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Beto O'Rourke Isn't a Viable Candidate, He's Just Trying to Go Viral
The former congressman's presidential campaign is moving like a wrecking ball — and could hurt his own party.
Make New York Great Again with This Street Art of a Punk George Washington
Visual artists Mint+Serf tap Richie Shazam to herald a new Americanism.
After Iowa: Rubio, Sanders, Trump All Have Big Opportunities in New Hampshire
Following the caucuses, candidates head to New Hampshire where Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump stand a good chance of making up ground.
Argentina’s Presidential Candidates Promise Calm After the Storms of the Kirchner Era
Although the top three candidates set themselves apart from the "intensity" of Kirchnerismo, they still share its political roots.
Nigeria's Presidential Candidates Are Bribing Citizens with Sugar and Rice
In anticipation of tomorrow's presidential election, Nigerian politicians are hoping to score some last-minute votes using bribes you can literally eat.
Making It a Pain in the Ass to Vote Is the American Way
When you see all the troubles at the polls on today—the long lines, the people being turned away, the Rick Scott’s of the system refusing to budge on helping voter’s cast their ballots—don’t be surprised. That's just how we do it in the Land of the...
Motherboard Is Liveblogging the Election
Coming at you from our highly fortified Command Center in Brooklyn.
Rocky Anderson Knows Mitt Romney Well and Thinks He Has No Integrity
Ross "Rocky" Anderson is the former mayor of Salt Lake City who worked with Mitt Romney during the 2002 Winter Olympics. He's running for president as a candidate of the Justice Party, which he created to campaign on a platform of social justice. We...
Horses, Bayonets, and the Sinking of Our Political Battleship at the Third Presidential Debate
The final debate lacked the novelty of the first debate, the antagonisms of the second debate, and Joe Biden’s laugh from the vice presidential debate. Everybody wanted to see it come to an end. We were ready to rip the Band-Aid off, even if a chunk of...
Meet the Secretive Corporation That Runs Our Presidential Debates
The big boss of the debate circus is called the Commission on the Presidential Debates. Proud owner of the primo web real estate www.debates.org, the CPD hasn’t bothered to change its homepage for four years.