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Philadelphia, Penn. - Bernie Sanders' name will be placed in nomination and there will be a full roll-call vote on the Democratic National Convention (DNC) floor Tuesday night. The move comes following a large e-mail release by Wikileaks showing bias from party leaders, including DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in favor of Hillary Clinton. The 20,000+ emails even included correspondence with members of the press to help Clinton's image. Earlier Monday, mayhem exploded against Wasserman Sch

third par·ty noun: 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 that wasn’t ruled by the power classes, the Democrats and Republicans. A party that truly felt of the people, by the people, and for the people. In today’s rough-and-tumble political climate, it can be argued that never before has the country needed a third choice for president more desperately

Days after Brits voted to leave the EU, what will actually happen is far from certain. Millions have signed a petition for a second referendum, which Prime Minister David Cameron claims won't happen. Leading Brexit proponent Sean Grady argues that Britain won't actually leave anyway, as too many Brits fear they'll be unable to weather the short-term pain that will precede any anticipated long-term gain. Either way, the referendum was not legally binding so there are a number of options. Presum

Washington - While he isn't ready to throw in his campaign towel, Bernie Sanders says he will vote for Hillary Clinton in November. Speaking on MSNBC Friday morning, Sanders was asked whether he planned to vote for Clinton, “Yes. Yeah, I think the issue right here is, I’m going to do everything I can to defeat Donald Trump," the Vermont senator said. "I think Trump, in so many ways, will be a disaster for this country if he were to be elected president.” Sanders said he didn’t want to “parse w

To date, seventeen Democratic State Conventions, one legislative district convention, and one county convention have voted to either abolish or reform superdelegates. Following frustration voiced by Bernie Sanders and his supporters, Maine was the first state to pass a resolution at their convention in early May, followed closely by Alaska.Delegates Awarded to Democratic Candidates | InsideGov Since then, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, We

A new Gallup poll says that two-thirds of Americans now believe that the political system is broken in how we choose the president of the United States. A supermajority of America is soured on the whole process that has stood since 1856, when the Republicans joined Democrats in the use of political conventions to determine their party's candidate for president. But it could be much worse -- almost unimaginably worse. 1831, The First Political Convention It wasn't the Republicans or Democrat

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign back to San Diego, and spoke on the issues that have increased his popularity nationwide, including campaign finance reform, bridging the income gap, and opening presidential elections to all voters. "Together we are going to create an economy that works for all of us, not just wealthy contributors. America needs a democracy that does not mean a campaign finance system in which billionaires buy elections," Sanders said at an event in

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 moderates. This coincidence has nurtured a common misunderstanding: that independents are mostly moderates who want members of both parties to move toward the center. But a growing body of literature studying the precise political attitudes of the public – and especially moderates and independents – is

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank claims that Bernie Sanders' criticism of the Democratic Party's nomination process risks handing the presidency to Donald Trump. "The Vermont socialist is now running against the Democratic Party." So the name-calling begins. You should expect more as the Democratic establishment fears that the momentum building behind Sanders may produce a big win in California that could translate into nervous superdelegates and more difficulty at the Democratic Convention

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 point, as well as the reported number of votes in state caucuses--though caucus numbers are less reliable than primary elections. Here is summary analysis of state presidential primary election voter turnout to this point in the nomination process. Primary Turnout in 2016 Compared to Contests in 2008 and