19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots -- and that's why we've got laws regulating behavior at polling places
- Written by Kristin Kanthak, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
A sign keeping campaigners at a distance in the New Hampshire presidential primary election at the Town Hall in Chichester, New Hampshire, Feb. 9, 2016. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAuthor Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th-century master of American macabre, may have died of dirty politics. According to legend, a gang of party...