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2018 Primaries Were Indeed Historic - For Good and Bad Reasons
2018 Primaries Were Indeed Historic - For Good and Bad Reasons
The 2018 primary season will go down in history.A record number of women secured party nominations, including the headline-making upsets by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna...
OPINION: 2 Reforms Emerge to Boost Turnout, Competition After 2018 Primaries
OPINION: 2 Reforms Emerge to Boost Turnout, Competition After 2018 Primaries
What are the main take-aways from the 2018 primary season from an election reform perspective? In summary, some good news, some problems, and some emerging solutions.The good news is that competition ...
Fake News? Independent Candidate Gets Curious Coverage from Kansas City Star
Fake News? Independent Candidate Gets Curious Coverage from Kansas City Star
Running a campaign outside the two-party apparatus is not easy. I have reported on the many barriers in place that are hostile to independent and third party candidates even launching a campaign.Howev...
The Audacity of Greg Orman
The Audacity of Greg Orman
The point, they say, of campaign debates is to give the public a chance to get to know the candidates and understand the differences between them on issues, policy and the like.When I watched the KCPT...
KS Governor’s Campaign Chairman Rejects Kris Kobach, Joins Independent Greg Orman
KS Governor’s Campaign Chairman Rejects Kris Kobach, Joins Independent Greg Orman
Steve Baccus, who served as chairman of sitting GOP Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer's 2018 campaign, will not back the Republican nominee for governor this year. Instead, he has endorsed and signed on to ...
250+ Independent Leaders Unite During Historic Fight Against Two-Party Control
250+ Independent Leaders Unite During Historic Fight Against Two-Party Control
DENVER, COLO. - Unite America, a national organization providing support for independent candidates running for elected office in various states, hosted the first-ever Unite Summit in Denver, Colorado...
New Report: Kobach Victory Means Independent Has Fighting Chance in Kansas
New Report: Kobach Victory Means Independent Has Fighting Chance in Kansas
A new report published by the Cook Political Report (CPR) says that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's GOP primary victory has moved the governor's race to "Toss Up" status -- painting an uncerta...
Kansas Primary: Unaffiliated Voters May Be Disqualified
Kansas Primary: Unaffiliated Voters May Be Disqualified
Ballots submitted by unaffiliated voters in the Republican primary for Kansas governor may not be counted, according to Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rucker.Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach c...
Kobach's Kansas Conflict: Why Elections Officials Should Be Nonpartisan
Kobach's Kansas Conflict: Why Elections Officials Should Be Nonpartisan
Update: After voting discrepancies were discovered, Kris Kobach announced that he will recuse himself from the recount of the GOP gubernatorial primary election. Additionally, sitting Gov. Jeff Colyer...
Excluded Independent Voters Vastly Outnumber Total Primary Turnout in Kansas
Excluded Independent Voters Vastly Outnumber Total Primary Turnout in Kansas
There are more registered independent voters in the state of Kansas than the total number of voters who participated in the August 7 closed primary elections.There are 1.8 million registered voters in...