Jim Clyburn spoke about the 1876 presidential election at the end of his speech at the Aiken County Democratic Party Blue ...

That was it. That stopped with this election because it was so incredibly corrupt and people who had the right to vote were not allowed to vote. Then we fast-forward to 1876, the presidential election ...

Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election not only failed, but some of them also ...

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An assassination attempt. A new Democratic presidential nominee. A seismic Supreme Court decision. A look back at one of the ...

When the US Constitution was written in 1787, the Electoral College was created to pick the US president using a majority ...

For a troubling answer, a new book looks at the aftermath of the 1872 Louisiana governor's election between William Pitt ...

Nowhere is the complete lack of democracy more apparent than in the system to elect the president of the United States: the ...

In the last eight elections, we have seen one key indicator of success: the candidate who wins the popular vote outside ...

Five U.S. presidents, including two since 2000, have won the White House despite losing the popular vote. A plan to ensure ...

Only five US presidential elections have seen the ultimate victor in the Electoral College actually lose the popular vote ...