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5 Ways To Stay an Informed Voter in Today's Media Environment
It doesn't take long for political discussions on social media to turn negative. From vitriolic remarks, to hyperbolic statements, to name-calling, online political conversations tend to turn into a t ...
20 Jul, 2016
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7 min read
RNC Rules Committee Kills #NeverTrump Movement with One Vote
The #NeverTrump movement is dead. Squashed, as it were, by a new party rule.A 77-21 vote in the RNC Rules committee Thursday effectively banned “conscience voting” for delegates to the Convention, end ...
15 Jul, 2016
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Independent Candidate Lynn Kahn Lays Out 3-Part Plan to Neutralize Terrorism
"We just aren't honest!"Independent POTUS Candidate Dr. Lynn S. Kahn means to restore confidence in U.S. government. "We just aren't honest!" she said, in an interview for IVN.Remarking on U.S. involv ...
15 Jul, 2016
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4 min read
In Writing Their Platforms, Some Parties Strive For Better Democracy
It’s July in an election year which means that, among other things, it’s convention time. In the lead up to the conventions, parties are in a flurry of preparation, trying to get every element of thei ...
15 Jul, 2016
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3 min read
An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome
“Americans vote for their president.”Well, yes and no. America’s presidential election system relies on the Electoral College, a group of men and women chosen by state parties to vote in their favor. ...
15 Jul, 2016
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9 min read
4 of the Most Brutal Presidential Campaigns in U.S. History
To many American voters, the dirty attacks of the 2016 election cycle are dizzying. Donald Trump has popularized the hashtag #CrookedHillary. Hillary Clinton characterizes Donald Trump as “temperament ...
13 Jul, 2016
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5 min read
Moving Toward Federalism: 17 States To Win The Presidency
It's easy to become a cynic when it comes to politics, but when a campaign overtly tells the press that they are going to focus predominately on 17 states for the win, cynicism goes into overdrive.It' ...
12 Jul, 2016
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5 min read
National Polls Largely Exclude Stein, Johnson as Voters Increasingly Want More Options
Third party candidates like Jill Stein (Green Party) and Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) face a major hurdle to political legitimacy : not being included in national polls that determi ...
11 Jul, 2016
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3 min read
Breaking Through The Duopoly: A Brief History of Third Parties in America
third par·tynoun: a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.Almost since the beginning of the American Republic, voters have had a third choice. A party ...
07 Jul, 2016
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10 min read
WANTED: A Candidate Who Can Pass the 'Burning House Test'
When I cofounded Americans Elect during the 2012 election cycle, we set out to offer the American people a third choice for the presidency. Unlike this 2016 contest, what developed ...
07 Jul, 2016
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4 min read