In presidential elections, do voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platform and positions best match their own? Or is the race for president of th

Analyzes political parties, candidates, primaries, conventions, delegates, campaigns, political finance, and voting.

In his latest book, Presidential Elections and Majority Rule, Edward Foley asks how the American electoral system can better represent the people. What kind of

This is the first study in half a century to focus on the election of 1796. At first glance, the first presidential contest looks unfamiliar—parties were frow

A fresh interpretation of the disputed presidential election of 1876 between Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden, which was characterized by allegations of elect