However, with all the focus on one candidate, the media is ignoring the minor party candidates in the race.
In 2010, California became the second state to adopt a nonpartisan, “Top-Two” primary, where all candidates and voters participate on the same ballot.
There’s a common misconception about the purpose of the Top-Two primary that infects nearly every commentator, political scientist, and other so-called election expert: that Top-Two is intended to produce moderation.
1. The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union sues New Hampshire secretary of state over restrictive ballot access laws.
"The law says third parties may not gather signatures to petition their way onto ballots before Jan. 1 of the election year. It took effect Tuesday."
"We all know the end point for the Israeli-Palestinian process is simple. Everybody knows it. It's a two-state solution. We know roughly what the contours of those states would be. The problem getting there involves a lot of painful concessions on both sides.”—Fareed Zakaria
The 95 percent of Americans who eat chicken may want to take notice: the inspections regime for processing chickens and turkeys is likely to undergo major changes as the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) pushes onward in its expansion of a pilot program that will apply to all of the country's poultry processing plants.
We like to believe that money isn't everything when it comes to match-ups in the general election, but in reality it can be a pretty good indicator of who will be the last ones standing come November 4.
The U.S. Senate race in Kansas is grabbing national attention as independent candidateGreg Orman gains serious ground on the major party candidates.
As the 2014 general election season comes into view, absentee voters in some states will participate in the voting process under new rules. Here’s a rundown of new absentee ballot rules for Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Ohio.
“Yes, Jesus loved children, but he also respected law. He said, render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s.”—Pastor Robert Jeffries, explaining why Jesus would want to build a fence on the Southern border.
op-ed in the New York Times declaring that in order to “save America” it was necessary to “end partisan primaries.”
After much debate, division, and uncertainty, the U.S. House, Senate, and President Obama all agreed to pass legislation to allow the Highway Trust Fund to continue operating in the short term. However, this new bill of $10.8 billion does not actually put more money into the highway fund.