<div><p>The 2016 election has quickly turned into more than a two-person race as a growing segment&nbsp;of the electorate is looking outside the major parties to viable&nbsp;alternative options. This year, increased interest has&nbsp;propelled Libertarian <a href="http://ivn.us/tag/gary-johnson" rel

Infographic: A Side-by-Side Comparison of the 4 Largest Parties

<div><p>The focus for minor party candidates Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein right now is getting to the 15 percent polling threshold to qualify for the presidential debate stage. However, there is another important number for both candidates, and that is the number 5.</p><p>With <a href="http://ivn

Why 5 Is Such An Important Number to Third Party Candidates in 2016

<div><p>A challenge to the Commission on Presidential Debates was <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/05/judge-quashes-gary-johnsonjill-stein-deb" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span>effectively dismissed</span></a><span> in federal court Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled that

Federal Judge Strikes Down Third Party Lawsuit against Debate Commission

<div><p><span>It’s been a few days now since WikiLeaks published nearly </span><a href="https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span>20,000 emails and over 8,000 attachments</span></a><span> from the Democratic National Committee. IVN’s own </span><a href="http://ivn.us/2016/07

DNC Emails Show Private Parties Control Elections, Not Voters

<div><p>Faced with the prospect of Bernie Sanders not being the Democratic nominee, many of his supporters <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/why-bernie-sanders-supporters-should-reject-donald-trump/485258/" rel="noopener noreferrer">are taking a step in the seemingly oppos

A New Revolution? Some Bernie Supporters Turn to Surprising Choice for November

<div><p><span>The #NeverTrump movement is dead. Squashed, as it were, by a new party rule.</span></p><p><span>A </span><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-movement-dies-rnc-rules-committee-vote-article-1.2712820" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span>77-21 vote in the RNC Rules committ

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<div><p><span>“Americans vote for their president.”</span></p><p><span>Well, yes and no. America’s presidential election system relies on the Electoral College, a group of men and women chosen by state parties to vote in their favor. When Americans go to the polls, they choose their candidate of cho

An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome

<div><p><span>A </span><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3174287/Correll.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span>July 11 federal court case</span></a><span> in Richmond, Virginia, comes in the midst of much debate over delegate rules, and has the potential to turn the tables on Trump at the 

Virginia Court Case Potentially Gives #NeverTrump Movement New Life

<div><p>Third party candidates like <a href="http://ivn.us/tag/jill-stein" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Jill Stein</strong></a>&nbsp;(Green Party) and <a href="http://ivn.us/tag/gary-johnson" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Gary Johnson</strong></a>&nbsp;(Libertarian Party) face a major hurdl

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