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Independent voters make up well over 40 percent of the voting public. But you wouldn't know that from media coverage, which focuses almost exclusively on red versus blue. Independents are often overlooked or seen as wishy-washy, bending in the wind. Our guests on this episode say that's a big misconception.  In this show, we look at a huge group of voters, including many young people, who make up a growing slice of the US population. Significantly, the number of American voters identifying as independent is at a record high. Our guests are both political experts. Jackie Salit is the author of Independents Rising and president of Independent Voting, an organization dedicated to bringing respect, recognition, and reform to independent voters. John Opdycke is president of Open Primaries, which campaigns for primary elections in which every American can participate, not just registered Republicans or Democrats.

Independent voters make up more than 40 percent of the voting public. But you wouldn't know that from media coverage, which focuses almost exclusively on red versus blue. Independents are often overlooked or seen as wishy-washy. Our guests on this episode say that's a big misconception. In this show we look at a group of voters, including many young people, that is making up a growing slice of the US population.  Our guests are Jackie Salit and John Opdycke. Jackie is the author of Independents Rising and president of Independent Voting, an organization dedicated to bringing respect, recognition and reform to independent voters. John Opdycke is president of Open Primaries, which campaigns for primary elections in which every American can vote, not just Republicans or Democrats.  John and Jackie say that independents are not moderates: They envision a much less divisive political system than the current one, and they want to play a bigger role in American democracy. Additional InformationLet's Find Common Ground PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

Independent voters make up more than 40 percent of the voting public. But you wouldn't know that from media coverage, which focuses almost exclusively on red versus blue. Independents are often overlooked or seen as wishy-washy. Our guests on this episode say that's a big misconception.  In this show we look at a group of voters, including many young people, that is making up a growing slice of the US population.   Our guests are Jackie Salit and John Opdycke. Jackie is the author of Independents Rising and president of Independent Voting, an organization dedicated to bringing respect, recognition and reform to independent voters. John Opdycke is president of Open Primaries, which campaigns for primary elections in which every American can vote, not just Republicans or Democrats.   John and Jackie say that independents are not moderates: They envision a much less divisive political system than the current one, and they want to play a bigger role in American democracy. 

Thursday, December 15th, 2022   Jackie Salit and Thom Reilly are co-directors of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University and co-authors of The Independent Voter. Independents are making a statement about the culture, the practice, and the destructiveness of the current political culture. You have almost half the country identifying themselves as independents, but you have a system that is completely embedded with partisan bias.   Jackie and Thom break down the independent voting profile and why the two main parties need to sit up and listen to them. The independent movement of today is a direct challenge to the parties, party power, and the party system. The issue for America and for American democracy is having the fairest, most inclusive, most vibrant democratic process, as opposed to engineering a system to produce a certain outcome.     Follow Jackie on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jackiesalit   Follow Thom on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ThomReillyNV   Follow Mila on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    Want to support the show and get it early?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  www.futurehindsight.com     Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Jackie Salit & Thom Reilly Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producers: Zack Travis and Sara Burningham

Jackie Salit is co-director of the Center for Independent and Sustainable Democracy at ASU. Salit helped pioneer the academic study of the independent voter and talks about how fusion voting works and why it helps emerging parties, how polling sleight of hand recategorizes independents as partisans, and how the independent voter has been misunderstood. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PqKEn4siLBQ Follow Jackie Salit: https://twitter.com/jackiesalit | https://independentvoting.org https://routledge.com/The-Independent-Voter/Reilly-Salit-Ali/p/book/9781032147338 Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jackie Salit and Thom Reilly join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their book "The Independent Voter" and the work they're doing at ASU's Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy.

NANR Executive Director Jim Jonas interviewed two guests in October. The first was Debilyn Molineaux, co-founder and executive director of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund. Bridge Alliance is a diverse coalition of more than 90 respected, established organizations committed to revitalizing democratic practice in America. Jim and Debilyn discuss the growing coalitions forming to create a healthier democratic ecosystem by reforming elections, boosting civic engagement, and creating better civil discussions on policy and governance. Jim’s second guest, Jackie Salit, is the president of Independent Voting. Independent Voting is a national strategy, communications, and organizing center working to connect and empower the 44% of Americans who identify as independents. Jim and Jackie discussed the state of the reform movement, including the recent decision by Arizona Democrats not to open their presidential primary to independent voters, and the consequences that will have on their chances in 2020.

