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If the two major parties announce their presidential nominees as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Sanders supporters are not likely to salute to the Democratic Party’s chosen leader. Fact is, Bernie Sanders has a lot more in common with Gary Johnson than any of the likely nominees from the Republican or Democratic parties. And a recent poll by Monmouth University suggests that "the major parties’ most likely nominees are largely unpopular among American voters.” The unpopularity of the wall s

Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, who ran as the Libertarian nominee in 2012 and garnered over a million votes in the general election, is polling in the double digits in a three-way race against major party front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The Washington Times reported Thursday that a new Monmouth University poll shows Johnson with 11 percent against Trump (34%) and Clinton (42%). While that does not sound like a lot, keep in mind that Johnson is getting little to no med

With 19 wins and well over 700 delegates under his belt, the race for the Republican presidential nomination is looking good for Donald Trump. Barring a contested convention or maneuvering from the party leadership to block him at the Republican National Convention, Trump remains the odds-on favorite to win the nomination. This leaves one major question, who will Trump pick to be his running mate? There has been some speculation that after Chris Christie endorsed Trump that he may be high on

As a professional facilitator, I have been disappointed by the failure of moderators to better manage the 2016 presidential debates. A clear set of rules could help to avoid the disrespectful banter that has dominated the dialogue. While recognizing the debates have become a source of entertainment, there is still time for a meaningful debate, if the media and the candidates are willing. Two primary rules should be followed: * The candidates should agree to respect the opinions of others eve

“Realignment.” Get used to that word because we are going to be hearing it a lot in the next few months. American political parties realign themselves every 40 or 50 years, as governing coalitions emerge, break up, and reassemble themselves in new combinations. The phenomenon of realignment--if not actually part of the design of the country--was at least anticipated in Madison’s great Federalist #10, which argues that, for a republic to remain free, factions must never become permanent.Since 185

Despite increased rumors and evidence of a possible Michael Bloomberg presidential run, the former mayor of New York announced Monday that he is going to stay out of the race. Bloomberg said that a three-way race between him and the Republican and Democratic nominees would possibly benefit only one person: Donald Trump. Bloomberg tore into the Republican front-runner in his editorial, saying Trump has run "the most divisive and demagogic presidential campaign I can remember, preying on people’s

As the presidential election cycle ramps up, the usual polarizations are apparent: blue states and red states, Tea Party vs. liberals, and right-to-life vs. choice. The new anti-establishment trend has firmly established itself with Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump gaining unexpected support. However, another trend has gone unexplored by campaign analysts: the lack of candidates from the West. The above map of all 2016 presidential candidates locates their city of residence and shows the South

2016 is almost certain to be a year that political scientists and historians will study for decades to come. In a presidential election season where one party’s front runner has made forcing Mexico to build a wall to keep undocumented immigrants out a core component of his campaign while a competitive candidate in another party is advocating for free health care/education, it is clear that deep political fault lines have formed. The death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia may be what causes an ac

John Stossel is reportedly planning to host a nationally-televised Libertarian Party presidential primary debate on his show on Fox Business Network, possibly in March. An announcement posted Tuesday on 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate and former Republican New Mexico governor Gary Johnson’s official Tumblr page read: The Gary Johnson 2016 campaign has confirmed with Fox Business’s Stossel that Gov. Johnson will be delighted to participate in a televised debate among Libertarian Party p

Carly Fiorina and her supporters raised a fuss over her recent debate snub in New Hampshire. The dissatisfaction of her followers inspired the #LetCarlyDebate hashtag, making the case that their candidate was being cheated out of an opportunity for her voice to be heard. Wait. Do you hear something? If you listen closely enough, you can hear Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, Gary Johnson, Rocky Anderson, Jill Stein, Bob Barr, and every prominent third party candidate of the last two decades collective