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Don't Blame Independent Voters For SCOTUS's Decisions; Blame The System
Independent voters are used to seeing people blame them for anything that happens in US politics. They are told that if only they voted for “Candidate X” a particular action wouldn’t have happened.The ...
30 Jun, 2022
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Anne Marie Schubert: Can a Pro-Choice, Gay, Tough on Crime Prosecutor Become the First Independent Attorney General?
California voters have a chance to make history this year by electing independent leaders to the state’s top executive offices for the first time in modern history. Among these independent candidates ...
01 Jun, 2022
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4 min read
Both Parties Attack California “Independent” Democrat, and It's Hilarious
Just when you thought Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi were on different sides of the aisle, current California Assembly member and congressional candidate Adam Gray is getting attacked by one side of th ...
17 May, 2022
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2 min read
Bill That Enfranchises Over 350,000 Independent Voters In Maine Becomes Law
A third of Maine’s electorate will have an opportunity for meaningful participation in taxpayer-funded elections. Governor Janet Mills allowed a bill to go into law Monday that creates a semi-open p ...
10 May, 2022
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2 min read
Front and Center with the Common Sense Party of California
Michael Maxsenti, co-host of the podcast Front and Center with Steve and Michael and an advisor to the new Common Sense Party of California, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about the p ...
04 May, 2022
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June 7: Independent’s Day in California?
In most of the country independent voters, despite their growing numbers, are marginalized by closed partisan primary systems in which the winners are virtually pre-determined in low turnout primaries ...
03 May, 2022
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10 min read
CA Bill to Ban Ranked Choice Voting Fails to Go Anywhere
A bill that would roll back momentum behind ranked choice voting (RCV) in California was stopped in committee Wednesday. If approved, the legislation would have banned the alternative voting method’s ...
07 Apr, 2022
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1 min read
New Bill Calls For Fairer Elections in California Recall Process
California voters could soon see major systemic changes made to the state’s recall process for governor. A new bill introduced in the California Legislature would change how candidates qualify for the ...
05 Apr, 2022
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7 min read
Believe It or Not, Some CA Dems and FL Republicans Agree on Something: Banning Ranked Choice Voting
It doesn’t seem like there is much these days that can unite Republicans and Democrats. However, one thing both parties have consistently agreed on is that nothing should threaten their grip on power. ...
10 Mar, 2022
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14 min read
Trump Supports Closed Primaries: That's Not Very Populist
In an email sent to supporters, former President Donald Trump issued a statement in support of proposed legislation in Wyoming, SF0097, which would shut voters not affiliated with the two major part ...
20 Feb, 2022
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