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Cincinnati Five presidents in history have lost the popular vote but still have become president by winning the Electoral College. The most recent to do so is a familiar face, former President ...

Why did Al Gore lose despite winning more votes? Discover the complex and controversial role of the U.S. Electoral College ...

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The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Tarrant County Commissioners approved a new electoral ... approved the map on partisan lines, 3-2, which was released just days before the vote was taken.

A survey of more than 500 political scientists found that they believe the United States is headed towards authoritarian rule ...

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Have you ever heard of Mitticool Literally meaning cool with clay the company is the brainchild of Mansukhbhai Prajapati a tenthfail former laborer and tea who created an innovative solution to a prob ...