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The Two-Party Duopoly Just Forced Out America’s Only Independent Governor
There is only one governor in the US with an "I" next to their name: Alaska Governor Bill Walker. However, Walker announced late Friday that he has suspended his bid for re-election -- citing the ...
21 Oct, 2018
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Jennifer Lawrence Warns Memphis Voters: "You're About to be Blindsided by Your Own Government"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnEzyyssU8AHollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence is warning Memphis voters not to be tricked at the ballot box. Local voters passed laws 10 years ago that implement ranke ...
18 Oct, 2018
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OPINION: How Independent Voters Can Stop Another Kavanaugh Circus
As the nation becomes increasingly polarized, the reality of politics becomes ever more obvious. Nothing illustrates that better than the recent circus (and subsequent side show) surrounding the Supre ...
18 Oct, 2018
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New Poll: Gas Tax Even, Poizner Lead Widens, Newsom Maintains Advantage
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - We are just 20 days away from the November midterms, and California polls continue to show a historic election in the making.Thomas Partners Strategies released the results ...
17 Oct, 2018
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Sen. Rand Paul Charts Independent Course on Saudi Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - What has all the appearances of a conspiracy by the Saudi government to murder a very high-profile Washington Post journalist in a Saudi embassy in Turkey, has become a tense intern ...
17 Oct, 2018
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Pre-Election Rundown: 4 Ballot Measures to Deal Historic Blow to Partisan Gerrymandering
Voters in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, and Utah are voting on whether to hand control over drawing electoral districts to independent redistricting commissions.With two weeks to go, here’s a rundown ...
17 Oct, 2018
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In Georgia: Libertarian Gov. Candidate Says System Is Rigged; Calls Kemp, Abrams Corrupt
Ted Metz, Georgia Libertarian Candidate for Governor:"If a vote for the Libertarian is really a vote for the Democrat, and some people would argue it's really a vote for the Republican, then that must ...
16 Oct, 2018
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OPINION: Revitalizing Our Elections Doesn't Cost a Dime
SANTA FE, N.M. - Being a beacon for the dispossessed has defined our nation since its inception. Our democracy used to uplift people around the world. It made all of us proud. That we’ve lost that sta ...
15 Oct, 2018
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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 ...
15 Oct, 2018
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In Michigan: A Creative Use of Ranked Choice Voting Bolsters Anti-Gerrymandering Reform
LANSING, MICH. - Michigan’s congressional districts rank among the most gerrymandered in the country. In fact, a new project providing historical data on gerrymandering identifies Michigan’s ...
15 Oct, 2018
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