The Independent voter [Book]

The Independent Voter (book)

The launch of Arizona State University's new Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy and the publication of The Independent Voter co-authored by Dr. Thom Reilly, Jacqueline Salit, and Dr. Omar H. Ali was held in Washington DC at ASU’s Barrett and O’Conner Center on October 19, 2022.

The three co-authors were joined by Cynthia Lietz, Dean of the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, who gave the welcome and introduced a video message from ASU President Michael Crow. Crow said: "There are more independents than ever before. There’s lots of discussion on all three sides of the equation about election reform. There’s a hunger out there for finding ways to get the best candidate ….There's a desire for a new way of thinking about things so this new center is focused on that." 

John Avlon, CNN senior political analyst and author, presidential candidate and co-founder of the Forward Party Andrew Yang, and Harlem physician Jessie Fields joined the event as speakers and panelists.

Link to the video of the event