Opinion - Independent Voter News (Page 5)

Is Tulsi Gabbard Being Sidelined by Another Party?

Tulsi Gabbard can’t seem to catch a break, no matter which party or administration she joins. First, she was ostracized by the Democratic Party in 2016 when she spoke out against the party’s unfair treatment against Bernie Sanders. At the time, she was a sitting Democratic congresswoman and DNC vice

By Shawn Griffiths

June 26, 2025

Is Tulsi Gabbard Being Sidelined by Another Party?

Promises Unkept? New Poll Shows Independent Voters Turning On Trump

President Donald Trump won another term in the Oval Office thanks to the support of independent voters. However, a new poll commissioned by The Independent Center shows independents aren’t happy with Trump's failure deliver on the economic and political promises that led them to swing in his favor i

By Shawn Griffiths

June 24, 2025

Promises Unkept? New Poll Shows Independent Voters Turning On Trump

Clearing Homeless Encampments Is a Band-Aid, Not A Solution

Last July, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order “to address (homeless) encampments” and allocated funding to local governments to clear encampments and connect “those living in them to housing and supportive services.”

By David Malcolm

June 20, 2025

Clearing Homeless Encampments Is a Band-Aid, Not A Solution

Thomas Massie and AOC: The Political Alliance No One Saw Coming in 2025

All eyes are on President Donald Trump to see if the US will further insert itself into the escalating military conflict between Israel and Iran. As the two nations continue to attack each other, the debate over US involvement is creating a rift between defense hawks and non-interventionists in the

By Shawn Griffiths

June 20, 2025

Thomas Massie and AOC: The Political Alliance No One Saw Coming in 2025

Serious Question: Has WWIII Already Started?

For nearly a decade, foreign policy analysts, former generals, and everyday citizens have been asking a once-unthinkable question: Is World War III on the horizon? Now, the question may not be whether it's coming, but whether it has already begun.

By Cara Brown McCormick

June 17, 2025

Serious Question: Has WWIII Already Started?

Can The Military Remain Apolitical?

Last week, Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles over the objections of state leaders, delivered a highly partisan speech to uniformed troops at Fort Bragg, and held a military parade in Washington, D.C. on his birthday.

By Dan Sally

June 16, 2025

ABC's Sara Haines Calls Out 'Narrow View' that Independent Voters Can't Exist in Trump Era

American journalist and co-host of ABC’s The View, Sara Haines, refutes the notion that people can't be independent-minded in their election choices in an era in which the Republican Party is controlled by Trump – a perspective voiced by her colleague, Sunny Houstin that Haines describes as “narrow.

By Shawn Griffiths

June 6, 2025

ABC's Sara Haines Calls Out 'Narrow View' that Independent Voters Can't Exist in Trump Era

The Politics of Pandering: From Blockades to Bro-Outreach

Last week, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville, who led a one-man blockade preventing military promotions under the Biden Administration, announced he would not be seeking reelection. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats launched a $20 million campaign to learn how to talk to men.

By Dan Sally

June 2, 2025

The Politics of Pandering: From Blockades to Bro-Outreach

Disconnected Democracy: The Cost of Exclusion in an Age of Political Identity

Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Independent Center's website and was republished on IVN by request and with permission of the organization. At the

By Holden Lipscomb

June 2, 2025

Disconnected Democracy: The Cost of Exclusion in an Age of Political Identity

Record Partisan Divide Overshadows Broad Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage

It has been 10 years since the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges opened the door for same-sex couples across the US to marry, regardless of what states banned it and what states had already legalized it.

By Shawn Griffiths

May 30, 2025

Record Partisan Divide Overshadows Broad Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage

Dean Phillips Breaks Ranks: A Firsthand Rejection of the Duopoly That Controls American Democracy

In the shadow of a damning new campaign exposé, the only elected Democrat to challenge President Biden in 2024 speaks out about what really happened and what must change.

By Cara Brown McCormick

May 29, 2025

Dean Phillips Breaks Ranks: A Firsthand Rejection of the Duopoly That Controls American Democracy

Want Fair Elections in New York City? Ranked Choice Isn’t Enough Without Open Primaries

A lot of people are talking about democracy reform in New York City, especially since the implementation of ranked choice voting. But while ranked choice voting in party primaries is novel, let’s be honest: it’s not “small-d” democratic. The fact is, the general election still uses a plurality votin

By Chad Peace

May 28, 2025

Want Fair Elections in New York City? Ranked Choice Isn’t Enough Without Open Primaries