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For The People Act: A Victim of Partisan Dysfunction
For The People Act: A Victim of Partisan Dysfunction
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍When Sen. Joe Manchin's office told CNN this week that he oppose ...
13 May, 2021
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It's Time For Nonpartisan Leadership to Run  State Elections
It's Time For Nonpartisan Leadership to Run State Elections
Editor's Note: This piece by Larry Diamond, Kevin Johnson, and Miles Rapoport originally published on The Hill, and has been republished with permission from the authors.‍Two secretaries of state were ...
06 Apr, 2021
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Report: Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression Getting Worse with Rise of Independent Voters
Report: Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression Getting Worse with Rise of Independent Voters
Independent voters are on the verge of being at least the second largest voting bloc in nearly all states that register voters by party. This is the findings of a report the Open Primaries Education F ...
25 Feb, 2021
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Legislators Feel Caught in the Trap of Partisan Primaries
Legislators Feel Caught in the Trap of Partisan Primaries
What is next for Donald Trump? There are reports that the former president is intending to play a role in the 2022 election. One report says his hit list includes Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC).
16 Feb, 2021
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Legislators Feel Caught in the Trap of Partisan Primaries
Legislators Feel Caught in the Trap of Partisan Primaries
Editor's Note: This piece originally published on the American Enterprise Institute's blog and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.‍What is next for Donald Trump? There ar ...
16 Feb, 2021
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3 min read
What The Heck Is The Two-Party Duopoly?
What The Heck Is The Two-Party Duopoly?
What is the duopoly? On the surface this may seem like a common sense question: We have a political system dominated by two major parties. Hence, we have a duopoly. That simple, right?  Yet, the ...
05 Feb, 2021
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16 min read
The Great Migration: America's Growing Exodus Away from Political Parties
The Great Migration: America's Growing Exodus Away from Political Parties
The mainstream political narrative would have people believe that Americans are more deeply entrenching themselves under the banner of the Republican or Democratic Party as the divide between the part ...
30 Nov, 2020
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6 min read
Despite Reform Gains, Partisan Interests Still Largely Control Redistricting Process
Despite Reform Gains, Partisan Interests Still Largely Control Redistricting Process
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍Next year's redistricting landscape is, at best, a mixed bag for good ...
24 Nov, 2020
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The Presidential Election: Is It Over?
The Presidential Election: Is It Over?
It’s been over a week since Election Day and America still doesn’t know for sure who will be sworn in on Jan 20. It looks an awful lot like Joe Biden, but Donald Trump and his supporters have cast a s ...
13 Nov, 2020
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On Election Day, San Diego Students Learn Importance of Voting, Differences
On Election Day, San Diego Students Learn Importance of Voting, Differences
At the Nierman Preschool in La Jolla, the minimum voting age is just 18 months old. As Americans across the country cast their votes, children at this preschool will have the opportunity to vote in th ...
03 Nov, 2020
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