United Independent Coalition of America

2016 map of swing states (from west and east, then north to south): Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.  The United Independent Coalition is meant to consist primarily of previously unaffiliated Independents, as well as moderate Republicans and progressive-leaning Democrats. This group seeks to reform the American political system in a fashion that makes it more conducive to social justice and economic freedom without the gridlock that Washington has been characterized by for the last several years. A primary goal for the group is to elect Independents in several swing states or "purple" states at the local level, as well as, races in the U.S. Senate or House level. A secondary goal is to elect Democrats and Republicans in red and blue states that are loyal to our platform at the local and state level with a few potential races for the House and Senate. The movement is specific...

In the over five months of the Trump administration, I have felt a need to move further toward the center in order to work across the aisle and bridge the partisan divide. Unfortunately, this plan has been met with continual repulsion by both extremes of the right and the left. It occurs to me that both parties are diametrically opposed ideologically and they no longer seek responsible reasonable discourse. My ongoing research has suggested that the American people are sorting themselves, a process by which like-minded individuals tend to locate themselves with people of the same ideological or ethnic background. Democrats often blame gerrymandering for their continued losses. However, that doesn't explain the entire story. It does suggest the larger issue at work for the Democratic party. Fundamentally, Democratic voters don't live in rural areas and Republicans don't live in cities, by and large. The Democratic party is made up of a loosely affiliated smattering of c...

Back again after one year of a surreal and hectic political campaign. Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton, whom in turn lost the general election to Donald Trump. A completely unforeseen event. However, in hindsight, the symptoms for a Trump win were already apparent. I spent the year off-blog trying to get a real feel for this election, in early February, I felt that this election was unlike an other and that attempting to predict or speculate on the future events was beginning to date very quickly. By July, we had our two nominees: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump for the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively. From the outset, Hillary painted herself as a centrist alternative to Trump. However, after the 2016 Democratic party platform was drafted with 80% of Bernie Sanders' ideas stitched into it. She was forced to be the liberal alternative to her rival. Trump and Sanders shared very few superfici...