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Dawn Of The Independent: Oprah, Hayes, Poizner Fueling "People's Party" Movement
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...
Maryland's GOP Governor Rejects Party-First Politics; Votes for Independent Senate Candidate
Maryland's GOP Governor Rejects Party-First Politics; Votes for Independent Senate Candidate
ANNAPOLIS, MD. -  Republican Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has cast his ballot for US Senate. However, he did not vote for Republican nominee Tony Campbell. He voted for independent candidate Nea...
Forget Red Wave, Forget Blue Wave, This is The Best Year for Pro-Voter Election Reform in 50 Years
Forget Red Wave, Forget Blue Wave, This is The Best Year for Pro-Voter Election Reform in 50 Years
Amid all the divisive ugliness inside the Beltway, here is some good news: 2018 may well be the best year in a half century for election reform. Today’s narrative laments a crumbling democracy, aliena...
2 US Senate Candidates Praise Historic Movement to End Two-Party Duopoly
2 US Senate Candidates Praise Historic Movement to End Two-Party Duopoly
Voters looking to move away from partisan histrionics and the impotence of “politics as usual” have solid alternatives to Democrats and Republicans in this year’s midterm elections.In Missouri and Mar...
Thoughts and Prayers for Pittsburgh
Thoughts and Prayers for Pittsburgh
Many commentators have disparaged the thoughts and prayers of people of faith in this country in the aftermath of a highly publicized rampage killing. I understand that they are frustrated with what t...
Baltimore Sun Endorses 4 Popular Nonpartisan Election Reforms
Baltimore Sun Endorses 4 Popular Nonpartisan Election Reforms
BALTIMORE, MD. - Last week, it was the Albuquerque Journal. This week, it is the Baltimore Sun.  It seems election reform is on the mind of a number of editorial boards just weeks before the midt...
Could A High-Speed “Rail to Nowhere” Save California's Poorest Neighborhoods?
Could A High-Speed “Rail to Nowhere” Save California's Poorest Neighborhoods?
FRESNO, CALIF. -The plan: cover one of the most destitute tracts of California’s poorest major city with a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and watch dust turn to dollars.But soon, funding for the p...
Florida Republicans and Democrats Run Attack Ads During Hurricane, A Taboo in FL Politics
Florida Republicans and Democrats Run Attack Ads During Hurricane, A Taboo in FL Politics
In yet another of many recent examples of fever pitch partisanship begetting uncharitable and unseemly behavior as the new normal in partisan discourse, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), the Republican c...
NEW POLL: Independent Neal Simon Up 10 Points in Maryland Senate Race
NEW POLL: Independent Neal Simon Up 10 Points in Maryland Senate Race
ROCKVILLE, MD. - Another independent candidate is gaining ground in a top-ticket statewide race in the 2018 midterms. Independent candidate Neal Simon touted the results of a new poll from Gonzal...
Op-ed: Kavanaugh Fight Shows We're Divided By Mutual Loathing. But It's Not That Simple 
Op-ed: Kavanaugh Fight Shows We're Divided By Mutual Loathing. But It's Not That Simple 
San Diego, CALIF.- Why are voters leaving political parties and becoming independents? A major concern has been the political, and now very personal rancor elevated from both the right ...