Some Republican-led counties are refusing to certify election results, which, if it spreads, could destabilize American democracy.
Republicans articles on Democracy Chronicles
Founded by anti-slavery activists, there have been 18 presidents who were Republicans in U.S. history, the first being Abraham Lincoln. Today the party is considered a conservative party. Also see our articles on the Democrats, the conservative leaning Tea Party, and our Third Party Central section.
How Redistricting Gives Republicans New Political Power
In this year’s midterm elections, Republicans are expected to take control of the House, and redistricting has given them a leg up.
Most See Their Own Party’s Falsehoods As More Acceptable
The study on partisan biases has significance for understanding the hyperpolarized political environment in the United States today.
Florida Doesn’t Need a Speech Czar
Full disclosure: I’m a liberal Democrat. So, I won’t be sending in my vote-by-mail ballot for Ron DeSantis in November. Nor will I vote for him in 2024.
GOP Spends Millions On Election Volunteers To Search For Fraud
The [RNC’s] volunteers could lay the groundwork for future court challenges where the Trump campaign came up short in 2020.
The Doom Spiral of Pernicious Polarization
The 2020 elections exposed America as a democracy perhaps more dangerously divided than any other wealthy democratic state.
The Little Boxes Making A Mockery Of Campaign Finance Laws
Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon, facing challenge, wanted to send an urgent message to allies ahead of the primaries: It was time to fight.
Idaho GOP riven by primary civil war
A heightened version of the national divisions sparked primaries against the governor, attorney general, and a congressman.
A Rational Two-Party System?
Partisan primaries followed by a plurality-winner general election is a sensible way for an electorate to make a clear policy choice?
Fake Threat: Voter Fraud By Undocumented Immigrants
Republican leaders and candidates are increasingly claiming without basis that illegal immigrants are gaining access to the ballot box.