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After Traveling 14K Miles, Independent POTUS Candidate Learns One Crucial Truth About America
After Traveling 14K Miles, Independent POTUS Candidate Learns One Crucial Truth About America
The spirit of America is strong; the state of our union is fragile.That is my conclusion after 100 days driving 14,128 miles through 34 states as an independent candidate for President of the United S ...
30 Dec, 2015
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5 Common Sense Solutions to Fixing Our Broken Primary System
5 Common Sense Solutions to Fixing Our Broken Primary System
The primary system suppresses the democratic process and it’s important that we take a look at fixing this. Despite what we get from the media coverage, we must remember that the primary election ...
14 Dec, 2015
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3 min read
With Louisiana in Play, Candidates Even Less Likely to Care About Your Vote in 2016
With Louisiana in Play, Candidates Even Less Likely to Care About Your Vote in 2016
Historically, presidential races have come down to only a handful of toss-up states being the difference between victory and defeat -- the red/blue map has become fairly well-defined.Enter John Bel Ed ...
30 Nov, 2015
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2 min read
Team Bush Has Spent $20 Million on TV Ads So Far
Team Bush Has Spent $20 Million on TV Ads So Far
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and supporters have now spent roughly $20 million toward assaulting the airwaves thus far in the 2016 presidential race -- more than twice as much as any other candida ...
19 Nov, 2015
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7 Ways Ranked Choice Voting Can Empower Your Voice in Elections
7 Ways Ranked Choice Voting Can Empower Your Voice in Elections
Election Day 2015 has come and gone, and voters in cities in six states again found that they were not limited to marking only one candidate, but had the ability to rank the candidates in order of cho ...
05 Nov, 2015
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Veterans Party Candidate Chris Keniston: We're Going After The Major Parties
Veterans Party Candidate Chris Keniston: We're Going After The Major Parties
On August 17, Air Force veteran Chris Keniston was formally declared the first official presidential candidate of the Veterans Party of America. However, few people have likely heard of Keniston ...
30 Sep, 2015
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4 min read
'Deez Nuts' Isn't The Only Fictional Candidate Running for President
'Deez Nuts' Isn't The Only Fictional Candidate Running for President
WASHINGTON -- With the crowded presidential field, which features 22 Democratic and Republican candidates, not a great deal of attention has been paid to the 585 individuals officially registered on t ...
20 Aug, 2015
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Repeal or Modify: 2016 Field Discusses Future Plans for Obamacare
Repeal or Modify: 2016 Field Discusses Future Plans for Obamacare
With the health care debate taking center stage during the first half of primary season, the field of Republican candidates is overwhelmed with proposals aimed at repealing the Affordable Care Ac ...
19 Aug, 2015
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4 min read
FairVote Files Brief in SCOTUS Case Challenging N.J. Closed Primaries
FairVote Files Brief in SCOTUS Case Challenging N.J. Closed Primaries
FairVote and The Center for Competitive Democracy (The Center) have filed an amici curiae brief with the Supreme Court in a case that challenges the constitutionality of New Jersey's closed prima ...
12 Aug, 2015
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Who Bucked the Party Line In The Republican Primary Debates?
Who Bucked the Party Line In The Republican Primary Debates?
The first question in the GOP primetime debate was a revealing one. When asked whether the candidates would pledge to support the eventual nominee, only one of the ten candidates on stage raised his h ...
07 Aug, 2015
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