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While Congressional Approval Remains at Historic Lows, Millions Remain Locked Out of Primaries
According to RealClearPolitics, approximately 13.4 percent of Americans approve of Congress and 77.8 percent disapprove, taking the average of 6 major surveys on congressional approval.Congress’ under ...
04 Sep, 2014
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Media Treats Romney as Top 2016 Contender after 60 People Said They'd Vote for Him
On Thursday, August 28, Politico reported on a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll that said 35 percent of likely GOP caucus voters would vote for Mitt Romney in 2016 if he was added to the field of ...
28 Aug, 2014
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In Traditional Elections, Ballot Access Remains a Problem for Third Parties
As IVN contributor AJ Signieri described in June, third parties in Illinois struggle to secure a place on the state’s general election ballots. If a party’s nominee for governor does not cross the 5 p ...
07 Aug, 2014
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Stuck Inside the Beltway with Impeachment Blues Again
“It’s time to impeach; and on behalf of American workers and legal immigrants of all backgrounds, we should vehemently oppose any politician on the left or right who would hesitate in voting for artic ...
30 Jul, 2014
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IVN Daily Digest -- July 29, 2014
1. New Mexico's secretary of state refuses to defend the state's closed primary system."This week New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran responded to a lawsuit filed by Albuquerque attorney J. Edw ...
29 Jul, 2014
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IVN Daily Digest -- July 15, 2014
1. More than 1 in 5 Americans say replacing every member of Congress and starting fresh is the best way to fix Congress."One in seven (14%) say bipartisan cooperation is the ticket to fixing Congress. ...
15 Jul, 2014
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Gerrymandering Reduces Competition, Fuels Partisanship in House Elections
According to a Washington Post Election Lab projection from May 2014, an incumbent in 405 of the 435 House contests has a 90 percent chance or greater of winning his or her seat, leaving only 30 ...
14 Jul, 2014
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How Reliable Are Fact Check Sources?
In 2011, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman lamented that the proliferation of half-true statements and fallacious accusations during the 2012 presidential campaign had inaugura ...
11 Jul, 2014
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6 Reasons Why Benjamin Franklin is the Best Founding Father
Independence Day is usually celebrated -- most vocally anyway -- by used car dealerships and department stores. However, it's important for 'We the People' to remember who was driving the four-wheel l ...
04 Jul, 2014
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The New Radicals: How the Moderate Wing is Shaping the 2014 Elections
In the wake of last week's startling upset of Eric Cantor, it would be easy to believe that the political middle will once again be left out in the cold. Yet something unique is happening this primary ...
18 Jun, 2014
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