Joe Manchin left the Democratic Party, registered as an independent and is now testing whether his centrist brand can become ...

James Carville warns the Democratic Party may have to splinter as Democratic Socialists gain ground and younger voters reject traditional party values.

Ask any group of Americans, and the majority of them will express deep hatred for the two-party system. Support for a third party (though not any specific third party) is at an all-time high according ...

The group No Labels is working to gain ballot access for a potential independent unity ticket in the 2024 presidential election. Shutterstock If they could have, they would have. But thanks to ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. This is part of Two Bad, a series exploring Americans’ lackluster enthusiasm for the 2024 election ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Nicholas Antonucci, a social studies teacher in the Sachem school district who briefly ran in the 2022 Democratic primary in Congressional District 1. Imagine a ...

From closed primaries and gerrymandered districts to ballot-access barriers and debate rules, the two-party system limits voter choice long before Election Day.

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Those who say the two-party system is simply obsolete are ignoring that we need a healthy government and ...