Many Americans are unhappy with the two major parties but seldom support alternatives. New England is an exception.
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State resistance to federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota illustrates how federalism keeps authority divided and disputed.
There are lessons from history for today’s divided America. Political division in the second half of the 19th century produced more problems than solutions. But it did end − at the ballot box.
The mechanics of upending American democracy would entail surmounting a thick tangle of constitutional, bureaucratic, legal and political obstacles.
If Democrats benefit from higher turnout and Trump is unpopular, they could heavily defeat Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
Democrats’ surprise at the results of the 2024 presidential election is partly a result of pollsters’ inaccuracies and partly of partisan filter bubbles.
Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights evidence-based changes that could improve matters without tearing the nation apart.
The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a period of just days.
Voters have cast their ballots. Now the 2024 US presidential election comes down to the Electoral College.
In US history, there have been many memorable elections – including those involving quick, decisive wins and others subjected to drawn-out legal battles.
The vagaries of polling – and, most of all, the vagaries of the US electoral system – mean there is little point attempting to read the tea leaves beyond the broad public sentiment polling captures.
As the US election comes to a head, polls still show a close race.
No, it’s not the TV news networks. The presidential election certification process is a lot more complicated than that − and as Americans learned in 2020, it can take a long time.
In America’s convoluted system, a presidential candidate can win the popular vote, yet lose the electoral vote in a landslide. Here’s why this system exists.
Pennsylvania is the battleground state with the most Electoral College votes. While everyone will want to know the outcome of the vote there as soon as possible, it’s going to take time.
Blue dot signs are going up across Omaha to show support for Kamala Harris. Heavily Republican Nebraska splits its electoral votes, and Omaha cast its single vote for Dems in 2008 and 2020.
Those depressing articles that say ‘This one secret, magic thing will overturn the election results and your vote won’t count’? An election law scholar calls them ‘electoral process porn.’
Every other country that used an electoral college has been unsatisfied with the results and chosen another way to pick a leader.
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are spending an awful lot of time in Pennsylvania. Why? Because Pennsylvania voters hold one set of keys to the White House.
A little-noticed provision of the US Constitution would strip any state of almost all its electoral votes if legislators sought to overrule the will of the voters.
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Professor, Political Science Department, College of the Holy Cross
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie Campus, Penn State
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