Come on, raise your hand if you think our Constitution contains a single word about a popular election for the office of President of the United States. Sorry, but nowhere does it say there must be an election of any kind outside the Electoral College.

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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) suggested the Iowa Straw Poll, a 33-year-old Republican ritual, is no longer a useful part of the GOP presidential pr...

In 2012, Obama built up an impregnable firewall of trust and loyalty and admiration across all ethnic lines. The slightest racial dig, inference, let alone the crude race baiting against him from some circles, was met with instant and fierce public outrage.

The contention by the GOP presidential candidate that the present U.S. Navy's somewhat smaller active ship inventory than in 1917 has a direct and ne...

In any other election, the third-party candidates would be applauded by millions of Americans and even get their votes, and deserve to get their votes. But this election is not that election. Romney has made sure of that.

Anyone can be trained to detect a lie quickly and with a fair degree of accuracy. Here are three keys to successful detection during the presidential campaign.

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Nate Cohn, electionate@TNR I'll post about 1824, when John Quincy Adams became the Pres...

In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received an identical number of votes. In 1824, four candidates ran for president, with the result that no one received a majority of the popular vote.

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Craig Montuori, PolitiHacks, Founder Most likely is 1948, but 1980 comes up as a strong second. �...

These ridiculous vagaries of Indian politics, which several regional players play out, may never infect the American system, clearly established in a two-party political debate and balance.

After the election those votes which we so freely give will not mean as much as those that have been bought. The corporations, the PACs, the special interest groups that dominate the elections will be heard and the voice of the voter ignored and forgotten.

Government spending and programs to many are tantamount to hand outs to undeserving blacks and the poor and that in turn equals money snatched from the pockets of hard working whites.

The Supreme Court's decision to take up affirmative action will likely be used by the GOP as an issue to back Obama into a corner and hopefully get him to take a strong public position.

There is one reason to be optimistic that, "Black Swans" aside, 2012 will be a good year for Americans and Canadians. It's called the American presidential election year.