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Independent Terry Hayes: Maine Needs A Candidate Not Bound to Party Loyalty, Moneyed Interests
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE - Two of the three gubernatorial candidates on the ballot for Maine governor squared off in a radio debate Monday, hosted by WGAN. The debate featured independent Terry Hay ...
30 Oct, 2018
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3 min read
OPINION: The Toxic Impact Team-Sport Partisanship Has on the Soul of America
Team sports and competition are popular, from baseball to mixed martial arts. However, our politics are increasingly filled with partisan rancor, and unfortunately, despite Americans disassociating wi ...
30 Oct, 2018
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6 min read
CA Democrats Target Moderate Republicans In Bid For SuperMajority
https://soundcloud.com/independent-voter-podcast/calmatters-dan-walters-talks-november-electionSan Diego, CALIF.- California Democrats had supermajorities in 2014 and 2016, only to lose them the next ...
29 Oct, 2018
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4 min read
A Big Winner in the 2018 Midterms: Ranked Choice Voting
Questions abound as the 2018 midterms draw closer.Will the much-discussed “blue wave” give Democrats a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives? Or perhaps a pink wave that will boost the histori ...
29 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Feud over Gas Tax Repeal Escalates as Proponents Claim Ballot Error
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The most contentious fight over a ballot proposition can often times be over the language of the proposition itself. Supporters and opponents won't be completely satisfied, and it ...
29 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Independents Aren’t Spoilers Anymore: Another Look at California’s Top-Two Primary
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - It is nearly impossible for a candidate to run, and win, as an independent in most states. Without a party infrastructure, candidates have little to no support structure, including ...
26 Oct, 2018
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3 min read
Mail Bombs, Tulsi 2020, and Kavanaugh Revenge: This Week In Nonpartisan News
Mail bombs spark national partisan-driven blame game; Tulsi Gabbard considers a 2020 presidential run; Republicans support a far-left Senate candidate over Dianne Feinstein; and history is being made ...
26 Oct, 2018
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1 min read
Kevin Faulconer To Champion San Diego CCA Effort; "Huge Risk" For Taxpayers
San Diego, CALIF.- Politics sometimes makes strange bedfellows.Such is the case in San Diego where Republican mayor Kevin Faulconer, is now arguably closer to the Democrats on a proposed city run ener ...
25 Oct, 2018
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4 min read
New Poll: Rent Control Prop Is Tanking, Dems Are Surging, And Other Unexpected (And Totally Expected) Results
With less than two weeks to go before election day, the Public Policy Institute of California is out with a new poll. This follows a similar survey they conducted just last month.New results show ...
25 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
Bombs in The Mail: Will Political Leaders Call for Civility Now?
(IVN) A bomb scare rocked the nation Wednesday, as several Democratic Party leaders and CNN received packages containing explosive devices, including the Obamas and the Clintons.Here on IVN I've been ...
24 Oct, 2018
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2 min read