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The Anti-Sanders Emails That Led Wasserman Schultz to Resign as DNC Chair
On July 22, Wikileaks released nearly 20,000 e-mails among DNC staffers, a number of which suggest bias against the Sanders campaign during the Democratic primary. Some e-mails show high-lev...
Google Searches for Third Party Candidates Skyrocket after Trump's RNC Speech
As the 2016 Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday, one aspect was clear: Americans are increasingly looking for alternative candidates outside of the two-party duopoly. According to Googl...
A New Revolution? Some Bernie Supporters Turn to Surprising Choice for November
Faced with the prospect of Bernie Sanders not being the Democratic nominee, many of his supporters are taking a step in the seemingly opposite direction, lending support to presumptive Republican nomi...
Federal Lawmakers Introduce New Automatic Voter Registration Bill for All Eligible Voters
On July 14, congressional lawmakers introduced the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016, which would ensure that whenever a citizen interacts with the government, they are automatically registered...
Gary Johnson Polls in Double Digits in Two More Key Battleground States
Support for Libertarian Gary Johnson continues to grow, according to the newest poll by NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist. The poll shows double-digit strength in both Virginia a...
RNC Rules Committee Kills #NeverTrump Movement with One Vote
The #NeverTrump movement is dead. Squashed, as it were, by a new party rule.A 77-21 vote in the RNC Rules committee Thursday effectively banned “conscience voting” for delegates to the Convention, end...
Virginia Court Case Potentially Gives #NeverTrump Movement New Life
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 the GOP convention.Virginia RNC delegate...
Illinois Democratic Candidate Tries to Force Sanders-Like Independent off November Ballot
An independent running in Illinois' 13th congressional district could garner substantial support in November. However, the candidate's Democratic opponent is now trying to keep him off ...
SCOTUS Upholds Citizens United Rationale in Vacating Ex-Governor's Corruption Conviction
In late June, the Supreme Court voted unanimously to vacate the conviction of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell, who was found guilty by a jury in 2014 on 11 corruption-related charges. The co...
Breaking Through The Duopoly: A Brief History of Third Parties in America
third par·tynoun: a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.Almost since the beginning of the American Republic, voters have had a third choice. A party...