independent voters
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
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Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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CIRULI: The year of the independent
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America’s two major political parties are under assault. The 2016 election was a shock for both parties’ establishments, and they haven’t recovered. The divisions highlighted in the 2016 primaries are now becoming exacerbated by insurgent groups wanting to take complete control. As the parties spend time and resources on their internal wars, this may be…
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Centrist Project hopes to break statehouse gridlock by electing independent candidates
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Despite the fact that more Colorado voters are unaffiliated than belong to any one political party, the state has never elected an independent candidate to the Legislature – a 140-year streak a young organization called the Centrist Project aims to break in next year’s election. “Independents are a force to be reckoned with, but they’re…
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? Independents shift support to Clinton in Colorado
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Independent voters likely to cast ballots shifted strongly to Democrat Hillary Clinton, giving her the lead over Republican Donald Trump in Colorado and other critical swing states of Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania, and moved her into a tie with Trump in Ohio, according to a Quinnipiac University swing state poll released Monday, Oct. 17. Clinton also had double-digit leads among…
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Group of independent Colorado voters advocating for presidential, open primaries
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A group representing unaffiliated Colorado voters is trying to raise awareness about two ballot questions that could change how political parties select their nominees. The Coalition of Independent Voters in Colorado, a group known as CIVIC, conducted interviews with 120 unaffiliated voters in Colorado to “strengthen the voice of independents,” according to the group. The…
