United States presidential primaries

A group of American voters gathered at a BBQ restaurant in Mexico City to watch the Democratic presidential debate broadcast from Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 2020.

For overseas voters, a primary of their own

Elections

US citizens who live abroad and are registered under the Democratic Party will be able to cast their ballots in the Democrats Abroad primary, a little-known vote that could sway election results. 

Democratic US presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers at a campaign field office in Iowa City, Iowa, Feb. 2, 2020.

Iowans debate how to make the caucuses more inclusive

US politics

VIDEO: As voters choose, eyes on Ohio, Georgia in Super Tuesday elections

Global Politics

VIDEO: Santorum sweeps with wins in Minnesota, Colorado caucuses, Missouri primary

Global Politics

Ohio and Georgia GOP Chairs Talk Super Tuesday

Themes from the GOP Candidate Super Tuesday Speeches

After Super Tuesday, the GOP contest is no longer all over the map. The candidates’ speeches last night reflected their current status: Romney as the tentative frontrunner, Santorum the conservative with a headwind, Gingrich a factor but probably not a player, and Ron Paul as the embodiment of voter anger. David Weigel writes for Slate. […]

The Tweets of Super Tuesday

The dialogue of the 2012 election has been defined in a large part through social media, and Super Tuesday was no different. Republican presidential candidates, journalists, and voters from across the country tweeted yesterday about their opinions of the GOP primary race.    John Hockenberry breaks down Super Tuesday from the point of view of […]

Romney Narrowly Clinches Ohio in Super Tuesday’s Closest Contest

The results are in. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney edged a narrow victory in Ohio, the most hotly contested state, and Massachusetts, Virginia, Vermont, Idaho and Alaska. Elsewhere, Rick Santorum won Oklahoma and Tennessee and Newt Gingrich won his home state of Georgia. But what do these results mean for the rest of the GOP […]

Does the GOP Need to Fix its Primary System?

Here’s a question you may not have asked yourself: why does the Republican party hold primaries and caucuses at all? Is there a better system than the long, drawn out process of staggered elections which push and pull the political momentum towards different candidates at different points in the cycle? Wouldn’t it be easier to […]

Top of the Hour: Voice of a Georgia Voter on Super Tuesday, Morning Headlines

Nearly one-third of the delegates needed to clinch the Republican presidential nomination are up for grabs today. We speak with one voter, Priscilla Benitez, who joins us from Atlanta, Georgia.