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Steve SchaleNovember 24, 2015

Late last week, my friend Steve Bousquet wrote a lengthy piece about the increase in the number of voters who are registering with no party affiliation. The issue deserves more time than I will give it on this short blog post, but I wanted to address one myth that is out there about the rise […]

Steve SchaleNovember 23, 2015

Late last week, my friend Steve Bousquet wrote a lengthy piece about the increase in the number of voters who are registering with no party affiliation. The issue deserves more time than I will give it on this short blog post, but I wanted to address one myth that is out there about the rise […]

Guest AuthorMarch 29, 2015

I tend to believe systems self-regulate towards maintaining equilibrium. However, for the first time, I am starting to ponder, “Is America’s current two party system heading towards collapse?” A simple definition of complex systems is a system comprised of many, diverse actors who have interdependent relationships providing feedback and adapting in an ever-changing landscape. We all can agree, […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 28, 2014

Data about Florida’s Election 2014 registered voter population confirms what a lot of people already sense or know. Growing numbers of independent voters registered with “No Party Affiliation” (NPA) are not so slowly, steadily, throwing traditional two-party machine politics in Florida for a loop. While Democratic and Republican “get out the vote” strategists and grassroots […]

Guest AuthorAugust 14, 2014

When you vote in Florida’s 2014 primary election on August 26 (or vote early or by absentee ballot), ask why more than 2.9 million Florida voters who are registered “no party affiliation” (NPA) or are affiliated with a minor political party can’t vote. They can’t vote because Florida’s primary election is closed, meaning it is […]

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Steve Schale: Quick note on NPA registration

Steve Schale: Quick note on NPA registration

Alex Patton: Is America's two-party system heading toward collapse?

Daniel Tilson: Winning over Florida’s No Party Affiliation voters

Ray Hudkins: Ask me why I can’t vote in Florida’s 2014 primary election