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Democrats aim to design a presidential nomination process that gives everyone a voice – and produces a winning candidate

Recommended Reading / July 18th, 2022 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Like clockwork every four years, Democrats hunker down to tweak their rules for presidential nomination, and right now they’re finely tuning the 2024 calendar. The party has routinely pinned its hopes on nomination rules to pave the way for a November win.

Democratic Party, Democrats

How The Use of Red and Blue in Politics Has Changed Over Time

Bias / November 4th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

Cable news outlets have switched political colors over time. Red used to mean Democrat, and blue used to mean Republican.

Media Industry, Media Bias, Democrats, Republican Party, Right-Wing, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Politics

Media Bias Alert: Politifact “Fact Check” Is Actually Analysis

Bias / January 13th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. America is politically volatile and has been for some time , and in recent weeks things have only escalated . Amid the turmoil, people are clamoring for cold, hard facts. Fact checking sites like Politifact (Lean Left bias)...

Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, Democrats, Kamala Harris, Ayanna Pressley, Nancy Pelosi

When Two Parties Aren’t Enough For Some People

Recommended Reading / December 2nd, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

It is deeply frustrating for many Democrats that Dianne Feinstein and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are members of the same political party. Most Republicans are equally unhappy that they are forced to count both Mitt Romney and Donald Trump, Jr. within their ranks. Such is life in a two-party...

Democrats, Political Polarization, GOP, Unity

Republicans and Democrats Switch Stances on Trade, Syria, Immigration

Bias / October 21st, 2019 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

While there can certainly be a lot of ideological diversity among members of the same political party, Republicans and Democrats generally share the same stances on key issues as their fellow party members. So when ideas switch parties entirely, things can get interesting. Today, issues...

Republican Party, Democrats, Immigration, Syria, Trade, Free Trade

Illegal ballot harvesting caused a do-over House election in North Carolina. What are the pros and cons?

News / September 10th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

A U.S. House special election in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district on Tuesday is essentially a do-over after a candidate’s 2018 victory was negated by allegations of illegal ballot harvesting . The election could flip a longtime Republican district, and has shifted national...

Ballot Harvesting, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, North Carolina, Donald Trump, Republican Party, Democrats, Government

Second Democratic Debate Reveals CNN Media Bias

News / August 1st, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

The second round of the Democratic debates , held Tuesday and Wednesday nights in Detroit, revealed media bias on the part of CNN and its moderators. AllSides tracked how many direct questions and follow-up questions were asked of each candidate and found a clear bias. Former Vice...

Media Bias, CNN, Democratic Debates, Democrats, Election 2020

Easter Worshippers or Christians? Obama, Clinton and Other Democrats Accused of Bias

Bias / April 23rd, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

In the aftermath of the horrific Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed 321 Christians and others who were observing the holiday and wounded 500 others, some commentators and media figures criticized statements from prominent Democrats as being biased (subconsciously or not)...

Christian, Religion And Faith, Christians, Sri Lanka, Democrats, Bias Against Conservatives, Radical Islamic Terrorism, Terrorism

Political Polarization in America, in Two Fascinating Charts

News / March 12th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Polarization in America is something I've been able to get a clear sense of when reading the news or checking social media, but ever since I saw these two charts illustrating the problem, I haven't been able to get them out of my head. The first, from The Economist (Lean Left media bias...

Media Bias, Polarization, Political Polarization, Democrats, Republican Party, Civil Discourse

Democrats Take Control of House as Nancy Pelosi Assumes Speakership

Story of the Week / January 3rd, 2019 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

As Democrats took control of the House of Representatives on Thursday, Nancy Pelosi won the speakership, vowing to focus on climate change, health care, and LGBTQ equality. Some criticized Pelosi and the Democrats for their agenda, characterizing it as fiscally irresponsible, weak on...

US House, Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Democrats, Donald Trump, Story Of The Week, News

Trump and Democrats Blame Each Other as Government Shutdown Drags On

Story of the Week / December 27th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The partial government shutdown had no end in sight on Thursday as President Trump and Democrats remained at an impasse over funding for Trump's border wall. Both sides of the aisle have depicted the shutdown as needless and preventable. Some have accused Democrats of being obstructionist...

Immigration, Government Shutdown, Border Wall, Donald Trump, Democrats, Story Of The Week, News

INFOGRAPHIC: How Political Bias Fools Us

Bias / June 29th, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

Republicans are wrong about Democrats. Democrats are wrong about Republicans. It turns out that Americans are not so good at determining how many people with certain characteristics belong to either of the major political parties. A study by scholars Douglas Ahler and Gaurav Sood that was...

Media Bias, Bias Against Conservatives, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Democrats

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