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5 Presidential Candidates To Participate in Third Open Debate of 2020

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The Free & Equal Elections Foundation is partnering with the Independent National Union and Open the Debates to present the third Open Presidential Debate of the 2020 election at Little America Hotel & Resort Grand Ballroom on October 24, 2020 at 6pm MDT in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The debate will take place during the inaugural Independent National Convention | INC 2020. … Read More >5 Presidential Candidates To Participate in Third Open Debate of 2020

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If we raise our voices together, we can break the sound barrier and force open the debates.

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On a day when we were supposed to get another pointless showdown between President Trump and former Vice President Biden, we are launching our second push to build a grassroots, cross-partisan force that can open up the presidential debates to all ballot-qualified candidates. … Read More >If we raise our voices together, we can break the sound barrier and force open the debates.

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Elevate the Debate: The Two-Party System’s Failure is the People’s Opportunity by Christina Tobin and Eli Beckerman

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BY CHRISTINA TOBIN AND ELI BECKERMAN Last week’s showdown between the sitting U.S. President and his opponent was an exhausting production that played into the divisiveness of our country, rather than focusing on solutions.  Since 2008, … Continue ReadingElevate the Debate: The Two-Party System’s Failure is the People’s Opportunity by Christina Tobin and Eli Beckerman

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This election is too important to repeat the mistakes of the past. It’s time to put voters first and open the debates.

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Roughly 3 out of 4 Americans want to open the debates to all ballot-qualified candidates. 2 out of 3 want to open up our rigged political system to third party and independent candidates. In a democracy, we would have some agency to do so. … Read More >This election is too important to repeat the mistakes of the past. It’s time to put voters first and open the debates.

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League of Women Voters “Refuses to Help Perpetrate a Fraud”

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In 1988, the League of Women Voters (LWV) withdrew from sponsorship of the televised presidential debates because it would not lend its trusted name to the political theater of the two-party duopoly. Their public statement of withdrawal was so powerful and prophetic that it continues to resonate deeply with voters and non-voters, over 30 years later. … Read More >League of Women Voters “Refuses to Help Perpetrate a Fraud”