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Gary Johnson: The Founding Fathers Were Right... The Two-Party Duopoly Has Failed

In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Gary Johnson says Founding Fathers like James Madison and George Washington were right... a political system dominated by two parties was doomed

By Thomas A Hawk

September 7, 2016

Gary Johnson: The Founding Fathers Were Right... The Two-Party Duopoly Has Failed

What Happens When Two Political Parties Nominate the Same Candidate for President?

Sacramento, Calif. - The Trump/Pence ticket now has two party nominations in California, the Republicans' and the American Independent Party’s. The ticket under both parties will appear

By Markham Robinson

September 7, 2016

What Happens When Two Political Parties Nominate the Same Candidate for President?

Will Californians Get to Vote for Trump's Electoral College Slate(s)?

What Happens when two Political Parties Nominate the Same Candidate for the First Time Since 1940! Oops, they did it again! The fabled American Independent Party of California nominated Donald

By Markham Robinson

September 7, 2016

Will Californians Get to Vote for Trump's Electoral College Slate(s)?

A Spot on the Ballot: Alternative Candidates, the Supreme Court, and the Long Fight for Inclusive Elections (Part 2 of 2)

This article is Part 2 in a two-part series reviewing Supreme Court ballot access decisions and the effects of the Court's precedents on independent and third party candidates.

By Andrew Gripp

September 7, 2016

A Spot on the Ballot: Alternative Candidates, the Supreme Court, and the Long Fight for Inclusive Elections (Part 2 of 2)

How Confederate Flags and Planned Parenthood Killed a Zika Bill

The $1.1 billion bill to combat the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness causing encephalitis and birth defects, failed to clear the Senate as gridlock-as-usual resumes after the recess. Senate

By David Yee

September 7, 2016

How Confederate Flags and Planned Parenthood Killed a Zika Bill

Why the Voter Rebellion is Alive and Being Led ... by South Dakota!

While no longer operative in the presidential election, the voter rebellion witnessed during the primaries is alive and well. South Dakota is now the epicenter, where Amendment V for Nonpartisan

By Jason Olson

September 6, 2016

Why the Voter Rebellion is Alive and Being Led ... by South Dakota!

Judge Tosses Primary Results in Missouri State House Race; New Election to be Held

A circuit judge in Missouri on Friday overturned a primary election result, citing irregularities with absentee ballots. The decision exposed haphazard election practices in St. Louis. The August 2 Democratic

By Carl Wicklander

September 6, 2016

Judge Tosses Primary Results in Missouri State House Race; New Election to be Held

The Transpartisan, Grassroots Movement to Overturn Citizens United is Gaining Serious Momentum

In recent years, there have been several top-down attempts to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. That decision, made in 2010, birthed legal entities known as

By Andrew Gripp

September 6, 2016

The Transpartisan, Grassroots Movement to Overturn Citizens United is Gaining Serious Momentum

Sanders and Trump Agree: 15% Debate Threshold Is 'Too High'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laARZFcAwNw Making an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, former Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders told host

By Thomas A Hawk

September 5, 2016

Sanders and Trump Agree: 15% Debate Threshold Is 'Too High'

Debate Performance Doesn't Always Transfer To The Ballot Box

From an independent perspective, the rules for inclusion in the presidential debates reeks of political cronyism and is emblematic of everything that is wrong with the two-party duopoly in the

By David Yee

September 5, 2016

Debate Performance Doesn't Always Transfer To The Ballot Box

CNN Presidential Polls - Used by CPD - Shortchange an Entire Generation

This election season has seen groundbreaking engagement of young people from across the political spectrum. At the moment, many are looking beyond the two establishment parties to Governor Gary Johnson

By Rodolfo Cortes Barragan

September 5, 2016

CNN Presidential Polls - Used by CPD - Shortchange an Entire Generation

Rep. Peters: The Convadium Is an Opportunity for San Diego to Do a Big Thing

I walked around downtown on a Comic-Con evening in July. It isn’t like any other convention you see; thousands of people, dressed up and dressed down, were roaming the

By US Rep Scott Peters

September 3, 2016

Rep. Peters: The Convadium Is an Opportunity for San Diego to Do a Big Thing