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Militarization in San Diego
Militarization in San Diego
Public safety is an issue this election season, but the events of last Friday leave voters asking the question, public safety for whom? When city leaders talk about what they will do to protect the pu ...
02 Jun, 2016
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5 min read
Party Lawyers, Consultants Stand in Way of Independent Maps in Illinois
Party Lawyers, Consultants Stand in Way of Independent Maps in Illinois
The movement for reforming the drawing of legislative districts in Illinois marches toward its goal but continues to face political obstacles.The Independent Map Amendment, the group behind the effort ...
02 Jun, 2016
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3 min read
Unlikely Bedfellows: What a Sanders Supporter Learned from a Donald Trump Rally
Unlikely Bedfellows: What a Sanders Supporter Learned from a Donald Trump Rally
About a week ago, a friend and enthusiastic Trump supporter invited me to go to a Donald Trump rally. As a Bernie Sanders supporter, my initial reaction was to reject, but after giving it some thought ...
31 May, 2016
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6 min read
GOP Party Leaders Consider Shutting Out Independents in More Primaries
GOP Party Leaders Consider Shutting Out Independents in More Primaries
Republican Party leaders reportedly started deliberations this week over changes to the way the GOP nominates its presidential candidates. The New York Times reports that after the chaos witnesse ...
25 May, 2016
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2 min read
Afraid of Disunity, Party Leaders Use Fear to Discourage Support for Alternative Candidates
Afraid of Disunity, Party Leaders Use Fear to Discourage Support for Alternative Candidates
Now that the major parties have all but decided who their nominees will be – with the official nominations coming this July – leaders in both parties are eager to unify their respective base ...
24 May, 2016
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5 min read
Bernie Sanders Returns to San Diego: Voters Drawn to Independent Message
Bernie Sanders Returns to San Diego: Voters Drawn to Independent Message
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign back to San Diego, and spoke on the issues that have increased his popularity nationwide, including campaign finance reform, bridging the ...
21 May, 2016
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3 min read
Survey: 91% of Millennials Want an Independent Candidate for President
Survey: 91% of Millennials Want an Independent Candidate for President
A new study recently found that an overwhelming 91% of voters under the age of 29 would like to see an independent candidate on the 2016 presidential ballot.Data Targeting conducte ...
21 May, 2016
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2 min read
2016 Primary Results Indicate Many Independents Are Not Moderates
2016 Primary Results Indicate Many Independents Are Not Moderates
By sheer statistical coincidence, the percentage of Americans who self-identify as independents (approximately 40 percent) is nearly identical to the percentage of Americans who self-identify as moder ...
19 May, 2016
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4 min read
A New Day Needs to Dawn in America (Part II)
A New Day Needs to Dawn in America (Part II)
Regardless of which candidate, Hillary Clinton (D) or Donald Trump (R), is “appointed” in November, there will be a cacophony of disappointed voters. Both front-runners have “historic” unfavorable rat ...
19 May, 2016
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6 min read
Media Bashes Sanders for Telling Truth about Rigged Election System
Media Bashes Sanders for Telling Truth about Rigged Election System
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank claims that Bernie Sanders' criticism of the Democratic Party's nomination process risks handing the presidency to Donald Trump."The Vermont socialist is now running ...
18 May, 2016
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3 min read