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.

reported Thursday that billionaire David Koch has pledged "tens of millions of dollars" to support Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson in the 2016 election. This information reportedly was provided by a source within the Johnson campaign.

TheDC reports:

Of all the weirdest reasons that people support Donald Trump for president is the overwhelming concurrence of supporters that they love the fact that he 'speaks his mind.'

In most political circumstances, good statesmanship comes from eloquence and compromise, not bellicose rhetoric -- being plain-spoken usually doesn't get you very far as a politician.

Regardless of which candidate, Hillary Clinton (D) or Donald Trump (R), is “appointed” in November, there will be a cacophony of disappointed voters. Both front-runners have “historic” unfavorable ratings in national polls. They both have severe baggage that forces most voters, especially independents, to choose between “the lesser of two evils.”

California’s nonpartisan, top-two primary (authored by the Independent Voter Project) sends the top two vote-getters in June to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation.

On Wednesday afternoon, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump met with Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state and national security advisor to presidents Nixon and Ford, to discuss foreign policy.

In a 67-page ruling, Federal District Judge Julie Robinson blocked the enforcement of the Kansas voter ID law.

This is not the first time this law -- or its application -- has made it to the courts. The so-called 'Two-Tiered Voters' scheme -- in which voters without IDs could vote in federal elections but not state or local ones -- was struck down in state court in January.

Este junio, los votantes de San Diego tendrán la oportunidad de aumentar el salario mínimo de la ciudad para mantenerlo al nivel de la inflación y de los costos de vida. El tema tiene dividido a los candidatos para el Consejo de la Ciudad, y los argumentos a favor y en contra del aumento hacen referencia a los argumentos originales que planteó el primer salario mínimo.

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.

California election laws and election officials seem determined to stamp out the word "independent." The state seems eager to suppress that word, on voter registration forms, on ballots, and even in the Official Statewide Voter Guide.