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1. Terry Goddard, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state in Arizona, describes how independent voters and candidates are disenfranchised by the current election system. "Arizona encourages partisan voters to turn out, while our state treats Independent voters like second-class citizens. Our election system should empower every voter equally, but the treatment of Independents has been shoddy at best, malicious at worst and just wrong. Every registered Arizona voter whether Democrat, Rep

Our entire system of voting in America is in crisis. Gerrymandering, voting law changes, and the "overbearing majority" practiced by both parties has left a general feeling of disenfranchisement among a growing cross-section of the population. A reasonable solution is a system of voting that does not encourage partisanship or gerrymandering. Kansas U.S. Representatives as a Case Study Kansas has been considered a safe, solid-red state for many years. Republicans have won every U.S. Senate co

Sarah PalinJohn Boehner In politics, they say, a week is like a year. By this reckoning, John Boehner’s claim that the “impeach Obama” talk originated with Democrats makes a certain amount of sense. It has, after all, been two and a half years since a former GOP nominee for vice president demanded, not only that President Obama be impeached, but that voters punish members of Congress who think otherwise. Here in Kansas, where time flows differently, it has only been two and a half weeks since

We like to believe that money isn't everything when it comes to match-ups in the general election, but in reality it can be a pretty good indicator of who will be the last ones standing come November 4.The U.S. Senate race in Kansas is grabbing national attention as independent candidate Greg Orman gains serious ground on the major party candidates. Kansas has been considered a safe, solid-red state since Senator George McGill (D) lost his re-election bid in 1938. What is unusual about the 201

Greg Orman, the independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas, hit a major milestone on Wednesday by reaching the $600,000 mark in individual campaign contributions. This total does not include any PAC money (his campaign is not accepting any PAC money) or personal contributions from Mr. Orman. This is an important milestone because it is showing the growing vitality and viability of independent campaigns in Kansas and nationwide. “This is a remarkable fundraising effort for an independent c

By the time Dwight David Eisenhower became president of the United States, he had already secured historical immortality as the supreme commander of the victorious Allied Forces in the Second World War. While vanquishing the Nazis, he could not help but marvel at the infrastructural achievements of the Germans, most notably their broad highway network called the Autobahn. The German’s national accomplishment juxtaposed strongly with the United States’ meagerly funded, crumbling interstate highw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnTDCop-XA Entrepreneur Greg Orman, an independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in Kansas, on Thursday launched a statewide broadcast, cable, and radio ad campaign in every media market in the state. Orman released two television ads: "Stuck" and "Businessman." "Stuck" is a 30-second commercial depicting red and blue teams in a never-ending tug-of-war match to win over America. The ad focuses on the fact that the partisan struggle for control in Washington

The Centrist Project Voice, a political action committee the Centrist Project says is the first to support candidates ready to set partisanship aside and "focus on the core issues of critical importance to all Americans," on Wednesday announced 5 U.S. Senate candidates it has endorsed, including Larry Pressler of South Dakota, who the PAC made its inaugural endorsement in May. The four names added to the list of endorsements along with Larry Pressler are Republican Susan Collins of Maine, Democ

Few quid pro quos are as apparent as when McDonald’s CEO, Ray Kroc, donated $250,000 to President Nixon in 1972 in return for an exemption from price control that allowed McDonald’s to raise the cost of a quarter pounder with cheese -- along with its profits. Nevertheless, lobbying has its payoffs. A study released by the University of Kansas in 2009 showed that between 2003 and 2004, 93 firms seeking tax holidays -- companies such as Pfizer, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson -- saw a 22,000 percent r

United States Senate seats from Kansas have comprised of a constant stream of Republican politicians since George McGill (D) lost his re-election bid in 1938. Kansas is considered, at least in national politics, a safe, solid-red state. Greg Orman, an independent candidate, is trying to change this. The Rothenberg Political Report considers Kansas to be one of 13 (out of 15 currently held by Republicans) "safe" U.S. Senate seats in this election cycle. Yet, new research is showing that Kansans