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Independent Voter Podcast

Independent Voter Podcast

Written by: IVP
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Tired of being told what to think by partisan gatekeepers? So are we.
The Independent Voter Podcast brings you conversations that challenge the two-party echo chamber and reject the false binaries dominating today’s political narratives. We focus on two things:
(1) Election reforms that increase real competition and voter choice, and
(2) Policy issues that defy the black-and-white frameworks set by national party agendas.

We’ve been called everything: liberals, undercover Republicans, progressives, socialists, libertarians—even anarchists. And depending on the article, they’re all true.
We are open to any voice that follows our simple etiquette. If you believe political independence is a mindset, not a middle ground, you’re in the right place.
This the Independent Voter Podcast..

Episodes
  • How Party Insiders KILLED Florida's Open Primary (57% of Voters Said YES)
    May 28 2026

    57% of Floridians voted to open their primaries. They still lost. Chad Peace and Cara McCormick sit down with Political No Brainer host Jeff Rabinowitz to unpack how Florida's two-party system buries voting reform - and the closed-primary lawsuit now knocking on the Supreme Court's door.

    This episode is sponsored by the Independent Voter Project and produced by Olas Media.

    Listen to more episodes and read in-depth coverage at: https://ivn.us and https://independentvoterproject.org

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    Chapters:

    00:00:00 – Are Political Parties Just “Make Wrong Machines”?

    00:01:03 – Meet Jeff Rabinowitz and the Political No Brainer Podcast

    00:02:00 – Florida’s Closed Primaries and Independent Voters

    00:02:51 – Why Florida Requires 60% for Constitutional Amendments

    00:04:19 – Millions of Independent Voters Locked Out

    00:05:29 – Why Independent Candidates Struggle in Florida

    00:06:49 – The Florida Supreme Court Challenge on Voting Rights

    00:09:11 – Is Florida Really as Partisan as the Media Says?

    00:11:21 – Guns, Culture, and Political Identity in Florida

    00:14:07 – Jeff Rabinowitz’s Advice for Independent-Minded Voters

    00:16:18 – What Does It Mean to Be “Independent Minded”?

    00:18:54 – Why Voting for Independents Matters

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    20 mins
  • Democrats and MAGA Are Working Together on THIS (Not What You Expect)
    May 21 2026

    You'd think Democrats and MAGA Republicans agree on nothing - but they just quietly teamed up to do one specific thing: shut 7 million California independent voters out of the primary. We're naming names.

    Chad, Cara, and Shawn break down the bipartisan effort to undo California's top-two nonpartisan primary - with Democratic consultant Steve Maviglio and former CA GOP director Ron Nehring leading the charge, joined improbably by Lorena Gonzalez on the left and Carl DeMaio on the right. Politico just covered the More Choice California Coalition fighting back, and the crew gets into why "voter confusion" is a manufactured talking point. Chad lays out the 115-year reform fight, Cara walks through which constitutional candidates actually responded to IVP's survey (and which Secretary of State conveniently didn't), and Shawn covers DC's city council quietly defunding Initiative 83 after 73% of voters passed it.

    This episode is sponsored by the Independent Voter Project and produced by Olas Media.

    Listen to more episodes and read in-depth coverage at: https://ivn.us and https://independentvoterproject.org

    Follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

    Chapters:

    00:00:00 – Are California Parties Trying to Shut Out Independent Voters?

    00:00:33 – The Growing Fight Over California’s Top Two Primary

    00:01:45 – Why Democrats and Republicans Both Want Control Back

    00:03:03 – Polling, Political Strategy, and the Battle Over Open Primaries

    00:04:30 – Why California’s Primary System Confuses Independent Voters

    00:06:56 – The Real Strategy Behind Closed Primaries

    00:08:00 – Who Owns Elections: Political Parties or the Voters?

    00:09:42 – Is California Really Becoming a One-Party State?

    00:12:53 – New Data Shows Independents Surpassing Republicans in California

    00:15:29 – Candidates Respond to Independent Voter Rights Survey

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    24 mins
  • The Bipartisan Plot to Lock 6.2 Million California Voters Out of Elections
    May 14 2026

    Chad, Cara, and Shawn break down the brewing bipartisan campaign to repeal California's Top Two primary - exactly the move IVP has been predicting for months. They unpack the manufactured "two Republicans in the top two" panic, why Shirley Weber and party leadership keep siding against independent voters, and why the academic research (yes, including Cambridge) backs Top Two. Then Ethan drops fresh IVP polling out of LA - Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, and a governor's race where Steve Hilton is suddenly playing for Trump's endorsement instead of reform. The conversation closes with gerrymandering, Prop 50 fallout, and why packing districts may have accidentally handed independents more power than ever.

    This episode is sponsored by the Independent Voter Project and produced by Olas Media.

    Listen to more episodes and read in-depth coverage at: https://ivn.us and https://independentvoterproject.org

    Follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

    Chapters:

    00:00:00 – California Parties Push to Repeal the Top Two Primary
    00:02:17 – Why Party Leaders Want Control Back
    00:03:25 – The Fight Over Independent Voter Rights
    00:05:04 – Closed Primaries vs. More Voter Choice
    00:06:07 – Big Money, Party Power, and Democracy Claims
    00:08:09 – How Top Two Changed California Politics
    00:12:13 – The More Choice California Coalition Explained
    00:14:02 – Alaska, Ranked Choice Voting, and Reform Momentum
    00:17:16 – Polarization, Voter Exhaustion, and Broken Incentives
    00:20:14 – New Polling, Independent Voters, and the 2026 Governor Race

    Support the show: https://ivn.us/podcasts/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    40 mins
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