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John --
It’s been
a big few weeks for choice in American democracy. As you probably
heard, three prominent, cross-partisan groups merged to consolidate
their efforts and build the 3rd largest political party in
America. That’s right,
Forward merged with the Renew America Movement and Serve America
Movement to become…Forward. Same great mission, bigger
coalition.
What’s new about the new Forward Party? Andrew Yang, Christine
Todd Whitman, and David Jolly explain why this new party will
succeed. The announcement
came at the same time as new polling from Suffolk that suggests that
only about 1 in 4 Americans think that the Democratic and Republican
parties are good enough to represent America.
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PRIMARY
ELECTIONS
The march
of primary season is ending with a flourish over the next two months.
After this week, only 8 states remain. Sadly, it has been a good
primary season for people pushing election conspiracy
theories. In one
high-profile case, incumbent Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach the
former President, was defeated by 2020 election denier John Gibbs. In
that race, Gibbs got a helping hand from an unexpected source, the
Democratic Party. who bought last-minute ads functionally boosting his credentials with
conservative voters. It is
not the first time the DCCC has come under scrutiny for helping
bolster election-denying Republicans in primaries.
Next week
the elections continue, with Alaska taking its new non-partisan
primary and ranked-choice voting system for a spin in a special
election to fill Don Young’s At Large congressional seat. There are
three people in the race, and some of the more controversial
candidates aren’t too
pleased with how the process might affect their chances.
No doubt
other states like Nevada will be watching closely, as they debate
adopting open primaries and ranked-choice voting for their
elections.
2,000
miles to the east, North Carolina elections officials have
certified the Green Party
for ballot access in the upcoming election. The decision angered the
Democratic Party which has challenged the signatures and is fighting
to keep a Green Party Senate candidate off the ballot. Ballot access
remains one of the biggest obstacles for parties challenging the
two-party system, and both major parties often wield legal hoops as a
tool to prevent competition. Just look at New York, where new hurdles have stripped other party
candidates from the ballot.
For the first time in 75 years, voters will have no choice for
Governor other than Republican or Democrat.
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