Candidates are stepping up across the country to fill a void for voters – the void is where the Republican and Democratic parties have become so overwhelmingly ‘controlled’ by people who refuse to have dialogue and conversation with the people who make up their parties. Ask most people, and they will agree – they are looking for “down-to-earth” individuals who want to be public servants and represent others versus politicians, who are looking to fulfill their own agendas.

Cheers! #SFChron's @joegarofoli presents his totally irreverent @BarackObama California Fundraising Drinking Game" sfg.ly/JVS4Jh

Today marks the first presidential election in Eygpt since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak in last year's Arab Spring revolutions.

The results are in for the IVN Independent Voter Survey in California’s 52^nd Congressional District.

Over a thousand voters participated in the first of its kind demonstration project. The election was by secret ballot, conducted by Everyone Counts, the international leader in online election technology.

Voters received a unique ID assuring that they could only cast one vote in the survey. All candidates were informed of the Survey by email and registered mail in advance of the election.

We are excited to announce the launch of Independent Voter Network's Editors' Blog. Within this space readers will be able to get exclusive insight, analysis and expertise on a variety of political and newsworthy issues.

We aim to make it entertaining and interactive, so please do not hesistate to throw in your own opinion and information. Get to know the hardworking people behind IVN and network with other active IVN users.

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Generating electricity from a controlled nuclear reaction is an interesting idea. Unfortunately, human beings do not currently demonstrate sufficient intelligence or wisdom to do it safely or economically.

The following Q&A is with Republican Todd Zink, candidate for California State Senate District 27.

Are you personally in favor of the new open primary system?

Zink: Yes

In your opinion, what are the top issues for this election cycle in California?

PRESS RELEASE

San Diego, CA – Matt Mendoza, conservative candidate for State Assembly 79th District, has been endorsed by The Republican National Hispanic Assembly led by Richard Loa.

While the mainstream media agonizes over the "gotchya politics," leaving no stone unturned, one major detail of the Bain Capital story has gone unexamined: the fact that at Bain Capital, Mitt Romney profited from federal bailout money-- and that's not free enterprise.