How would you describe a member of the opposite political party? Maybe you find them “annoying” or even “stupid.” Or you might even call them “bigoted” or “immoral.

About 10 years ago, political scientist James Adams saw something troubling. New polls asked Americans whether they agreed or ...

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The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every ... said that he turned his head to look at the chart, narrowly avoiding the bullets fired ...

The recent assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir has raised a question mark over the reliability of exit poll forecasts again. Some are alleging that electronic voting machines (EVMs ...

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Democrats imagined that they would become the majority party as America became more racially diverse. It’s not working out ...

Despite their differences, these parties share commonalities in some respects and play a role in contesting the established political order. The Green Party of the United States, established in ...

Some can view that as just a cynical part of politics but, for Vance backers, it shows the Ohio senator can be shaped into virtually anything. That is the contrast at the heart of this year’s ...

Tributes have been paid from across the political spectrum ... 45% – Salmond had still succeeded in taking independence from a largely fringe view to "normalising independence as a popular ...