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Dawn Of The Independent: Oprah, Hayes, Poizner Fueling "People's Party" Movement
San Diego, Calif.- Oprah Winfrey is a registered independent, wait... what?The cultural icon said she has "earned the right to think for myself and to vote for myself."At a rally in Marietta, Geo ...
03 Nov, 2018
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Independent Greg Orman Calls Out Partisan Corruption: "We Have Sold Our Government"
WICHITA, KAN. - The three candidates in the Kansas governor's election shared the same stage Tuesday during the KSNT gubernatorial debate. During the debate, independent candidate Greg Orman call ...
30 Oct, 2018
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Amendment 1 to Clean Up Missouri Politics Endorsed by 7 Newspapers
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI - The Clean Missouri campaign released a press release Friday announcing that their proposed good government constitutional amendment picked up its seventh newspaper endorseme ...
26 Oct, 2018
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The Two-Party Duopoly Just Forced Out America’s Only Independent Governor
There is only one governor in the US with an "I" next to their name: Alaska Governor Bill Walker. However, Walker announced late Friday that he has suspended his bid for re-election -- citing the ...
21 Oct, 2018
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New Poll: Gas Tax Even, Poizner Lead Widens, Newsom Maintains Advantage
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - We are just 20 days away from the November midterms, and California polls continue to show a historic election in the making.Thomas Partners Strategies released the results ...
17 Oct, 2018
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Candidate for Governor: We Need Independent Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NteNMmaFosUKANSAS CITY, KAN. - It has been a historic year for election reform, from ranked choice voting being used for the first time in statewide and non-presidentia ...
12 Oct, 2018
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IVN and Ballotpedia Meet and Trade Numbers...Polling Numbers
In California, Proposition 8 and Proposition 10 are both ranking very high on both Ballotpedia's page views. Ballotpedia's Sarah Rosier and IVN's Lindsay France take a look at the politics ...
10 Oct, 2018
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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 ...
24 Sep, 2018
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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 ...
19 Sep, 2018
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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 ...
12 Sep, 2018
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