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Sanders Criticizes California for Denying Independent Voters the Right to Vote
All the momentum in the 2020 Democratic presidential race appears to be behind US Senator Bernie Sanders after another victory in Nevada over the weekend. Now, headed into the most consequential Super ...
26 Feb, 2020
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14 min read
Arizona's Independent Redistricting Panel Faces a Partisan Intervention
Republicans in charge of the Arizona Legislature are hoping to restrict the powers of the state's independent redistricting commission before the new maps are drawn next year.At issue is just how clos ...
25 Feb, 2020
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3 min read
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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6 min read
Let's Save Democracy! Breaking the Doom Loop, Before It's Too Late
An informative and entertaining discussion with political scientist, speaker, and author, Lee Drutman. Our country's current political situation is precarious, but there is a way to pull America back ...
15 Feb, 2020
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1 min read
Let's Save Democracy! Breaking the Doom Loop, Before It's Too Late
In this thought-provoking talk, author Jim Duncan picks Lee Drutman's brain on why moving to a multi-party system in America is essential if we wish to keep our democracy alive
15 Feb, 2020
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1 min read
Opinion: Democracy reform’s welcome arrival as a Democratic cause
By: Mark Schmitt (The Fulcrum Op-Ed)A presidential campaign is a contest of ideas, not just personalities. As candidates set out policy priorities and develop proposals, we learn more about what they ...
12 Feb, 2020
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5 min read
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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10 min read
Florida Legislature moves to block local curbs on campaign finance
Cities and counties in Florida that want to limit dark money or foreign donors in their own elections would be stopped under a surprise proposal now moving through the Legislature.Curbing money in pol ...
04 Feb, 2020
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3 min read
IVP Co-Hosts Top-Four Primary Forum
What are some of the benefits surrounding adopting a top-four primary using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in San Diego? What are some potential concerns voters have? This past week, the Independent Voter ...
23 Jan, 2020
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3 min read
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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8 min read