For decades, two traditional political parties have dominated the electoral landscape. But as independents surge, that could ...

Political scientist Lee Drutman joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss America's winner-take-all system, its flaws, and whether ...

Lost in the shuffle: the oldest third party in America, the Prohibition Party (mascot: the camel), which had won and then lost its signature issue without ever elbowing its way into power in ...

The Democrats' long-term strategy is to stoke racial resentment to build their coalition and energize non-white voters.

A centrist political party now has space in American politics because of the pull in polar opposite directions from ...

The two-party system is a relic that no longer fits modern America's diverse, dynamic fabric. Our nation is too vast and varied to be reduced to red versus blue, liberal versus conservative.