Election Reform Editor for IVN.us since 2012. Studied history and philosophy at University of North Texas. Covers political and election reform efforts nationwide with deep expertise on the reform movement. Based in San Diego, CA.
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I know. It's been over a month since Election Day, and yet we are still talking about the 2016 presidential election. With the prospect of voting for two broadly unpopular candidates, many voters just wanted the election to be over on November 8. But here we are. Still
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News broke Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump will tap former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the Energy Department, a move that has the mainstream media recalling the 2011 Republican presidential debate where Perry blanked on naming Energy as a department he would eliminate. Sure, there is a bit of
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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) announced Friday in an op-ed in The Washington Post that they will be introducing a constitutional amendment to implement term limits for Congress. "On Election Day, the American people made a resounding call to “drain the
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I know. What was the likelihood that Denzel Washington and Pope Francis would appear in the same headline... ever? But both have something in common this week: they have come out against the way mainstream and traditional media now treat the 24-hour news cycle. "If you don't
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In a recent op-ed published on Rare.us, U.S. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) encouraged President-elect Donald Trump to not compromise in his pick for secretary of state and pick someone who shares his views on the Iraq War, regime change, and nation building. Paul said that despite the mainstream media&
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Politico reported Monday that Art Sisneros, a Texas Republican elector, has chosen to resign his position instead of voting for Donald Trump. Sisneros signed a pledge with the Republican Party of Texas to vote for the nominee, but says he regrets that decision and calls the pledge "illegal"
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U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) met with President-elect Donald Trump Monday to discuss foreign policy matters, including the U.S.'s role in Syria and the fight against terrorism, and possibly a position in the Trump administration. Gabbard represents Hawaii's 2nd district, is a former vice
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Health care prices are always on the minds of consumers. This is no surprise since Americans now spend more of their disposable income on health care than at any other point in U.S. history. Scandals like the surge in EpiPen prices add fuel to a perpetual fire over rising
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Ever since the end of the presidential primary season and really before the final primary contests, various media pundits have commented that Donald Trump is a danger to our democracy. If elected, Trump would establish an authoritarian regime like nothing the U.S. has ever seen. That was the claim
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Early voting numbers in Florida and other major battleground states are in, and the figures show a disproportionately high turnout among independent voters. Ignored by the pundits, analysts, and their election models, these voters could end up delivering an Election Day surprise Tuesday. Heavy reports that 6.4 million voters
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Most people will agree, the 2016 presidential election has been the craziest in modern U.S. history, and there are millions of Americans who are looking forward to its end. While the threat of possible legal challenges looms in the event of close races in key battleground states, what would
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Maine voters will have an opportunity in November to reform the voting method used for all statewide elections (minus the presidential race) with Question 5, a ballot measure that would implement ranked choice voting. The measure received a huge boost Sunday, gaining the endorsement from the Portland Press Herald, Maine&