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It is not simply a matter of big money in politics. There is big money in all of American life. The more pervasive problem is that we now have self-interested political institutions — the parties — that are considered “too big to fail.” Are we supposed to protect them and their refusal to share power with the people at all costs?

A Black, Latinx, and Independent alliance
November 19, 2020

(Picture by Victoria Pickering)“African Americans, Latinx, and Independents were the critical margin of victory for President-elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris when the state of Pennsylvania called the contest in their favor just before noon on Saturday, November 7, securing enough Electoral College votes to win the presidential election.”

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And Now What? A Post-Election Review for Independents & Friends
November 17, 2020

In her post-election briefing, Independent Voting President Jackie Salit provides a snapshot of independents' role in the 2020 election and plans ahead for driving a new agenda.

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Independents vital to Biden win, boon to a good-governance cause – The Fulcrum
November 17, 2020

On November 13th, The Fulcrum published an article on just how much independent voters contributed to President-Elect Joe Biden’s margin of victory.

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Tens of thousands left the president option blank, though ‘undervotes’ were down from 2016 – USA Today
November 17, 2020

On November 11th, USA Today published an article profiling voters who went to the polls and purposely left their pick for president blank – an act known as an “undervote.” Independent Voting President Jacqueline Salit is quoted in the article in relation to the outspoken nature of this act. Salit said “People just saw this election as an opportunity to make a statement about the direction of the country.”

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