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Republican Turnout Spikes in Open Primaries; Democratic Turnout Drops
Republican Turnout Spikes in Open Primaries; Democratic Turnout Drops
FairVote has compiled and analyzed state-by-state data on voter turnout for the 2016 presidential primaries. Released today, it reviews trends in voter turnout nationally since 2000, as well ...
22 Jul, 2016
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7 min read
Seeking Exposure, Third Party Candidates Begin Appearing in Presidential Polls
Seeking Exposure, Third Party Candidates Begin Appearing in Presidential Polls
A recent poll shows that presumptive nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have record-high unfavorability ratings: 55 percent and 70 percent, respectively. Yet despite their unpopularity, th ...
20 Jun, 2016
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3 min read
Afraid of Disunity, Party Leaders Use Fear to Discourage Support for Alternative Candidates
Afraid of Disunity, Party Leaders Use Fear to Discourage Support for Alternative Candidates
Now that the major parties have all but decided who their nominees will be – with the official nominations coming this July – leaders in both parties are eager to unify their respective base ...
24 May, 2016
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5 min read
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 ...
17 May, 2016
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4 min read
An Independent's Case against Open Primaries
An Independent's Case against Open Primaries
There is little doubt that the major national parties have, on the whole, behaved atrociously this election season. On the Republican side, there have been loyalty pledges, insubstantial RNC-arra ...
04 May, 2016
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5 min read
Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
Zoom In: Frontrunners are full steam ahead in Acela PrimaryLast Tuesday, voters in the Acela Primary made their voices heard. Donald Trump swept the Republican primaries by large margins. In the ...
02 May, 2016
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5 min read
Over a Million Voters Denied Meaningful Say in Tuesday's Elections
Over a Million Voters Denied Meaningful Say in Tuesday's Elections
Just when you thought independents couldn’t face any more voter discrimination this year, they will be hit with four closed primaries in a single day on April 26.This comes a week after independe ...
26 Apr, 2016
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1 min read
Record Number of New Yorkers Cite Possible Cases of Fraud in Primaries
Record Number of New Yorkers Cite Possible Cases of Fraud in Primaries
Horror stories abound in New York after the Tuesday primaries as voters report being dropped from rolls, turned away by poll workers, and subjected to long lines in understaffed polling places. City a ...
21 Apr, 2016
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2 min read
Hillary Clinton Has A Wall Street Problem, But It Goes Far Beyond Speaking Fees
Hillary Clinton Has A Wall Street Problem, But It Goes Far Beyond Speaking Fees
Hillary Clinton has a problem, and it's not going away. But if you think I intend a Hillary screed, read no further. I do not.There are substantive reasons to oppose Mrs. Clinton for president; but th ...
18 Feb, 2016
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3 min read
Can Running as an Outsider Within the Two-Party System Change the Game?
Can Running as an Outsider Within the Two-Party System Change the Game?
Is the two-party system dissolving before our very eyes? Is the nation witnessing the breakdown of the political process, as we know it? We are in one of the most fervent presidential contests to take ...
02 Feb, 2016
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6 min read