U.S. Election: October's Political Surprises
by Professor Don DeBats, Flinders University Halloween indeed brought surprises, most of them scary, especially for the Clinton camp. With just a week to go Election […]
Archive Tag: Election 2016
Two forgotten prizes: The U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives
By Sarah John, Research Director, FairVote In Australia you might get the impression that, for Americans, November 8th will be all about deciding between Donald Trump and […]
Record high primary turnout in 2016 concentrated in the Republican Party
By Sarah John, FairVote USA, info@fairvote.org After six months of voting and caucusing, the world’s most participatory process for nominating party candidates is coming to an […]
Clinton's Empire State
In reality, the Democratic primary was over several weeks ago when Hillary Clinton clinched strong wins in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, and Missouri. Tonight’s result […]
Michigan was a Fluke
As I noted in my last blog, the question at the forefront of the minds of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday morning was, ‘Was Michigan a […]
Dump Trump? Second Last Chance?
By Prof Don DeBats The inept group that considers itself the “grown-up wing” of the Republican Party remains flummoxed, infuriated, and largely immobilized by Donald Trump, […]
Donald trumping all in the Republican race
Donald trumping all in the Republican race is only possible thanks to an undemocratic system Article by Rodrigo Praino, Flinders Lecturer, School of Social and Policy […]
The Only Numbers that Matter
A favourite aphorism of politicians seeking to lower the public’s expectations of their performance in the pre-vote polls is that, ‘the only poll that matters is […]
Super Tuesday Democratic Edition: What Happened, What Now, and Where Next?
What Happened? Super Tuesday represented the first chance for front runners Hillary Clinton to solidify her position ahead of rival Senator Bernie Sanders. Clinton swept the […]