In the latest episode of "In Full Color," IVN Editor Shawn Griffiths is joined by Independent Voting President Jackie Salit, who has spent the last several years advancing election reform policies and working outside the two major parties to effect change for a better democratic process. Jackie and Shawn discuss the historic growth in independent activism following the 2016 elections, where Salit says a voter rebellion began with the popularity of candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Now, Jackie says the independent movement is in the process of establishing its identity in a year that has seen increased voter registration outside the major parties; record-number of independent candidates running; bigger, stronger coalitions forming to challenge the two-party duopoly; and more! Shawn recorded the podcast on the ground at the first-ever Unite Summit in Denver, Colorado. The event was hosted by Unite America, a national organization that is providing structural and financial support for independent candidates to run competitive campaigns. More than 250 independent candidates, activists, organization leaders, reformers, and more gathered to discuss the future of a nationwide political shift that can be best summed up as a rejection of the two-party status quo. For more information about Jackie Salit and Independent Voting, visit IndependentVoting.org. Also, be sure to drop a comment, and let us know what you think about the independent movement, election reform efforts, or whatever is on your mind. Thanks for listening and as always... stay independent!

Chuck & Patrick discuss Chuck's contention that Obama will try to raise taxes in a second term which Patrick calling this "propaganda." They interview Jackie Salit, political independent organizer and author of Independents Rising. Chuck accuses Jackie and her group of being shills for Obama. Chuck discusses with Patrick a comment made by Democratic operative Hilary Rosen that Ann Romney "never worked a day in her life." Chuck and Patrick interview Robert Zubrin, author of Merchants of Dispaiir who traces the role of the idea of scarcity through the progressive movement starting with Thomas Malthus, the father of population control, to Darwin's survival of the fittest, to Eugenics, to the Nazi and Communist progressive political experiments and to the present time with global warming, environmentalism and the rest. Patrick, who clearly did not read the book, tried to denounce Zubrin by focusing on one footnote in which Zubrin sited an article by a researcher who later changed her opinion. Patrick presented this as evidence that Zubrin's book was not honest, that his scholarship was questionable and that therefore the thesis which he presented should be ignored and rejected. Chuck contended that Patrick tried to change the subject by trying to discredit the author instead of discussing his thesis which appeared to make him uncomfortable.

Jackie Salit, Fairness Radio contributor and President of independentvoting.com reports on a federal court judge’s ruling that the Greenville Republican Party did not have standing to sue to close the South Carolina primaries.  IndependentVoting.org and a coalition of defendant/intervenors fought back the attempt to disenfranchise independents.  But what about the other voter suppression laws around the country? Are independents losing?  We will ask., .A new concept in the opinion-driven world of talk radio, Fairness Radio is a daily one-hour on-line and on-air radio show featuring liberal Patrick O'Heffernan interviewing national guests from across the political spectrum.  Patrick talks with everyone from conservative Senator Jim DeMint to former Democratic Party Chairman Governor Howard Dean to explore news, politics and culture from all sides in a civil conversation that focuses on idea, not gotcha’s.  With an international team experts from all sides of the political spectrum Fairness Radio covers the events of the world like no one else.

Jackie Salit, Fairness Radio contributor and President of independentvoting.com reports on a federal court judge’s ruling that the Greenville Republican Party did not have standing to sue to close the South Carolina primaries.  IndependentVoting.org and a coalition of defendant/intervenors fought back the attempt to disenfranchise independents.  But what about the other voter suppression laws around the country? Are independents losing?  We will ask., .A new concept in the opinion-driven world of talk radio, Fairness Radio is a daily one-hour on-line and on-air radio show featuring liberal Patrick O'Heffernan interviewing national guests from across the political spectrum.  Patrick talks with everyone from conservative Senator Jim DeMint to former Democratic Party Chairman Governor Howard Dean to explore news, politics and culture from all sides in a civil conversation that focuses on idea, not gotcha’s.  With an international team experts from all sides of the political spectrum Fairness Radio covers the events of the world like no one else.

Sarah and John discuss Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan, Jackie Salit's new book (fantastic!) Independents Rising, the unconventional wisdom of Walter Karp (author of indispensable enemies) and look back at Lenora Fulani and Pat Buchanan's brief post-ideological partnership. All in 35 minutes!!!

Ignore the hypnotic drumming in the background (NYC Ambiance!) and listen in as Sarah and John discuss the rumblings from insiders about the need for a third party, Sarah's obsession with downhill skiing, Charles Dickens, and Jackie Salit's debut as James Madison in the off-Broadway Fred Newman musical "Sally and Tom." Episode 8 will be listener driven, so e-mail your questions/comments/thoughts/ideas to twoindependents@gmail.com