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INCREDIBLE: Third Party, Independent Representation Up 40% Since 2014
INCREDIBLE: Third Party, Independent Representation Up 40% Since 2014
Voter distaste for both the Democratic Party and GOP seems to be at an all-time high. But candidate success outside the major parties remains elusive in Washington.
Get Ready, 2018 is Shaping Up to Be A Good Year for Independents
Get Ready, 2018 is Shaping Up to Be A Good Year for Independents
On the surface, it often seems like our existing two-party dominated system is somehow the way our country is “meant to be” and nothing could change that regardless of how dysfunctional things become....
The GOP Tax Plan Is A Disastrous Train Wreck
The GOP Tax Plan Is A Disastrous Train Wreck
The point of electing Centrist Independents is to empower the political center, to build a bridge between Republicans and Democrats, and to get things done.As I’ve written before in our Finding Common...
Bombshell New Survey: Even Partisans are Tired of the Two Parties
Bombshell New Survey: Even Partisans are Tired of the Two Parties
Colorado voters are tired of the Republican and Democratic Parties and the gridlock they have created in the state legislature. Now, one of the leading states for independents may have an opportunity ...
Only Incumbent Independent Gov. Receives Major Endorsement in Re-Election Bid
Only Incumbent Independent Gov. Receives Major Endorsement in Re-Election Bid
DENVER, COLO. –– The Centrist Project announced today its endorsement of incumbent independent Governor Bill Walker of Alaska, who is running for re-election in the 2018 election.“Governor Walker...
Howard Dean: Both Parties Driving Younger Voters to Be Independents
Howard Dean: Both Parties Driving Younger Voters to Be Independents
Dr. Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, and a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, recently had some sobering words for the two major political parties in the...
Dartmouth Professor: Two Parties Full of Empty Promises, Elect Independents to Reform Tax Code
Dartmouth Professor: Two Parties Full of Empty Promises, Elect Independents to Reform Tax Code
The Republicans are now saying that tax reform is their next legislative priority. Is tax reform likely to happen? Almost certainly not, as I wrote recently in my column for U.S. News & World Repo...
Independent Candidates Are Key to A New, Better Way Forward
Independent Candidates Are Key to A New, Better Way Forward
Washington, D.C. – Against the backdrop of dysfunctional government, widespread economic uncertainty, and a general failure of the two-party system to solve many of the nation’s most pressin...
Free My Voice: Primary Elections Should Serve Voters, Not Parties
Free My Voice: Primary Elections Should Serve Voters, Not Parties
Like a lot of Missouri voters, I’m beyond angry at our recent divisive presidential election and scandal-plagued state legislature. It’s time to vent that anger at the real culprit: an election system...
Recreational Marijuana is Now Officially Legal in Nevada
Recreational Marijuana is Now Officially Legal in Nevada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Cn1zB7610Nevada became the fifth state in the nation -- joining Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington -- to legalize the use and sale of recreational mar...