Top-Two Primaries, Third Parties, and the Rights of Individual Voters

California’s revolutionary top-two nonpartisan system, adopted as Proposition 14 in 2010, is not revolutionary at all. In fact, it’s almost the exact system we have had in San Diego for a long, long time—except for two critical differences here:
  1. If a candidate gets more than 50 percent in the primary, we don’t even hold a general election.

Jim Webb: The Perfect Independent Candidate?

On October 20, shortly after the Democratic presidential debate, former U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) decided to withdraw from the 2016 Democratic primary. If your first thought is bewilderment over who Jim Webb is, it only highlights how the media has overlooked this presidential candidate.

Did the Mainstream Media Troll Joe Biden and the Public?

From CNN to The Hill, up until Wednesday, everyone was convinced Joe Biden was running for president. Alleged sources close to the vice president or a friend of a friend of a source at the local bar told reporters and political pundits in the mass media that Joe was a go.

Instead, Joe said no.

Government Refuses to Provide Necessary Funding to Implement Election Reforms

There is no doubt that citizens in the U.S. are disillusioned and increasingly disengaged with a Congress that does not accurately represent the nation’s demographics. That story isn’t new.

However, what is new is the amount of success grassroots efforts are seeing in their pursuit of more representative election systems, like ranked choice voting and nonpartisan election reform.

Crowdpac: Sanders, Trump Lead Presidential Field with Small Donors

Last week, the 2016 presidential candidates were required to file financial reports on the donations they’ve received with the Federal Elections Committee (we’ve analyzed that information and presented it in our Money Race Tool).

Although the disclosures contain nothing that suggests the influence of big-money power brokers is waning, they show that small-dollar donors (people giving less than $200) are rewarding candidates with campaigning on populist, anti-establishment rhetoric.

OPINION: Will Voters Still #FeelTheBern in 2016?

If you are a Bernie Sanders supporter, you clicked the link to this op-ed, fully prepared to defend your beloved candidate. With a #FeelTheBern hashtag ready to be dispensed, you are here to boldly proclaim that Sanders is not only the right choice for voters, but he is also the only choice.