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Colorado Governor: Independents Pay for Primaries; They Should Get a Vote
Colorado Governor: Independents Pay for Primaries; They Should Get a Vote
In an interview for Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said he supports most of the state initiatives that will appear on the November ballot, including two initiatives th ...
01 Sep, 2016
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Colorado Debate Sponsor Says Minor Party Candidate Missed Senate Debate by 0.023%
Colorado Debate Sponsor Says Minor Party Candidate Missed Senate Debate by 0.023%
The Commission on Presidential Debates has suggested that they will give Gary Johnson or Jill Stein "an inch" if they get close enough to the required 15 percent polling threshold to be included in th ...
30 Aug, 2016
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2 min read
Sanders Launches "Our Revolution" to Extend the Progressive Movement
Sanders Launches "Our Revolution" to Extend the Progressive Movement
Before a crowd in his home start of Vermont and speaking to supporters attending more than 2,600 watch parties across the country, Senator Bernie Sanders announced on August 24 the launch of "Our ...
29 Aug, 2016
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3 min read
Ballot Access Blues: Controversial Cases From the 2016 Election Cycle
Ballot Access Blues: Controversial Cases From the 2016 Election Cycle
As with past election cycles, third party and independent candidates – as well as initiatives aimed at reducing the power of the two major parties – are struggling to achieve access to ...
19 Aug, 2016
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10 min read
The Terrible Too's of an Independent Presidential Campaign
The Terrible Too's of an Independent Presidential Campaign
Evan McMullin’s first full week as a candidate for president has been both surprising and, for some of us, predictable. McMullin talks and acts like a seasoned candidate, and not like a novice travers ...
17 Aug, 2016
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4 min read
Johnson Set to Drop Major Money Bomb; Stein to Appear in CNN Town Hall
Johnson Set to Drop Major Money Bomb; Stein to Appear in CNN Town Hall
It is a big week for both Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein. On Monday, August 15, the Johnson-Weld campaign dropped a huge money bomb to raise $1.5 million in a ...
15 Aug, 2016
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2 min read
Crowdpac: Could Colorado become the first single-payer healthcare state?
Crowdpac: Could Colorado become the first single-payer healthcare state?
After the Bernie Sanders campaign put single-payer healthcare in the national spotlight, it's no surprise that many of his supporters are continuing to carry the torch. An initiative proposing a singl ...
01 Aug, 2016
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2 min read
Tracking the Candidates: Current Electoral College Rules Mean Most Americans Ignored
Tracking the Candidates: Current Electoral College Rules Mean Most Americans Ignored
In the weeks since the California primary, when Hillary Clinton joined Donald Trump in becoming her party’s presumptive nominee for president, FairVote has tracked both candidates’ campaign appearance ...
01 Aug, 2016
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5 min read
Debriefing Democracy: Nonpartisan Movements In the Spotlight
Debriefing Democracy: Nonpartisan Movements In the Spotlight
A lot of people are working hard to fix our broken system. Problem is, most people don’t know just how many important efforts are making strides because the media doesn’t spend much time talking about ...
28 Jul, 2016
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8 min read
Google Searches for Third Party Candidates Skyrocket after Trump's RNC Speech
Google Searches for Third Party Candidates Skyrocket after Trump's RNC Speech
As the 2016 Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday, one aspect was clear: Americans are increasingly looking for alternative candidates outside of the two-party duopoly. According to Googl ...
22 Jul, 2016
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2 min read