party established an all-powerful assembly meant to secure its grip over the country. A man w

Twenty-seven times in our country’s history amendments have been made to the U.S. Constitution. They’re often made to address issues that weren’t foreseen by the Founding Fathers as they were writing the original document. It’s highly unlikely the Founding Fathers could have predicted the explosion of money in politics and the ever-expanding amount spent on campaign financing each election cycle. It’s even less likely they would have foreseen Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United, which

Host T.J. O'Hara is joined by Nick Troiano, executive director of The Centrist Project. T.J and Troiano discuss the latest endeavors of The Centrist Project, including projects in support of independent candidates across the nation, how independents could change the US’s health care discussion, what an independent caucus would look like, and more. The Centrist Project joined a coalition, including Represent.Us and the Independent Voter Project, to organize, educate, and empower grassroots acti