U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is on a winning streak, having won eight of the last nine contests. Though Sanders still trails in terms of pledged delegates (whose support is tied to electoral outcomes in caucuses and primaries) by a count of 1,287 to 1,037, his deficit among superdelegates is even larger.
Of the many state primaries and caucuses so far with rampant voter confusion, North Dakota and Colorado are perhaps the worst offenders. In these two states, voters had very little say and the winners were left to party officials to decide.
North Dakota is a unique state in that it doesn’t have any voter registration. Voters are simply trusted to be eligible and a resident of the state based on the ID they bring to the booth. But this year, things are even weirder in North Dakota.
San Diego's Primary Might Be the Only Opportunity to VoteFew voters know the extent to which the partisan establishment has rigged the rules, even in nonpartisan local races, to reduce competition.San Diego’s 50%+1 primary election rule is an example of keeping the voters from even knowing there is a race in the first place!
A Trump supporter from Colorado is not happy with the Republican Party. And for good reason. Instead of conducting a primary election or a caucus, which would give regular voters the opportunity to vote for the next president of the United States, the Republican Party of Colorado chose to hold only a state convention. At a state convention, only party insiders are invited to attend and the rules are governed exclusively by the party leadership.
At the convention, party insiders gave all of the state's 34 delegates to Ted Cruz, without a vote.
Law professor Michael Gilbert published an essay in the Columbia Law Review making one of the most counter-intuitive claims about voter ID laws possible -- that it actually makes voter fraud worse.
On Friday, April 8, a new Field Poll revealed that, similar to the current Republican race for the presidential nomination, California’s Democratic primary is becoming increasingly competitive.
As the Republican presidential nomination seemingly narrows to two candidates, others in the GOP are reportedly seeking a stealth candidate with a military background.
During an interview with Bloomberg's Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, Kansas City Mayor Sly James talked about, among other things, the Democratic presidential race and his role as a superdelegate. A committed Hillary Clinton supporter, James said it is his obligation to stay loyal to her and make sure other superdelegates who have committed to her do the same.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will take a brief break from the presidential campaign trail to attend a conference hosted by the Vatican next week. Sanders was invited by the chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, which is hosting a gathering on social, economic, and environmental issues, according to a report from the Washington Post.
Hillary Clinton recently touted her longstanding loyalty to the Democratic Party and the importance of being a "real" Democrat nominee. Bernie Sanders, previously the longest serving independent in Congress, declared as a Democrat because of our system's unfavorable treatment of independents and third party candidates.