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Americans continue to be more likely to identify as politically independent than with the Republican and Democratic parties. Gallup has continued to track this trend, with independents hovering over 40% of the voting population. "Since 2011, the percentage of independents has exceeded the percentage identifying with the Democratic Party by 11 points on average, and the percentage identifying as Republicans by 14 points," writes Jeffrey M. Jones for Gallup. The problem though gets into polling

Americans continue to be more likely to identify as politically independent than with the Republican and Democratic parties. Gallup has continued to track this trend, with independents hovering over 40% of the voting population "Since 2011, the percentage of independents has exceeded the percentage identifying with the Democratic Party by 11 points on average, and the percentage identifying as Republicans by 14 points," writes Jeffrey M. Jones for Gallup. The problem though gets into polling o

MONTPELIER, VT. - New legislation is slated to be introduced in the Vermont legislature that would implement ranked choice voting for the state's elections. Vermont is one of several states that could soon follow in Maine's footsteps in adopting RCV statewide after a historic 2018 election. VTDigger reports that Dover independent Rep. Laura Sibilia plans to spearhead RCV efforts in the Vermont State House, while Sen. Chris Pearson (D/P - Chittenden) will introduce legislation in the Senate. “[

It’s 2019 and the United States of America still has a democracy problem. A few powerful studies have summed it up differently, but the heart of the problem is that despite Lincoln’s claim that we ever had a government of, by, and for the people, we have always had unrepresentative and unresponsive government. In recent decades it has only gotten worse. Over that same time period, the Democratic and Republican parties have worked hand-in-hand to build up a powerful fortress of protection over

It is unclear whether or not voters can expect a slow political news cycle in the final of 2018. Congress was expected to pass a temporary funding bill that would kick the can down the road another few months before another budget fight dominates the headlines. In the midst of the partisan competition of who can brand this disaster in governance against the other side better, there are nonpartisan news items that are worth noting that are not getting any attention from cable and other mainstrea

San Diego, Calif.- Chad Peace is an election law attorney, national campaign strategist and representative for the Independent Voter Project. Peace joined us on "Beyond the Headlines" to discuss a number of national and regional issues, including the Ranked Choice Voting efforts in Maine, changes to the Presidential debates could be coming by lowering the percentage threshold to qualify for the stage, why did California go so deep blue?, and San Diego County passes the Full Voter Participation

Update 12/20/18: Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap certified the results for Maine's 2nd Congressional District and sent the results to Congress. US Rep.-elect Jared Golden will be sworn in on January 3. US Rep. Bruce Poliquin announced Monday his intent to file an appeal brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in his legal challenge to overturn ranked choice voting. Poliquin lost his seat to Democrat Jared Golden in the first US House race to be decided by ranked choice voting, res

San Diego, Calif.- Chad Peace is an election law attorney, national campaign strategist and representative for the Independent Voter Project. Peace joined us on "Beyond the Headlines" to discuss a number of national and regional issues, including the Ranked Choice Voting efforts in Maine, changes to the Presidential debates could be coming by lowering the percentage threshold to qualify for the stage, why did California go so deep blue?, and San Diego County passes the Full Voter Participation

62 Somalians were killed in four U.S. precision airstrikes over the weekend, the U.S. military said in a statement Monday. Nobody knows the identities of the 62 people who were killed, but just as it nearly always does after deadly missions such as this one, the U.S. military immediately claimed that the dead were "terrorists" and "militants," and also as usual, the quite accommodating mainstream press faithfully and uncritically passed along the government's characterization of these events ev

Update 12/14/18: US Rep. Bruce Poliquin calls for an end to the recount, but says he may still appeal the court's decision. Says there continue to be unanswered questions that have, in fact, been answered. https://twitter.com/BrucePoliquin/status/1073603657244004352 BANGOR, MAINE - Federal Judge Lance Walker upheld the constitutionality of ranked choice voting in Maine Thursday. The only thing that remains in the historic election in Maine's 2nd Congressional District is a hand recount that co