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...Democratic contests are not winner-take-all. Candidates win delegates in proportion to their percentage of the vote (above a 15% threshold...
ALASKA The independent vote, which has favored McCain, is strong in this northern outpost...
...represent some of the most vital forces for change in American politics. Many students, even those who identify with party platforms outside the narrow band of blue and red, tend to dismiss third party candidates as woefully unelectable. But democracies are set up with the intent that people will vote for the candidate that serves their interests, not the candidate most likely to win.Admittedly, naysayers have a point about electability: A third-party candidate faces difficult odds in winning the next presidential election. However, a strong show of support for a particular third-party platform might compel the two major...
...vote that reflected divisions among Cambridge residents, the city’s School Committee narrowly approved a contract extension for Superintendent Thomas D. Fowler-Finn, an administrator known equally for boosting test scores and a brusque management style that has alienated colleagues and parents alike...
...deciding vote was cast by newly-elected Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons, who chairs the six-member committee...