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The Last Democratic Debate Had No Climate Change Questions. This Year That Will Change.

The Democratic Party refused to host a single issue climate debate, but as 20 presidential candidates square off in Miami this week, the topic is expected to be discussed.

Kate Wheeling

Stickers are made available to voters who cast a ballot in the mid-term elections at the Polk County Election Office on October 8th, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Social Justice

Why Are American Elections so Long?

Long campaigns cause candidates to prioritize fundraising, but shorter ones favor party-line voting.

Seth Masket

Senator Kamala Harris speaks to reporters on December 4th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

What Effects Will California’s Earlier Primary Have on the 2020 Presidential Election?

California will now be using early voting, which means Democrats in the state will be able to participate in the presidential nomination process around the same time as Iowa caucus-goers.

Seth Masket

A man casts a vote in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on February 20th, 2016, in West Columbia, South Carolina.

News in Brief

A Case for Keeping Primary Voting Confined to Party Members

Political parties at every level of government choose their nominees through primaries. That's the most important decision a party can make—and an organization's most important decisions should be made by members of that organization.

Seth Masket

News in Brief

The Body Language Behind the Presidential Debates

How candidates' bodies say more than their advertising buys ever will.

Jared Keller

News in Brief

To Primary or to Caucus?

What states get when they decide to hold a primary instead of a caucus—and why it matters so much.

Seth Masket