“Americans vote for their president.”
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
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Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson released a new video online Tuesday, speaking directly to Bernie Sanders supporters who are disenchanted by the prospect of voting for Hillary Clinton. Johnson notes
The Democratic and Republican national conventions will take place later this month, but as the attention shifts to issues like possible vice presidential picks and weekend entertainment and theatrics, some
To many American voters, the dirty attacks of the 2016 election cycle are dizzying. Donald Trump has popularized the hashtag #CrookedHillary. Hillary Clinton characterizes Donald Trump as “temperamentally unfit and
A July 11 federal court case in Richmond, Virginia, comes in the midst of much debate over delegate rules, and has the potential to turn the tables on Trump at
Electoral reform is getting much more attention in the wake of the presidential primary cycle. From open primaries to superdelegates, voter registration measures, campaign finance, and everything in between, all
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Third party candidates like Jill Stein (Green Party) and Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) face a major hurdle to political legitimacy : not being included in national polls that determine debate eligibility.
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