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10 States Where Party Planners Can Host (and Avoid) Representative Primaries
Illinois should host the first presidential primaries if the goal is to pick a state that most closely matches the demographics of the country.And Vermont, the home state of Democratic front-runner Be ...
27 Feb, 2020
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The Resistance: The Case for Independents 2/3
In a country that often feels divided between two camps, the Republicans and the Democrats, independent voters could really be the future of politics in America.While polarized, if not combative, poli ...
26 Feb, 2020
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Nationally Streamed Open Presidential Debate Happening March 4
We’ve all heard of the debates between top democrats, but what about all the other candidates running for President?Elevate the Debate is a collaborative effort between Free and Equal Elections Founda ...
26 Feb, 2020
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Hear Me Out: The Case for a Bloomberg/Tulsi Ticket
Look, I describe myself as a “humble libertarian.” So why would I see the opportunity in a Bloomberg/Tulsi ticket? Because it just makes sense.The reasons why Michael Bloomberg would be the strongest ...
18 Feb, 2020
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A Pathway to Ending Hyper-Polarization: Structural Reforms Won’t do it Alone
We can all agree that Washington is broken. Gridlock ensues as the divide between the Republicans and Democrats reaches Grand Canyon size proportions. Watching the Republicans put party over country i ...
14 Feb, 2020
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The Biggest Legal Case in Politics That No One is Talking About
A legal challenge, filed by Level the Playing Field, and joined by the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian National Committee, to the Commission on Presidential Debate's rulemaking an ...
13 Feb, 2020
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Can't Argue With Science: MIT Study Supports Growing Demands to Unrig US Elections
The beginning of the 2020 presidential election was an unmitigated disaster. Results that should have been reported the night-of in Iowa instead took days as a result of technical issues with an app a ...
11 Feb, 2020
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Why Voters Don't Choose Candidates They Like Best
First published at Real Clear PoliticsThe national discussion on whether America is ready for a female president provides both insight and context to the challenges that face independent candidates.Co ...
31 Jan, 2020
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An Independent Voter Guide to The Impeachment Trial
The impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump is underway!And it is... intensely predictable.This is why more and more voters are becoming independent.Democrats Want Trump Removed ...
28 Jan, 2020
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The Brain of an Independent, from Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders
It was nearly four years ago that voters did the unthinkable.They rejected the party establishments’ favored candidates. And they did so to pick literally Donald Trump as America’s next president. Tha ...
23 Jan, 2020
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