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In Big Win for Federalism, "Magic" Mushrooms Up Next for CA Ballot?
Supporters of a 2018 ballot initiative to legalize psychedelic mushrooms in California were given the green light by the state attorney general's office earlier this month to circulate petitions and g ...
29 Nov, 2017
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4 min read
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.
28 Nov, 2017
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14 min read
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. ...
27 Nov, 2017
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3 min read
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 ...
15 Nov, 2017
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5 min read
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 ...
19 Oct, 2017
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4 min read
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 ...
10 Oct, 2017
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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 ...
20 Sep, 2017
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3 min read
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 ...
18 Sep, 2017
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5 min read
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 ...
13 Jul, 2017
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3 min read
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 ...
06 Jul, 2017
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3 min read