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Wisconsin Becomes Latest Battleground In Fight Over Partisan Gerrymandering
Wisconsin Becomes Latest Battleground In Fight Over Partisan Gerrymandering
The Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Whitford v. Nichol, wrapped up Friday (5/27) following nearly a week of testimony. After the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the case was turned down ...
2016 Primary Results Indicate Many Independents Are Not Moderates
2016 Primary Results Indicate Many Independents Are Not Moderates
By sheer statistical coincidence, the percentage of Americans who self-identify as independents (approximately 40 percent) is nearly identical to the percentage of Americans who self-identify as moder...
States with the Best, Worst Turnouts in the 2016 Primaries
States with the Best, Worst Turnouts in the 2016 Primaries
As of May 10th, 2016, more than 75% of states have held either presidential primaries or caucuses. FairVote has compiled the number of votes casts in state primaries for each candidate to this po...
Will Paul Ryan Suffer The Same Fate as Eric Cantor?
Will Paul Ryan Suffer The Same Fate as Eric Cantor?
Paul Ryan, roundly supported as the GOP choice for vice president in 2012 by conservatives and tea party advocates, has received a primary opponent for his first congressional district seat. With the ...
Electoral Map Could Turn Into Nightmare for Clinton and Trump
Electoral Map Could Turn Into Nightmare for Clinton and Trump
As is the nature of a federal republic, all too often major presidential elections come down to just a handful of states. This year, it's beginning to look like ten states will make or break the presi...
How A State Can Prevent 3.2 Million Registered Voters From Voting
How A State Can Prevent 3.2 Million Registered Voters From Voting
On a chilly April day, over a hundred protesters gather on the steps of a city hall and repeatedly chant, “Let us vote! Let us vote!” You can hear the passion in the protesters' voices but you can als...
How Many Superdelegates Has Bernie Sanders Picked Up?
How Many Superdelegates Has Bernie Sanders Picked Up?
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is on a winning streak, having won eight of the last nine contests. Though Sanders still trails in terms of pledged delegates (whose support is tied to electoral ...
5 U.S. Generals Who Sought or Were Pushed to Run for President
5 U.S. Generals Who Sought or Were Pushed to Run for President
As the Republican presidential nomination seemingly narrows to two candidates, others in the GOP are reportedly seeking a stealth candidate with a military background.Called the "Warrior Monk" fo...
Voters Turn Out In Record Numbers in Wisconsin's Open Primary
Voters Turn Out In Record Numbers in Wisconsin's Open Primary
The voter turnout in the Wisconsin primaries Tuesday surpassed expectations and broke records. Around 1.1 million voters turned out in the Republican primary while 1 million showed up on the Demo...
Slow Death of the Home Landline is Skewing Presidential Polling Results
Slow Death of the Home Landline is Skewing Presidential Polling Results
During my Business Research and Quantitative Analysis course for my MBA five years ago, the topic of cellphones in research was a topic that came up many times -- a paradigm shift is happening in how ...