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UT Columnist Michael Smolens Talks Kersey Independence, CA NPP Ballot Issue
San Diego, Calif.- San Diego Union-Tribune Columnist Michael Smolens joined me for a wide-ranging conversation about the many political issues facing the City of San Diego and State of California.In o ...
07 May, 2019
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4 min read
City Councilman Mark Kersey Shifts From Republican to Independent
San Diego, Calif.- San Diego City Councilman Mark Kersey announced on his Twitter page he is shifting political parties from Republican to Independent.Kersey wrote the highly partisan state of both ma ...
30 Apr, 2019
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2 min read
10 Nonpartisan Organizations to Watch in 2020
There are hundreds, literally hundreds of organizations and individual campaigns working right now to fix the myriad of problems that face our political and electoral processes -- from the local to th ...
15 Mar, 2019
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21 min read
Why The Howard Schultz “Spoiler” Argument Is Simply Wrong
Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd-Whitman and former Nebraska US Senator Bob Kerrey wrote an essay for CNN.com titled, What Howard Schultz -- Or Any Independent -- Needs to Have a Real Shot. I ...
05 Feb, 2019
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3 min read
Why The Howard Schultz "Spoiler" Argument Is Simply Wrong
Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd-Whitman and former Nebraska US Senator Bob Kerrey wrote an essay for CNN.com titled, What Howard Schultz -- Or Any Independent -- Needs to Have a Real Sh ...
05 Feb, 2019
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3 min read
Class Warfare: Mayoral Candidate Cory Briggs Talks Donor Class vs. Voter Class
San Diego, Calif.- If the media wanted a dash of spice for the 2020 San Diego Mayoral race, enter Cory Briggs.
A consistent critic of City Hall who has had success suing the city, Briggs has anno ...
24 Jan, 2019
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5 min read
Teaching Our Grinches the True Meaning of Democracy
Abuse of power stopped by citizens, that’s a good sign of the health of our democracy, and it happened in New Jersey this past weekend when state legislative leaders were forced off a plan to permanen ...
20 Dec, 2018
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3 min read
Lawsuit Filed to End Taxpayer-Funding of Closed Primary Elections
SANTA FE, N.M. - The Open Primaries Education Fund filed a lawsuit Wednesday against New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, challenging the public funding of the state's closed pri ...
14 Nov, 2018
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3 min read
OPINION: The Midterm Results Are a Serious Wake Up Call for Progressives
Since 2016, energized progressives have sought to break the cycle that has seen power swing between establishment politicians in the Democratic and Republican parties for decades. After disappointing ...
07 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
50 Major Ways The Democratic Party Has Sold Out Its Own Values
Many political commentators today are perplexed by what seems to be the increasing polarization of the two party system in America, and the rising tensions that have accompanied a rhetorical arms race ...
03 Nov, 2018
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15 min read