Parties have been declining over the decades as control of nominations to office has shifted from party leaders to party ...

The public sees a number of specific problems with American politics. Partisan fighting, the high cost of political campaigns, and the outsize influence of special interests and lobbyists are each ...

Political party systems are the frameworks through which organised interests compete for power in democratic and non-democratic regimes alike. Their dynamics encompass the emergence, decline and ...

Are Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump really the two best candidates for America’s most demanding and important job? Hardly. Trump tried to reverse the last election. And ...

A popular English adage says: 'If you cannot beat them, join them.' There are various forms of political parties, namely: ideological, mass, democratic, mission, personality and broker parties, as ...

After the Constitution was signed in 1781, Benjamin Franklin was asked whether it created a republic or a monarchy. A republic, Franklin replied, if you can keep it. In his 1796 farewell address, ...

In the lead-up to Election Day 2024, like every election before it, disaffection with the two major-party presidential candidates is bubbling. Many thoughtful and idealistic Americans are considering ...

A majority of Americans believe the two major political parties do not represent them well. The parties have become more ideologically consistent, leading to extreme policies and candidates. Close ...

Some lawmakers are speaking out against closed, single-party primaries, which they see as part of a system that limits voter choice and incentivizes elected officials to prioritize party loyalty.

Are Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump really the two best candidates for America's most demanding and important job? Hardly. Trump tried to reverse the last election. And ...

Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, says territory’s rules around who can donate to political parties and how much ...