As the country navigates the momentous episode of an impeachment, the political arena also presents other significant challenges with the Democratic party in full primary season. While these are transcendental events, there are other substantial issues that also deserve our attention, like the barriers to voter registration facing the Latinx community in Florida. In Florida,…
On March 3, Colorado joins 13 other states in holding presidential nominating contests as part of Super Tuesday. A few features of this contest are new and fairly novel for presidential nomination contests, so this seems like a good space to discuss some of them. What is particularly noteworthy is that Colorado’s Democrats will be…
Every state has some sort of primary election to help assist each political party in obtaining their nominee for President. Some states have closed primaries, others have open primaries, and a select few have caucuses. In 2020, three states – Iowa, Nevada, and Wyoming –will have presidential caucuses, with Iowa having a caucus for both…
Read this post in Spanish If it seems peculiar to you that the Republican and Democratic parties host presidential primaries in Puerto Rico, a non-incorporated territory of the US whose residents cannot vote in the general election, you are not alone. Only 4% of eligible voters residing in Puerto Rico cast a vote during the…
Texas has been an important state during the past three presidential nomination cycles for both Democrats and Republicans, and the March 3, 2020 primaries will likely be influential for candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination. Texas has the 3rd largest allocation of pledged delegates (228) to the Democratic National Convention. For Texans not already registered…
Malik Sekou, professor of political science and history at the University of the Virgin Islands, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the Vote campaign are those of the authors and contributors alone and do not represent the views of…
Logan Woods, PhD candidate at the University of Michigan, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the Vote campaign are those of the authors and contributors alone and do not represent the views of APSA. The presidential primary election in…
Williams Yamkam, assistant professor and Chair of the campus chapter of the American Democracy Project at the University of Arkansas, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the Vote campaign are those of the authors and contributors alone and do…