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Partisan Hypocrisy on Voting Reform: It's Not About Democracy; It's About Power
Partisan Hypocrisy on Voting Reform: It's Not About Democracy; It's About Power
Nonpartisan election reform is on the ballot in 7 states, 6 of which could implement new voting models that open taxpayer-funded elections to all voters and candidates, regardless of party.
29 Oct, 2024
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7 min read
Forward Podcast: Can the US Escape Its Political Crisis?
Forward Podcast: Can the US Escape Its Political Crisis?
In the latest episode of the Forward Podcast, Forward Party Founder Andrew Yang sits down with Rikki Schlott to discuss the many variables at play that have shifted the US presidential landscape going into Election Day.
28 Oct, 2024
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1 min read
Closed Primaries: The Biggest Voter Suppression Mechanism in Use Today
Closed Primaries: The Biggest Voter Suppression Mechanism in Use Today
The nonpartisan reform group Open Primaries released a new video that highlights the current state of a growing movement to reform the way critical taxpayer-funded primary elections are conducted in the US.
22 Oct, 2024
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1 min read
Frank Luntz: Neither Trump nor Harris Are Providing What Voters Truly Want
Frank Luntz: Neither Trump nor Harris Are Providing What Voters Truly Want
Political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz joined Foward Party Founder Andrew Yang on his most recent podcast to talk about the state of the 2024 presidential election, and what he's seeing from the data.
21 Oct, 2024
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2 min read
Liz Cheney Thinks a Third Party Might be Needed. Do Americans Want One?
Liz Cheney Thinks a Third Party Might be Needed. Do Americans Want One?
At a forum in Minneapolis last week, former representative of Wyoming, Liz Cheney, stated it might be necessary to form a new party for conservatives unhappy with the GOP’s shift towards Trumpism and the MAGA movement. 
03 Oct, 2024
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7 min read
How The GOP and Dems Are Using Third Parties to Poach Each Other's Voters
How The GOP and Dems Are Using Third Parties to Poach Each Other's Voters
While working to activate, energize, and turnout their voters on Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are playing wedges with the pie chart, but the Dems are crying foul.
25 Sep, 2024
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4 min read
Colorado Voters Appear Ready to Adopt More Choice Elections in November
Colorado Voters Appear Ready to Adopt More Choice Elections in November
A poll commissioned by Colorado Voters First shows that a clear majority (56%) of likely voters in Colorado will or probably will support Proposition 131, a measure that would implement a nonpartisan Top 4 primary with ranked choice voting in the general election.
23 Sep, 2024
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3 min read
Real or Exaggerated: Is the 2024 Election the Most Important in US History?
Real or Exaggerated: Is the 2024 Election the Most Important in US History?
In the United States, elections–and the governments they produce–are lagging indicators of public sentiment. Elections simply provide a quantitative measure of what the voters believe. The governments that emerge from elections merely establish order and discipline with respect to those policies and approaches that have already been emotionally and intellectually pioneered and adopted by the American people.
23 Sep, 2024
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8 min read
Bill Maher: The Only Reason We Stay in Permanent Campaign Mode is Money
Bill Maher: The Only Reason We Stay in Permanent Campaign Mode is Money
In the latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, comedian Bill Maher said Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign proves something about American politics...
16 Sep, 2024
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3 min read
San Diego County Supervisor District 2: Can an Upstart Democrat Unseat a Popular Republican Incumbent?
San Diego County Supervisor District 2: Can an Upstart Democrat Unseat a Popular Republican Incumbent?
Joel Anderson is running for a second term as county supervisor to represent the residents of District 2. The popular Republican and former assemblyman and state senator faces a modest challenge from Democrat Gina Jacobs, who has yet to hold public office.
15 Sep, 2024
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3 min read