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Open Letter: Facebook Flags Abe Lincoln Quote as ‘Partly False’ Without Notice; What’s the Standard?
It was brought to the attention of the IVN editorial team that Facebook had labeled a recent quote posted on the IVN Page from US President Abraham Lincoln as “false information.” The fact check bewildered us given the nature of the quote and to whom it was attributed. Independent Voter
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Writer's Guide to Publishing on IVN
Welcome to IVN! We have published content from more than 400 individual writers from across the political spectrum, and we welcome your participation! We have provided readers unique, informative, and engaging content they cannot get anywhere else. We have grown to half a million Facebook followers and have been at
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Party Bosses Threaten To Punish Their Own For Not Falling In Line
Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics looks at the rhetoric establishment parties use to maintain control, and interviews U.S. Rep. Scott Peters from California’s 52nd district on the rough party rhetoric, as well as local San Diego issues.
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Guide to California’s Propositions for Independent-Minded Voters
When Californian voters head to the polls on November 8 for the General Election, they will be faced with 17 statewide propositions. We have summarized each proposition with arguments for and against to help you cast an informed vote. Propositions have been arranged so that the more contentious ones are
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Elecciones Primarias 2016: Encuesta para la Alcaldía
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Independent Voter Network San Diego realizó una encuesta sobre los actuales candidatos a la Alcaldía, previo a las elecciones primarias de 2016 que tendrán lugar el 7 de Junio en San Diego. La encuesta estuvo activa durante cuatro días. La encuesta se realizó de manera imparcial, representando
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2016 Primary Election: Mayoral Poll
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The Independent Voter Network San Diego has conducted a Mayoral Poll for the 2016 Primary election on June 7 in San Diego. It was conducted over the past four days. The poll represents an unbiased, cross-section of registered voters in the City of San Diego. The
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Prediction: Trump Will Pick New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez for VP
With 19 wins and well over 700 delegates under his belt, the race for the Republican presidential nomination is looking good for Donald Trump. Barring a contested convention or maneuvering from the party leadership to block him at the Republican National Convention, Trump remains the odds-on favorite to win the
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Prediction: Sanders, Trump Will Win Iowa - But Party Insiders Will Take the Delegates
Looking ahead to the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, February 1, IVN predicts that Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders will win their respective caucuses. However, IVN further predicts that the parties will find a way to take these wins away from them. Every election year, IVN makes
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IVN Projects Scott Peters Defeats Republican Carl DeMaio
UPDATE November 7, 2014 at 6:00pm: As IVN predicted, the latest count shows Scott Peter's lead widening dramatically to almost 4,500 votes. As of Friday evening, Peters now has 51.2% of the vote (92,410 votes) to Demaio's 48.8% (87,919 votes)
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Why IVN Called Florida for Obama
IVN published an article by Brenda Evans, which called the state of Florida for Obama, despite the “official” AP, New York Times, CNN, etc… news stations not declaring the outcome. The Presidential race was not close. Not nearly as close as AP, the New York Times, CNN, etc… made it