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.

Unlike his opponents, Donald Trump seems to love to fly around the country and pop in to speak before large crowds at every contest. It didn't matter what his prospects of winning were, there was Trump, on the campaign warpath.

But the jet-setting Trump seems to have completely realized the importance of his home state, New York, and seems to now be changing his strategy to focusing on a New York sweep rather than scurrying around the country filling stadiums.

If the 1924 Democratic Convention can claim the prize of the 'Klan-bake' Convention, 2016 will surely become known as the year of the 'Wall-Nuts' on the Republican side.

It fits too well, and unfortunately sums up what many are holding as a single issue platform for supporting their candidate--the isolation of America's borders behind both literal walls and walls of anti-immigration legislation.

Could the 2016 GOP Convention really go 103 rounds of voting (or more) like the 1924 debacle?

FairVote believes that every vote should matter and be heard in every public election. The fundamental goal of any primary election system should be to help foster a general election that will include meaningful choices, real competition, and fair representation. That said, a primary election system funded by the taxpayers ideally will allow voters real choices among an array of candidates, encourage both positive and inclusive primary campaigns, and elect or advance winners that are reflective of as many voters as possible.

The voter turnout in the Wisconsin primaries Tuesday surpassed expectations and broke records. Around 1.1 million voters turned out in the Republican primary while 1 million showed up on the Democratic side. It was the highest primary turnout in the state in decades.

The 49% voter turnout smashed the 40% projection made by the Government Accountability Board, even beating the 47.7% turnout of 1972 when George McGovern (D) and Richard Nixon (R) won their respective primaries.

Q: Why does the US have just one party more than China?

A. Access barriers to ballots and debates?

B. Big Money in politics?

C. Collusion between the two major parties?

D. Duverger's Law?

Ohio may be illegally purging thousands of citizens from its registration rolls. That is what a new lawsuit is alleging, according to a recent article published on MSNBC. Ohio is always a key battleground state in presidential election and may once again be the deciding factor in November.

MSNBC reports:

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