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    GoodParty.org
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    Jul 1
    The two parties aren't failing each other. They're failing you. And they've been doing it long enough that we just call it normal now.
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 15
    75% of local races last cycle had only one candidate on the ballot. Not uncontested because no one cares. Uncontested because no one knew they could run.
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 10
    13% of Democrats and Republicans switched party affiliation between 2011 and 2017. That's not a fixed map. Those are real people who changed their minds and had nowhere obvious to go.
    Party Hoppers - Democracy Fund Voter Study Group
    Voters change partisan affiliation
    From voterstudygroup.org
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 10
    Both parties keep telling you the other one is the problem. Neither one is wrong. That's not a paradox. It's the whole racket.
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 8
    When was the last time you voted FOR someone instead of against someone else? Most people can't remember. That's worth sitting with.
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    Democrats & Republicans are destroying the Republic - America Out Loud News
    From americaoutloud.news
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 4
    Both parties are bleeding voters and blaming each other. The problem isn't the other party. It's the system that needs both of them to survive.
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 4
    What if the whole thing is a machine, not a movement? New research shows polarization runs on feedback loops. Local races are where you can actually break the circuit.
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    pnas.org
    The nonlinear feedback dynamics of asymmetric political polarization | PNAS
    Using a general model of opinion dynamics, we conduct a systematic investigation of key mechanisms driving elite polarization in the United States....
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 3
    Johns Hopkins just confirmed what a lot of people already feel. Younger Americans trust party structures less than any generation before them. Not one party. Both.
    Two groups of people stand on circles moving in opposite directions (as indicated by arrows), illustrating the concepts of mutual exclusivity, separate groupings without overlap, people who are drifting apart, or even opposing or rival groups.
    Young Americans express deep dissatisfaction with how the political system works
    From hub.jhu.edu
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 3
    If your ballot is paid for with public money, who decided you need a party card to use it? More voters are asking that question out loud now.
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    America at 250: Independent Voters Declare Independence from the Two-Party System
    From ivn.us
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 2
    What if the system isn't broken? What if it's working exactly as designed, just not for you? The Brennan Center's new report makes that case. Hard to argue with it.
    graphic of White House atop U.S. Currency
    What Is Political Corruption and What Can We Do About It?
    From brennancenter.org
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 1
    When was the last time you felt like your local government actually worked? That answer matters more right now than most people realize.
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    Political scientists studying democracy and autocracy think that US democracy has declined signif...
    From blogs.lse.ac.uk
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    GoodParty.org
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    Jun 1
    A school board seat in a mid-size city can be decided by 300 votes. 300. That's a few text threads and a Saturday afternoon. The stakes are real. The math is in your favor.
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    GoodParty.org
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    May 28
    Both parties keep telling you the answer is more party. Thirty years of that and your roads still have the same potholes. Maybe the answer is just a better neighbor on the ballot.
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    GoodParty.org
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    May 28
    75% of elected offices in the U.S. are local. Most go uncontested. The race nobody ran in is still deciding your life.
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