For the last two years, the Common Sense Party has been trying to become officially recognized in California, explicitly committed to supporting candidates of any party who think for themselves.

Most Californians say they want a serious third-party option.

Even in these deeply polarized times, millions of California voters refuse to pick sides between the nation’s two most powerful political parties. And it’s those voters whom the leaders of the California Common Sense Party want to reach.

This article indicates the great opportunity we have to elect new, independent-minded legislators in Sacramento in 2022."

Blue California often is the target of criticism by conservative media, but now is receiving critical attention from liberal writers.California being what it is – a very large state with a complex social and economic matrix and a unique political str

Tom Campbell interviewed by Bob Zadek on a Principled Third Party Alternative

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' desire for a third party has ticked up since last fall and now sits at a high in Gallup's trend.

Polls predicted a landslide, but the result was close and split because voters reject radical changes. 

If the 2020 presidential election tells us anything, it's that there appears to bespace for a major new political party.

A majority of voters believe a viable third party is needed in order to have an effective political system, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.

The leaders of a new political party in California are asking Governor Gavin Newsom to grant them a spot on the ballot, even though they fell far short of registering enough members.

In today’s news conference, Hon. Quentin Kopp and Tom Campbell, both with the Common Sense Party, called on California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California Governor Gavin Newsom to respond to the

A proposed new California political party is battling for official recognition, arguing that the state’s coronavirus restrictions kept it from collecting the signatures it needed to qualify.

This particularly holds true for the inevitable impermanence of political parties that determine the fate of world nations.

The deadline for reaching 68,000 signatures is July 3. Covid-19 cut out in-person solicitation, our only effective way to gather registrations.

Voters are looking for peace, prosperity and solutions during this tumultuous time, and we expect our elected officials to focus on solutions for voters, not scoring political points.

Federal laws permit quarantine and restrictions on travel for public health reasons, if the president (or his appointee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) so order. The president’s powers in an emergency are immense.

At this critical time doing everything possible to reduce the spread of coronavirus is ... Common Sense.

When it comes to the 2020 Democratic primaries, with California poised to allocate hundreds of delegates this week on Super Tuesday, many tech leaders in Silicon Valley have a plea: Anyone but Sanders.

Soon the Common Sense Party will reach 67,000 registered voters and attract even more. When it does, this party will help bring an end to zero-sum electoral governing strategies and a tired two-party system.

The Common Sense Party is only 50,000 registrants short of official recognition by the California Secretary of State.

Everything you need to know about your California presidential primary ballot.

The California Common Sense Party stands alongside the Independent Voter Project and millions of NPP voters to support an important lawsuit against the California Secretary of State.

“The mindless partisanship is permeating government at all levels...I think that people are exhausted and they’re looking for a place to go where things are calm and focused on getting things done about the problems they care about.”

The Common Sense Party already has more than 10,000 people signed on and is looking to gather the 65,929 registrations needed to qualify its candidates for the state ballot.

A new political party is trying to introduce new political competition into California, not by pursuing an ideological agenda, but by appealing to voters from across the political spectrum who want to put practical policy before partisan politics.

WATCH the 3-minute interview! A new political organization has been launched in California. When organizers collect 67,000 signatures, the Common Sense political party becomes official.

"With so many bold ideas being discussed right now, why have fundamental reforms to our democracy been left off the table? The short answer: our main political parties won’t allow it."