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What RFK's Mistakes Teach Us About the Future of the Independent Movement
What RFK's Mistakes Teach Us About the Future of the Independent Movement
Now that the celebratory trashing (by Democrats) and overheated celebration (by Republicans) of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to suspend his independent presidential bid and back former President Donald Trump is in the rearview mirror, it’s time for an independent to sort this one out.
27 Aug, 2024
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Will AI-Generated Misinformation Impact the Results of the 2024 Presidential Election?
Will AI-Generated Misinformation Impact the Results of the 2024 Presidential Election?
Editor's Note: This discussion on AI originally published on Divided We Fall and features perspectives from UC Berkeley Professor Hany Farid and R Street Institute Fellow Chris McIsaac. It has been re ...
26 Aug, 2024
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Not Sure About Ranked Choice Voting? League of Women Voters Explains Its Appeal
Not Sure About Ranked Choice Voting? League of Women Voters Explains Its Appeal
The voting reform with the most momentum behind it right now is ranked choice voting (RCV) -- which is increasingly being used in jurisdictions across the US.
20 Aug, 2024
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New Research: Populism A Key Factor with Cross-Partisan Support for Alaska's Top 4 Elections
New Research: Populism A Key Factor with Cross-Partisan Support for Alaska's Top 4 Elections
New research shows that the nonpartisan Top 4 system used in Alaska not only has broad support among Republicans, Democrats, and independents, but in 2022 elected candidates in statewide elections that had appeal that went beyond their party.
12 Aug, 2024
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DC Elections Board Certifies Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiative for Ballot
DC Elections Board Certifies Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiative for Ballot
The DC Board of Elections has certified Initiative 83 for the November ballot, which would open primary elections to independent voters and requires ranked choice voting to be used in all District elections.
02 Aug, 2024
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Trump's Chance to Temper the Hyperbolic Rhetoric
Trump's Chance to Temper the Hyperbolic Rhetoric
In the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, leaders on both sides of the aisle publicly called for unity and the tempering of extreme and hyperbolic language. But those calls have been better in theory, than practice.
15 Jul, 2024
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New Documentary Asks: What If Party Bosses Didn't Control How We Vote?
New Documentary Asks: What If Party Bosses Didn't Control How We Vote?
In 2022, Alaska voters used a new election system that changed the way state voters thought about elections.
03 Jul, 2024
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Democrat-Led Lawsuit Kills Independent Redistricting Initiatives in Nevada
Democrat-Led Lawsuit Kills Independent Redistricting Initiatives in Nevada
The Nevada Supreme Court on Friday upheld the ruling of a lower district court that two identical ballot questions that would create an independent redistricting commission were invalid because sponsors did not add a revenue source to either initiative.
11 May, 2024
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Meet the Independent Who Is Beating An Incumbent Senator in Nebraska
Meet the Independent Who Is Beating An Incumbent Senator in Nebraska
Can an independent problem solver break through the partisan narrative and structure of the nation's elections and politics? Mechanic, soldier, and union leader Dan Osborn is running for US Senate in Nebraska with that goal in mind. 
29 Apr, 2024
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California US Senate Race: What to Expect on March 5
California US Senate Race: What to Expect on March 5
The California primaries are coming up fast. On March 5, Super Tuesday, Californians will go to the polls, but while much of the nation's attention will be on the presidential contest, voters will participate in nonpartisan primaries for all non-presidential races in the state.
14 Feb, 2024
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