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Political insiders know what more and more voters are finally waking up to: the political “game” is rigged by both sides. From “member communications,” to gerrymandering, to systematic attempts to keep anyone who doesn’t toe the party-line from participating in elections, there is a reason voters “don’t matter”
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There is one important truth about the state of US politics, and that is an increasing number of Americans understand that the system is rigged to put the interests of two private political parties and special interests first. The political establishment knows it. The media knows it. But, they don’
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Many presidential candidates will be spending the month of August hitting the campaign trail hard while Congress is on recess. One candidate, however, will be taking a break from the campaign trail for military service. In an interview with CBS, US. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard talks about her commitment to service
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The recent Democratic debates were cast by the media as an internal party struggle between progressives and moderates. Yet, in a recent interview with Newsy, Michigan US Rep. Dan Kildee (Flint) says his party needs to recognize that Trump won people in Michigan and other states critical to his 2016
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"I want to be an active mayor that focuses on solving real problems. That would be a marked change from recent years." ~ Assemblyman Todd Gloria, 2020 Mayoral Candidate San Diego, Calif.- Assemblyman Todd Gloria has a plan. A plan to get the city moving again. A champion
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The biggest story happening right now nationwide that is not getting any attention from the mainstream media are the campaigns, ballot proposals, signature drives, and legislative efforts going on RIGHT NOW to give voters an election system that protects their right to a meaningful and equal vote in the taxpayer-funded
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Pundits ignore us. Primaries exclude us. Political scientists say we are just “closet partisans.” Nonsense. The Independent Voter Project (IVP) is a 501(c)4 organization that seeks to re-engage nonpartisan voters and promote nonpartisan election reform through initiatives, litigation, and voter education. We believe being independent is a mindset,
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San Diego, Calif.- San Diego City Councilman Mark Kersey announced on his Twitter page he is shifting political parties from Republican to Independent. Kersey wrote the highly partisan state of both major political parties dissuaded him from identifying with either one. He also said the decision is one he
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Everyday, we hear from another candidate that if only we elect them, they will unite the country and solve our problems. But there’s a bigger reason why only 9% have confidence in Congress. It is because our election system incentivizes partisanship by making candidates, regardless of party, accountable to
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On Monday, the South lawn of the White House will host the 141st version of the egg roll that began in 1878 under the Administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Easter Egg Roll 2018 That's the official year the egg roll began but historians say informal festivities began
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San Diego, Calif.- It's exceedingly difficult to get 66% of voters to agree that the sun rises in the east, which makes it all the more impressive that in November 2016, 65.79% of voters approved Measure L, the law that puts all initiatives on November ballots
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A Roadmap to A Better Democracy By: Wes Messamore Reform activists from around the country gathered in the Country Music Capital of the World –– Nashville, Tennessee –– over the last weekend in March to celebrate an absolute tidal wave of policy victories in 2018; listen to inspirational speeches; share and learn