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3 Biggest Hurdles Bernie Sanders Will Need to Clear to Finish the Race
As the number of Republican presidential candidates grows on a seemingly daily basis, the Democratic field is slowly becoming more crowded. It now includes Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Linco...
While GOP Candidates Complain About Debate Rules, World's Smallest Violin Plays In Background
Some Republican presidential candidates are facing a serious problem: they may be denied access to some debates during the primary election season.The 2016 GOP presidential field is going to be huge, ...
Voting Rights Have Been Under Attack; But Not How You Think
Our American election system is broken in no small part thanks to the primary election system. The Republican and Democratic parties have worked hand-in-hand for over a century to make ‘their’ party p...
Inevitability: Why Everything Wrong with American Politics Can Be Summed Up In One Word
There is a problem with democracy in America (ok, several problems, but bear with me) and it can be summed up with a single word: inevitability.The media loves to use this word. Independent authors on...
This is What Inevitability Looks Like: How Hillary Clinton Won the Invisible Primary (Part 2)
As discussed in the first part of this story, Hillary Clinton has spent the last few years repairing her image for the 2016 presidential election. An important aspect of this image-repair involve...
Indiana Could Be Next State to Eliminate Straight-Ticket Voting
Indiana is one of 11 states that still permits straight-ticket voting, or the ability to vote for all candidates affiliated with a particular political party by selecting a single option on ...
8 States Where Party Registration Lags Behind Independent Registration
Independent voters are the fastest growing voting bloc in the U.S. The number of people who self-identify as neither Republican nor Democrat has been on a steady incline since 2008. In the last two ye...
5 U.S. Senators To Watch in the 114th Congress
The 114th Congress is now in session and the environment is decidedly Republican. The GOP took control of both chambers of Congress after the midterm elections, in which only 36 percent of voters part...
Most Memorable Political Bloopers of 2014
As expected of every election season, political gaffes were bound to happen. Gaffes have been associated with campaign exhaustion, an unsuccessful attempt at humor, or a lack of emotional discipline. ...
The Shrinking Youth Vote: Why 2016 May Be More Competitive Than Pundits Predict
2008 was a historic year for young voters. After a steady increase in youth turnout between the 1996, 2000, and 2004 presidential elections, the 2008 election was said to have one of the highest youth...