Ron Paul’s Delegate Strategy Pays Off With Nevada, Maine Wins

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2012 He may have lost to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in both caucuses, but Ron Paul won a majority of the delegates in each state. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Big Whoop: Santorum Wins Alabama, Mississippi

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2012 Not to rain on Rick Santorum's parade, but Mitt Romney's campaign was unusually on the level when it dismissed Santorum's victories in the Deep South on Tuesday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Decades-Old Bombs Still a Threat to Laos

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2011 Last week, delegates from dozens of countries traveled to Beirut to talk about Laos, where decades after the Vietnam War there are still an estimated 80 million unexploded bombs scattered across fields and forests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Much Voting Clout Do You Have?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2008 As you head to the polls Tuesday, keep this thought in mind: A voter in Wyoming is three and a half times more influential than a voter in Florida. Thanks to the Electoral College, it's possible to become president with only 16 percent of the population's support. Yay, Democracy! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Throws Florida, Michigan a Bone

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2008 Now that he is assured of his party's nomination, Barack Obama has asked the Democratic credentials committee to award full votes to delegates from Florida and Michigan. Those states held primaries in violation of party rules, and their disputed delegations became a major source of division between supporters of Hillary Clinton and of Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mutiny at the Democratic National Convention?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2008 A defiant new group of Democrats calling itself the Denver Group has started a campaign to make sure the Democratic presidential nomination remains open until August's convention in Denver, leaving the game open to certain contenders (read: HRC) instead of following the "presumptive nominee Barack Obama" plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Campaign Soundtrack

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 3, 2008 Crank up your iPods, everyone. Herewith, a musical guide to the endgame of the epic contest for the Democratic nomination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Party Unity

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Half-Votes for Florida, Michigan Democratic Delegates

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2008 It was clear who sided with which candidate on Saturday in Washington after Democratic Party officials reached a decision on seating delegates from this winter's Florida and Michigan primaries -- cheers and angry jeers erupted when committee members explained that they would seat the delegates from both states with half-votes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blame to Share in Primary Farce

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 29, 2008 When the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee meets Saturday to determine the status of the votes cast in the Michigan and Florida primaries, its members should try to look past self-serving campaign arguments and bumbling party leaders' silly attempts to save face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blind, Endless Movement

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 23, 2008 Clinton wants only one thing -- the presidency -- and she wants it now, not later. If success means using the Florida and Michigan "issue" to tie the party in knots until the convention, so be it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton’s Last Stand

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 23, 2008 Hillary Clinton is talking as if the battle over seating disputed delegations from Florida and Michigan at the Democratic National Convention is the greatest crisis for democracy since the 2000 Florida recount. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )