When lawmakers created closed party primaries for many political offices, they also created a lot of confusion voters who are ...

The American Independent Party of California, which nominated Kennedy last month, had backed George Wallace, the former Alabama governor and notorious segregationist, in the 1960s. In a video ...

A top Florida Democrat issued a scathing seven-word rebuke as he announced his surprise departure from the Democratic Party.

Louisiana’s new closed primaries begin next April. State officials are backing a change to dissolve the Independent Party in ...

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans Tuesday to run on an independent ballot line regardless of whether he wins the ...

Placating the South was necessary because Alabama Governor George Wallace entered the election as a third party candidate for the American Independent Party, running on a platform of extreme ...

In 1964, 1972, and 1976 he ran as a Democrat, failing three times to receive the party's nomination. In 1968, running as an American Independent, he was popular enough with voters to secure a ...