As Democrats and Republicans begin the march into their respective primary seasons, numerous sub-plots are developing. However, relative to the rights of voters to simply participate, what’s happening in Virginia -- with its potential for utter chaos -- is like something right out of Hollywood.

The hand wringing has already begun inside the beltway about when – and if – independent Michael Bloomberg enters the presidential race. The first question in the media revolves around who loses if Bloomberg runs. It’s a replay of the 2014 gubernatorial race in Maine where an Independent was accused of vote splitting. The pundits rush to tell people how to vote based on polls and vote splitting is very much the same and it’s a disservice.

It's almost a daily occurrence to see the phrase 'someone skipped Economics 101' in the comment sections on the IVN site or Facebook page.

It seems that everyone is a self-proclaimed expert in economics, fully certified by Google and Wikipedia.

More than six weeks ahead of the Illinois presidential primary, a number of issues with the presidential candidates' petitions may alter whether residents can vote as they anticipated.

On Thursday, the sixth anniversary of the controversial Citizens United decision, U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) held a press conference at North Clairemont Community Park in San Diego with CalPIRG to express support for campaign finance reform.

WDAM 7, a local station in southern Mississippi, reported on a new initiative Wednesday that would revamp the state's primary system. Initiative 57 seems to support a nonpartisan blanket primary, though the initiative simply refers to it as an "open primary," and the language isn't entirely clear.

There’s no doubt I don’t like VP Joe Biden’s (D) tactics when it comes to throwing both friends and foes under the proverbial bus when it advances his platform.

But one thing is certain, vice president ‘Potty Mouth,’ well-known for his timed expletives gets stuff done in Washington and is well liked in the Democratic Party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nwRiuh1Cug

Bernie Sanders may have released his most effective campaign ad to date, certainly one that will have people talking going into the February 1 Iowa Caucuses.

Since 2013, Kansas has required proof of citizenship to vote in elections. But there’s a small problem with that. While the Kansas voter registration form requires proof of citizenship, the federal voter registration form (available at eac.gov) does not.

Kansas has requested that the Election Assistance Commission amend the state-specific instruction to the federal forms to include proof of citizenship, but the Commission has not acted on this request.

The Concord Monitor's political blog, the Political Monitor, reported Wednesday that two bills have been introduced in the New Hampshire House of Representatives that would adopt approval voting for municipal and statewide elections.&