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GoLocalPDX
April 15, 2018
"Politics is Always Part of the Equation" - Having noted his family concerns, no decision is ever made in Washington, that doesn't have a political element to it. Forget about his battles ... As I've pointed our often in this column, Democrats have a huge disadvantage in the U.S. Senate. They are defending 23Ãâà...
Press Herald
April 15, 2018
At any rate, it's always good to see a serious, substantive independent candidate for a major office in Maine. Too often, voters feel trapped between two bad choices with the two major parties. If having a third-party or independent candidate on the ballot lets voters choose the best candidate, rather than theÃâà...
Nehanda Radio
April 15, 2018
In conclusion, for us to address the quandary that independent candidates find themselves in, there is need to address the challenges that political parties face. It is necessary that we conduct exercises that enable us to redefine the polity that Zimbabwe needs; ndiro basa redu (that is our responsibility).
IVN News
April 13, 2018
In Oregon, the reforms we are calling for build upon work done by other independent movements and are intended to allow us to build a broad coalition, one that ... Yet voter frustration with the political system and the independent revolution it is fueling have not produced many independent candidates.
LancasterOnline
April 13, 2018
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey first offered the idea in the Senate a decade ago and has reintroduced it without success in every session since. On Wednesday, Smucker and Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz testified about it in a House subcommittee hearing about the bill and similar measures for other states.
The Maravi Post
April 1, 2018
I'm not going to pretend that this polling means an independent candidate would sweep the field in one of history's great political revolutions, but it ... For those of us who care about the future of this nation, a strong independent campaign could have serious revolutionary benefits to our political framework.
Citizentribune
March 29, 2018
The decision applies to the Democratic primary, since that party changed its rules to embrace independent candidates. The state, in court filings, contends that if a party nominee doesn't have to identify with their nominating party, the system used by the state to regulate political party status and ballotÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 29, 2018
The decision applies to the Democratic primary, since that party changed its rules to embrace independent candidates. So far, at least one candidate plans to run as an independent in the Democratic primary: Alyse Galvin, in the U.S. House race. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
STLtoday.com
March 29, 2018
The decision only applies to the Democratic primary, since that party changed its rules to embrace independent candidates. ... party, the system used by the state to regulate political party status and ballot access "will cease to make sense, party labels will be uninformative, and parties will lose coherence.
Baker Orange
March 29, 2018
Recently, I set out to tell my fellow classmates the imposing threat Russia poses to our national security. But, while sifting through article after article, I came face to face with what has been a steadily growing problem in United States politics, which is division. Now, I am aware that there has been politicalÃâà...
KCUR
March 28, 2018
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The Providence Journal
March 26, 2018
Political Scene: Some gubernatorial candidates to seek public matching funds ... Potential independent candidate Matt Brown said yes. ... Public matching funds are a good campaign finance measure that accomplishes two things: 1) limits money in politics and 2) reduces the time candidates spend raisingÃâà...
IVN News
March 21, 2018
The goal is to raise awareness of not just the problems that contribute to an unhealthy political ecosystem in the US, but the ongoing efforts to fix them. ... Unite America (formerly the Centrist Project) recently launched with the first national slate of independent candidates for governor and US Senate.
Times of India
March 21, 2018
“Both the major political parties have turned a deaf ear to our problems in the state as minimal work in education, health and other basic amenities have been carried out in Jhabua, Dhar, Alirajpur, Barwani, Khargone, Khandwa and other tribal-dominated areas,” national patron of JAYS, Dr Hiralal AlawaÃâà...
Governing
March 21, 2018
One day after federal courts declined to block the new congressional map from taking effect, a Republican state representative introduced resolutions to impeach the four Democrats on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court who ruled to impose the map in time for the May 15 primary. Rep. Cris Dush, of JeffersonÃâà...
New York Times
March 21, 2018
A spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party said those dollars would be used to support an independent candidate in the November general election. ... The main political battle in the district this year has been a Democratic primary between Representative Lipinski and a progressive challenger, MarieÃâà...
Governing
March 20, 2018
Florida's governor has ordered a statue of a Confederate general at the U.S. Capitol to be removed and replaced with one of an African-American woman. Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill (SB 472) making that step official Monday. View Full Story From the Associated PressÃâà...
LifeGate
March 19, 2018
Marichuy was elected as spokeswoman for the indigenous communities of Mexico, embarking on a campaign to run as an independent candidate in the July 2018 general elections, on the 16th of October 2016. This is the first time independent candidates have been allowed to run for office in the country,Ãâà...
Loveland Reporter-Herald
March 4, 2018
National organization will target Colorado Senate District 15 for independent candidate recruitment ... a division of the nationwide nonprofit Unite America, announced Thursday it plans to put special effort into recruiting independent candidates to run this year for the District 15 seat in the Colorado Senate.
Seattle Times
March 2, 2018
The fact is, America's political system is constantly evolving and changing. And change — big change — is coming again. The American people are sick and tired of the gridlock, special interests, big money, extremists, dysfunction and destructive partisan warfare that dominate our politics today. America isÃâà...
The Reflector online
March 1, 2018
According to the Britannica Encyclopedia, the U.S. political system is based on a plurality system, meaning winner-takes-all. Therefore, it is in the best interest of a political party to have the widest base as possible, and since our politics are based on a left-right spectrum, our two major political parties areÃâà...
The Hill
March 1, 2018
Yet, as the most powerful rocket known to man soared into space, our political leaders back here on Earth could barely reach agreement to keep the lights ... and innovation, and a new startup — Unite America — is ready to bring it by recruiting and electing common-sense, independent candidates to office.
Loveland Reporter-Herald
February 22, 2018
Benjamin Krueske, an independent candidate, said he is running a low-budget, community-run campaign and is hoping to address issues with local tax policy, school funding and a mental ... "We have progressed out of the days when you have to be a millionaire to get into politics," said Krueske, 24.
STLtoday.com
February 15, 2018
Within that generally Republican atmosphere, though, are some indications that Missouri's voters are less partisan than its political leaders. Though Trump won big here, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., in the same election, was narrowly re-elected against Democratic challenger Jason Kander, by a less-than 3Ãâà...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 12, 2018
“It doesn't automatically mean we're going to become a multiparty state,” said Michael G. Hagen, a political science professor at Temple University. That's because getting on the ballot is just one problem for third parties and independent candidates. “The status quo is hard to change, even if the rulesÃâà...
ABC News
December 31, 1999
Some independent political candidates are uniting to give themselves something party candidates get from their national organization: support and structure ... Weingart, associate director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, noted "it's rarely a rational decision to vote for an independent candidate.
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