The selection process of party nominees for president of the United States reveals many of the undemocratic components of the American political system. As
Category: Voting/Elections
A couple of easy fixes for American political campaigns
Most of what is needed to make significant improvements to American democracy will be difficult. This is largely so because Republicans stand in opposition
Donald Trump and the Evangelical Industrial Complex
Republicans tend to believe that the bulwark of their strength comes from those people who are very conservative, which includes the millions of Evangelical
Hillary Clinton, meet Richard Nixon, and learn from him
The Town Hall meetings with the candidates in 2015-16 have been outstanding. They provide a real opportunity to hear from the candidates when they
What Hillary Clinton might say to help herself
Hillary Clinton finds herself on the defensive, doing rope-a-dope, against certain charges from both the media and Bernie Sanders. Where Sanders is concerned, Clinton’s
Democratic [and Republican] caucuses are not very democratic.
What’s so [small-d] democratic about this year’s [capital D] Democratic and Republican caucuses? Not much. The first time I caucused–back in 1972, in Missouri–I
For Republicans, it may not be about being conservative
Surprise, surprise, those Republican candidates who drone on about Donald Trump not really being a conservative may be right. But the perplexing question for
Is the country headed in the right direction?
Do you think that the country is headed in the right direction? When asked that question in public-opinion polls, Invariably, a majority of respondents
Trump’s 5th-Avenue-shootout fantasy
“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters,” said Donald Trump recently. Fasten your seat
A glimpse into Republican and Democratic brains
It is no secret that political polarization has increased in the United States in recent years. For those who heard President Obama speak on