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 institution

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.

IVN.us is to host the first ever online presidential debate featuring Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green candidate Jill Stein. But IVN's phones and e-mail box were bombarded by a much lesser-known candidate: write-in candidate, Jill Reed.

California State Assemblyman, and recently declared independent, Nathan Fletcher endorses Proposition Z. Assemblyman Fletcher dropped from the Republican party in March and came in third in the June primary for San Diego Mayor. Proposition Z is a $2.8 billion bond measure for San Diego Unified schools' infrastructure.

Worldwide the idea is not new, but in late 2011 San Diego became the first U.S. city to offer an electric car-sharing network. It’s now flourishing.

Car2go, which is a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, has a fleet of 300 of these smart cars in San Diego.