Tonight, Former Governor Tommy Thompson (R) and Representative Tammy Baldwin (D) are facing off in Wausau, Wisconsin in their second debate. The candidates are vying for the Senate seat which Herb Kohl is vacating after four terms in office.

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To change the political process, we have to start with the political dialogue. IVN.us was established to promote such a change; news that is unfiltered by partisan interests. IVN is, first and foremost, a platform for diversity of viewpoints and bound by a common etiquette.

The Google+ IVN Debate between third party presidential candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will start in just a few hours at 7pm Eastern on Thursday, October 18th. It will be webcast live over Google+ Hangout, and can be viewed here at IVN.us.

Current projections are that the Democrats will retain control of the Senate by a narrow margin. But that could change, particularly if Romney continues to surge and carry GOP Senate candidates along with him. Energy and environmental policy are areas where this really matters. The House of Representatives has passed numerous bills relating to energy and environmental issue over the past two years.

Party central committees, partisan special interests, and courts overseen by party-appointed judges have steadily reframed election law in such a way that the failure to affiliate with one of the two institutionalized pol

Going into the last few weeks of the election, just as much attention has been directed toward the performance of the debate moderators as the presidential candidates themselves.