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Why 1.2 Million California Independents Are The Biggest Wild Card in American Politics Today
The fate of Proposition 50, California’s proposed redistricting measure, may come down to voters who have declined to join one of the two major political parties....
22 Aug, 2025
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5 min read
Once More Unto the Breach: TX Gov Calls for Second Attempt to Deliver GOP-Friendly Maps
Texas Governor Greg Abbott wasted no time in escalating the state’s redistricting battle. Within two hours of the previous special session ending on August 15, Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin with instructions to deliver a new map....
15 Aug, 2025
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7 min read
Texas GOP Wants AG to Police Local Elections -- Here's Why People Are Concerned
A familiar fight resurfacing in Texas politics: who gets to decide when election-related crimes should be prosecuted — the local district attorney whose office sits in the community, or the state attorney general in Austin?...
15 Aug, 2025
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3 min read
How Is Elon Musk’s Third Party Planning Going?
The America Party was announced in the middle of a public breakup between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. The two parted ways at the end of May. Musk criticized Trump’s signature tax cut and his “Big Beautiful Bill,” which tied immigration crackdowns to massive new spending. ...
13 Aug, 2025
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4 min read
Are There More Democrats In Texas Than Republicans?
Texas is an open partisan primary state, which means it does not have to register voters by party affiliation. When voters go to the polls in the primary, they can freely choose between a Republican and a Democratic ballot....
08 Aug, 2025
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3 min read
Americans Want Congress to Stop Playing the Market — So Why Won’t Lawmakers Listen?
Americans have spoken, again and again — and the message is crystal clear: members of Congress should not be allowed to trade stocks while in office. Yet, despite bipartisan legislative proposals and national scrutiny, Congress continues to stall....
05 Aug, 2025
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3 min read
Five Seats, One Revolution: Independents Launch Political Disruptor
One week after hosting its inaugural event in DC, the founders of The Independent Center announced the formation of the Independent PAC, a hybrid political action committee designed to do one thing: deny the two major parties a majority in Congress....
31 Jul, 2025
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3 min read
Manchin to DC: Independents Are Here, and We’re Not Going Away
The rise of an independent majority has long been dismissed by the press as a myth, which is why few people heard about an event in the nation’s capital on July 23 that gathered prominent and rising independent voices....
29 Jul, 2025
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4 min read
New York's Mayoral Race: Why Mamdani Has to Beat Cuomo Twice
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani defeated establishment favorite Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination in New York's mayoral race, marking a clear victory for the party’s progressive wing....
30 Jun, 2025
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1 min read
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 in November. ...
24 Jun, 2025
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3 min read