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It’s not too late to let US voters know that there are more choices, and there are still ways of seeking out nonpartisan and unbiased information about those choices. … Read More >US Voters Have More Than 2 Choices

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

Open the DebatesOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020

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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Over a Dozen Confirmed Candidates Set to Make Debate History in Chicago March 4

Open the DebatesFebruary 4, 2020February 11, 2020

Free & Equal to Deliver Timely Cross-Partisan Presidential Debate CHICAGO, IL, February 4, 2020 — In one month, Free & Equal Elections Foundation will host its first Open Presidential Debate of the 2020 US presidential election, … Continue ReadingOver a Dozen Confirmed Candidates Set to Make Debate History in Chicago March 4

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Free & Equal and Open the Debates team up for Open Presidential Debate March 4

Open the DebatesJanuary 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Open the Debates is excited to announce that we are co-hosting Free and Equal Elections’ Open Presidential Debate March 4 in Chicago, IL. Below is the press release announcing it. Please support our work on … Continue ReadingFree & Equal and Open the Debates team up for Open Presidential Debate March 4

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2019: Open the Debates on the map

Open the DebatesDecember 31, 2019January 2, 2020

2019 was a breakthrough year for Open the Debates, and we couldn’t do it without your support. Here’s to making 2020 the year we make the Commission on Presidential Debates obsolete! In 2019, 80 pioneering … Continue Reading2019: Open the Debates on the map

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Open the Debates “Moneybomb” – Planting the Seeds of Political Transformation

Open the DebatesOctober 28, 2019October 29, 2019

For too long, the two major parties in this country have worked together to silence any outside competition from third party or independent candidates. For too long, they have gotten away with it, with barely … Continue ReadingOpen the Debates “Moneybomb” – Planting the Seeds of Political Transformation

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Open the Debates Powers Up as a Project of Mediators Foundation

Open the DebatesJune 20, 2019August 20, 2019

Open the Debates is thrilled to announce an organizational home for our work to build a cross-partisan movement to open up the political debates of the nation to new ideas, fresh voices, and better choices. … Continue ReadingOpen the Debates Powers Up as a Project of Mediators Foundation

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This is our moment

Open the DebatesJanuary 31, 2019August 20, 2019

This is an unprecedented moment in American politics. The old rules no longer apply, and the new rules are as yet unwritten. Never before have we seen such a ruckus about a potential independent campaign … Continue ReadingThis is our moment