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IVN Daily Digest -- August 21, 2014
1. Independent candidate Jeffrey McCormick will join Evan Falchuk on the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial ballot."McCormick submitted nearly 12,300 signatures to qualify for the Nov. 4 gubernatorial b...
Why Independent Candidates Are Not 'Spoilers'
Is a vote for an independent or third-party candidate a wasted vote? Is it fair to accuse a candidate not running with major party backing of being a “spoiler”? Is the potential for vote-splitting a c...
Evidence Suggest No Correlation between Business Experience and Good Governing
How many times have we heard variations of the following soundbites from enterprising political candidates: “My business experience has prepared me to be an effective leader.” “Because of my business ...
Independent Chris Stockwell Submits Signatures to Qualify for Ballot in Mass.
Getting on the ballot is a key milestone for any candidate, especially for a congressional seat in a hotly contested race. Chris Stockwell, the independent candidate in Massachusetts' 6th Congressiona...
A Brief Overview of the American Voting System
...measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority. --James Madison, ...
Independent Candidates See 2014 as Opportunity for Change in Washington
Despite consistently low approval ratings of Congress, candidates outside the Democratic and Republican parties have faced an uphill battle gaining enough exposure and credibility to get elected.Since...
Midterm Ads Test Messages with Help From Pollsters, Stretch Truth
During Clinton’s uphill re-election campaign in 1996, the president relied heavily on the aid of pollsters. With the help of strategists such as Doug Schoen, Dick Morris, and Mark Penn, the presi...
Independent Congressional Candidate Chris Stockwell Says He Can Win in Mass.
In an already hotly contested race for the congressional seat in Massachusetts’ sixth district, an independent candidate has just thrown his hat into the ring.Chris Stockwell, an avowed centrist and p...
Independence and Rebellion in the Modern Age
Two hundred and thirty eight years ago, on July 2, John Adams led the Continental Congress to declare the independence of 13 American states. Two days later, representatives of the 13 colonies ra...
Independent Evan Falchuk First to Qualify for Mass. Gubernatorial Ballot
Two big announcements came out of independent Evan Falchuk's camp on Monday: he became the first gubernatorial candidate to officially qualify for the November ballot in Massachusetts, and he plans to...