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Nebraska Libertarian Beats Out Governor's Pick in Nonpartisan Open Primary
Don't let anyone tell you that third party candidates do not stand a chance in nonpartisan open primaries.Incumbent Nebraska State Sen. Laura Ebke was among the top two vote-getters in the primary ele ...
16 May, 2018
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Guess Why 1.1 Million Registered Pennsylvania Voters Were Disenfranchised in Yesterday's Primaries
On Tuesday, the Democratic and Republican Parties of Pennsylvania nominated candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and the commonwealth's congressional delegation to Washington.Yet 1.1 million ...
16 May, 2018
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Green Energy: The Future is Now
As the Green Party candidate for Congress in upstate NY District 21, when I describe the threats of global warming and the urgent need for an electric grid and national economy based on clean, renewab ...
15 May, 2018
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Sports Organizations Lose Bet to State of New Jersey
Contrary to popular belief, the United States Supreme Court did not legalize sports betting in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. It merely ruled that the decision of whether to autho ...
15 May, 2018
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Tornado Watch in Kansas
Last week I traveled to Kansas for an appearance at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. Nestled in the hills of Lawrence (seemingly the only hills in this flattest of ...
09 May, 2018
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Voter Suppression: How Politicians Are At War With Your Vote
Voter suppression is a strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from voting and is different from political campaigning.Campaigning attempts to change ...
09 May, 2018
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Empowerment for the Poor is a Political Reform Issue
On the Saturday a week before Mother's Day, I participated in the 34th Annual Harlem Mother's Day Parade. I was there on behalf of the Committee for Independent Community Action (CICA), foun ...
09 May, 2018
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Profile: Why Independent Senate Candidate Neal Simon Can't Stand Partisanship
Neal Simon is running for United States Senate. The successful businessman is an affirmed independent, and he is competing in bright blue Maryland against incumbent Democratic Senator Ben Cardin as Ca ...
08 May, 2018
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The Independent Revolution: Is Something Big Brewing In Colorado?
There is something happening in Colorado -- something big.It's been a historic year already for independent candidates, and there is arguably no state in the nation where the independent revolution is ...
07 May, 2018
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How Intellectual Conformity Divides Our Country
People frequently speak about how divided the United States is right now. This comment is often associated with things like left-wing protests on college campuses, discussions of partisan media, and g ...
05 May, 2018
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