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The Best Source for What Voters Want? Voters
Month 2, July 2013In my campaign for Governor of Massachusetts, it’s been interesting to learn how many people think voters in our state are almost all Democrats. They’re nearly always surprised to le...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau A Lesson in Reforming Washington
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller discussed how the work of the CFPB and the consumer complaints we receive help his office serve consumers in Iowa. // Credit: CFPB flickr In the wake of the 2008 finan...
Ten Influential Politicians in the Independent Movement to Watch
Justin Amash One of the youngest U.S. Representatives and Chairman of the House Liberty Caucus, Justin Amash is among the most independent members of the House GOP and strives to distance himself from...
Our Independent Campaign Has Launched!
Many thoughts go through your head the moment you really, truly decide to run for governor.Even more thoughts go through it when you know it will be as an independent.If you’re doing the hard work of...
More Independent Voters Means We Need To Reform Primary Elections
An IVN article revealed the top five states with the highest number of registered independent voters. Surprisingly, a majority of these states still have primary elections that disenfranchise thi...
The Facts versus the Myths about Our Flag, and how they relate to commerce and politics
Friday, June 14th 2013 was flag day, a day which tends to go uncelebrated, and about which most people know very little.This post will be a brief detour from my continuing series on the different face...
One-Fifth of Americans View Both Political Parties Unfavorably
One-fifth of adults (20%) view both political parties unfavorably, with political party favorability down from the post-election hype of November 2012.While Democrats enjoy a 7 percentage point lead w...
In Election, Republican Gabriel Gomez Seeks Independents
(Credit: DailyKos.com)There is only one week until the Massachusetts US Senate special election and the two contenders find themselves in a tightening race. The deciding factor may come down to the i...
Independents Exceed Party Registration In Key States
Out of the 28 states that record party affiliation upon registering to vote, Massachusetts, Alaska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut have the highest percentage of independent or no party pr...
Newly Formed United Independent Party Makes MA Gubernatorial Run
, yet the Republican and Democratic parties have held a duopoly on the state Legislature for over 123 years. Evan Falchuk, the 2014 gubernatorial candidate of the newly formed United Independent Party...