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About half of American adults were already experiencing measurable loneliness before the pandemic even began.

U.S. Surgeon General ↗ · 2023

Who would you call if you needed help on a Tuesday afternoon?

— Educator— Uses AI daily— have voted for both parties

Ranked systems seem to be a real way to help independents. Since you can rank your honest first choice with a fallback, it seems to give independents a fighting chance instead of leaving us stuck in a two-party spiral. Anyone experienced the pros and cons of ranked voting and have thoughts on it?

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— Independent / unaffiliated— Parent— Small-business owner

Do you think federal ballot measures would help break Congress' logjam?

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