With the first debate on October 3rd and some candidates like Gary Johnson and Jill Stein pushing for an alternative voice, the Independent Voter Network will be doing some additional focus on the Presidential Debates.

Whoever occupies the White House after January of 2013 will probably get to make at least one key appointment affecting the long-term future of the Supreme Court. The current bench is rapidly graying. On the liberal side of the Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be 80 next year, while on the right, Justice Scalia will be about the same age by the end of the next presidential term.

A big thumbs up to the Voice of San Diego for hosting yet another successful "Politifest" at San Diego's Liberty Station on Saturday.

Democrat Elizabeth Warren has inched ahead of Senator Scott Brown in the Massachusetts senate race, according to the latest poll released by the Boston Globe. The race is still incredibly tight and will likely be decided by independent voters.

Eighteen government and media watchdog groups led by Open Debates, called on the Commission on Presidential Debates Thursday to release the secret presidential debate contract negotiated between the two major party campaigns.