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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?

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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There Wasn’t a Red or Blue Wave in 2020; There Was An Independent Wave – Independent Voter News
November 17, 2020

On November 10th, Independent Voter News published an article that touched on a powerful truth of the 2020 elections - there wasn't a red or blue wave, there was an independent wave.

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Florida League of Women Voters abandoned the state’s independents – Miami Herald
November 17, 2020

On November 6th, the Miami Herald published an op-ed by Brenda Carr, the former vice president of the Upper Keys Chapter of the League of Women Voters.

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The democracy reform and Black political agendas must become aligned – The Fulcrum
November 17, 2020

In an op-ed published by The Fulcrum on November 2nd, Rev. Darryl Gray and Dr. Jessie Fields discuss the emerging debate within the Black community about how to actualize the demand for change. Is it within the Democratic Party or is there a new path to be forged?

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