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Is Kasich Right About DC Statehood Opposition?
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is often plain spoken, even about his own party's flaws.In a meeting with the Washington Post's editorial board, Kasich gave a brutally honest reason for ...
25 Apr, 2016
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Why A Four-Way Presidential Race Is Not As Crazy As You Think
With the summer fast approaching, and as establishment leaders in both parties frantically try to simmer the flames of the primary chaos, there is still a chance that this election could become even m ...
22 Apr, 2016
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How Many Superdelegates Has Bernie Sanders Picked Up?
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is on a winning streak, having won eight of the last nine contests. Though Sanders still trails in terms of pledged delegates (whose support is tied to electoral ...
12 Apr, 2016
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New Field Poll Shows Bernie Gaining on Clinton in Delegate-Rich California
On Friday, April 8, a new Field Poll revealed that, similar to the current Republican race for the presidential nomination, California’s Democratic primary is becoming increasingly competitive.In Janu ...
11 Apr, 2016
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Superdelegate Says He Will Support Hillary Until She Cuts the Strings
During an interview with Bloomberg's Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, Kansas City Mayor Sly James talked about, among other things, the Democratic presidential race and his role as a superd ...
08 Apr, 2016
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Why "Changing Politics from the Inside" Remains A Herculean Feat for Any Candidate
2016 is shaping up to be the year of the “anti-establishment” candidate.Though this author is still confused how a career politician or real estate mogul (two resumes deeply embedded within the establ ...
06 Apr, 2016
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From Superdelegates to Brokered Conventions, Both Parties Really Don't Care What Voters Think
I’m a life-long Republican who hasn’t yet made up his mind for whom I’m voting for in California’s June presidential primary. I’m also co-chair of the Independent Voter Project, authors of California’ ...
18 Mar, 2016
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Democratic Party Denies Primary Candidate Access to Voter Files to Protect Party Boss
The New Times Broward-Palm Beach reported Wednesday that Tim Canova, who is challenging DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her congressional seat in Florida's twenty-third district, was told by a ...
18 Mar, 2016
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Truth in Media: Donors, Lobbyists among Democratic Superdelegates
A new report found that some Democratic superdelegates are also registered lobbyists.In the Democratic Party’s presidential primary process, superdelegates are party insiders who are allowed to v ...
15 Mar, 2016
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Discussions About Independent Voters Would Be Improved if Philosophical Principles Were Set Out
Many authors and commenters on IVN clearly believe that it is wrong for any party, or any state law, to prevent independent voters from voting in a government-administered primary for public office. I ...
11 Mar, 2016
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