The three contenders challenging President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination in 2020 -- former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, and former Illinois US Rep. Joe Walsh -- shared a stage at the 2019 Politicon in the last weekend of October. There was a lot of talk of Donald Trump. The conversation opened talking about impeachment, the word "traitor" was thrown around, followed by conversations about economic issues and foreign policy. 

Term limits are arguably the most popular political reform in the US. McLaughlin and Associates found in February 2018 that 82% of US voters support term limits for Congress, including 89% of Republicans, 76% of Democrats, and 83% of Independents.

Michael Smolens, writing for the San Diego Union-Tribune, reports that Republicans are planning to copy the California Democratic Party's strategy of ballot harvesting in the 2020 presidential primary.

Independent Voter News (IVN) is proud to announce that the San Diego Press Club has awarded author Carl Nettleton its top honor for excellence in journalism for his in-depth reporting and analysis on IVN. Nettleton received the “Best of Show” award for his work detailing the proposed efforts to unify San Diego’s public transportation systems and meet the city’s climate goals with a Grand Central Station.

Many voters became acquainted with "superdelegates" for the first time in 2016 after Bernie Sanders would win certain contests -- like New Hampshire -- and yet the delegate count would show him leaving the state with just as many delegates. Superdelegates are unpledged delegates, comprised of party insiders, former party bosses and officials, elected representatives, and lobbyists, and in 2020, they could choose for voters the party's nominee.