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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?

Jacqueline Salit On The Independent Voter Perspective – KSRO
November 4, 2020

On November 2nd, the eve of Election Day, KSRO radio interviewed Independent Voting President Jacqueline Salit about independent voters, the presidential election and the need for a political reset.

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Confronting a New Reality: Independents Speak Out
October 1, 2020

What makes independent voters tick? Read the results of Independent Voting's latest survey.

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Open Primaries Will Benefit Minority Voters – South Florida Sun Sentinel
September 29, 2020

In an op-ed published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Dr. Jessie Fields expresses her support for Amendment 3, an initiative on the ballot in Florida this November that would establish top-two open primaries in the state, and explains that while opponents of the amendment attempt to spread misinformation about the harm open primaries does to candidates of color, the opposite is actually true - open primaries have proven to create more opportunities for candidates of color and new pathways for empowerment.

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Undecided Voters Were Key to Trump’s Win in 2016. Will They Deliver Again? – Newsweek
September 3, 2020

In a recent article about undecided voters published by Newsweek, Independent Voting President Jacqueline Salit dismisses the notion that independent voters are less active or engaged in the political system, asserting instead that being unaffiliated with a major party is a protest against the status quo and a call for political reform.

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