Maine’s semi-open primary gave independents a voice. Now party insiders are poised to pick Graham Platner's replacement without them.

While on opposite sides of the political spectrum, the rise of Trump loyalist candidates on the Republican side and Democratic Socialists on the Democratic side can be attributed to the same thing: ...

Editor's Note: This commentary originally published on Election Reformers Network's Substack, The Guardrail, and was republished on IVN by request and with permission from the author. Baystate voters ...

To protect public safety, the DEA is moving to put concentrated 7-OH Kratom compounds in the same legal category as heroin and LSD.

As Democrats scramble to replace Graham Platner, the former logger and Maine Senate president offers a rare mix of ...

There is an independent surge happening in 2026 that could turn “safe” seats into real contests—and make gerrymandering far ...

If you’re looking for independent candidates, it can be hard to find them. They lack the national infrastructure of candidates running as a member of the two major parties. The legacy media won’t ...

Whether the billionaire wealth tax survives will come down to a simple count: if Proposition 40 beats both Proposition 41 and ...

Platner race—and the name that is closing the gap with Collins before any announcement has been made may help the party avoid a full Joe Biden situation.

A of Maine's election statutes is a provision built for exactly this kind of situation: a primary winner who becomes, in the party's estimation, more liability than asset before the general election ...