Rival Democrats Accuse Bloomberg of Trying to Buy Election
With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning Sunday were fixated on a rival who wasn’t contesting the state.
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Bloomberg Visits Democrats in Virginia Under Shadow of Stop-and-Frisk
Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg headlined a Democratic event in Virginia Saturday night, hoping to win the state come Super Tuesday despite his history with controversial actions and statements on race.
Read moreIn Sacramento Rally, Buttigieg Details Plan to Diversify His Base
Joining a bevy of experienced contenders, including a popular California senator, Pete Buttigieg landed in Sacramento last fall as an underdog looking for a spark in a state ready for a leading role in the Democratic presidential primary and re-emerged Friday an ascending Democratic star.
Read moreBloomberg Woos Voters in Gateway to Deep South Ahead of Super Tuesday
As other hopefuls for the Democratic nomination for president dig out of New Hampshire and take their chances in Nevada’s primary Saturday, Bloomberg focused on a city that does not normally get much attention from presidential campaigns: Chattanooga, once regarded as gateway to the Deep South.
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Confidence in Acceptance of Election Results Tied to News Consumption
In the wake of the chaotic Iowa Caucus and a tight race in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, the Pew Research Center revealed Wednesday that public engagement – and the source – in election news has a bigger impact on whether people accept election results than party affiliations.
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Virginia Democrats See Long-Awaited Returns at 2020 Midpoint
Mark Sickles joined the Virginia House of Delegates 16 years ago, but 2020 marks the Fairfax Democrat’s first in the legislative majority. Already the change is noticeable.
Read moreNevada Worried About Repeating Iowa Fiasco
Concerns have been growing that next week’s Nevada caucuses could repeat the chaos that ensnared the Iowa vote, with Nevada facing many of the same organizational and technical challenges that crippled Iowa’s process.
Read moreYang and Bennet Drop Out of Presidential Race
Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign was met with bemusement, shoulder shrugs and dismissiveness when he first announced it in November 2016.
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Sanders Wins New Hampshire Primary
Senator Bernie Sanders was in the lead in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night with Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar not far behind.
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On Eve of Primary, Sanders Keeps Lead in New Hampshire Poll
Senator Bernie Sanders continues to lead in New Hampshire heading into Tuesday’s primary, according to a poll released on the eve of the contest.
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All Eyes on New Hampshire After Iowa Caucus Chaos
While tens of millions of Democrats across the country anxiously await some clarity in a remarkably muddled race, a scant 250,000 voters — roughly the population of Glendale, Arizona — will go to the polls in tiny New Hampshire on Tuesday.
Read moreBiden Tells NH Democrats That Buttigieg ‘Not a Barack Obama’
Scrambling to salvage his presidential campaign, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of Pete Buttigieg on Saturday, mocking Buttigieg’s experience as a small city mayor and cutting down the comparisons Buttigieg has drawn to the last Democratic president, declaring: “This guy’s not a Barack Obama.”
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Online Conspiracy Theories Flourish After Iowa Caucus Fiasco
Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on the internet that the U.S. election is rigged or vulnerable to tampering.
Read moreDemocrats Attack Trump and Front-Runners in New Hampshire Debate
In the final debate before the New Hampshire primary, held Friday night at St. Anselm College, six of the contenders for the Democratic nomination spent more time contrasting themselves with President Trump than each other.
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Democrats Prepare for New Hampshire Debate as Urgency Rises
The Democratic Party’s seven strongest presidential contenders are preparing for what could be the fiercest debate stage clash of the 2020 primary season as candidates look to survive the gauntlet of contests that lie ahead.
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Bernie Sanders Faces Friendly Electorate in New Hampshire
Elizabeth Warren’s path to victory may have to go through fellow progressive Bernie Sanders. And after Sanders’ strong showing in Iowa, that path became far more difficult heading into Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.
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Caucus Results Put Buttigieg and Sanders Neck and Neck in Iowa
With just over 96% of the Iowa caucus results reported early Thursday, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg maintained a razor-thin lead over Senator Bernie Sanders. The final outcome has still not been determined, however, and it is not clear when that will happen.
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Sen. Jones, Endangered in Deep-Red Alabama, Voting to Convict Trump
Seen as the Democratic Party’s most vulnerable target in this fall’s elections, Senator Doug Jones from deep-red Alabama said Wednesday he will vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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Bloomberg Doubles Ad Spending After Iowa Chaos
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is doubling the already massive amount of money he will spend on advertising, an effort to lift his Democratic presidential bid and capitalize on the chaotic outcome of Monday’s Iowa caucuses.
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Maryland’s Mfume Nominated to Vie for Cummings’ House Seat
Baltimore was still Kweisi Mfume’s after all these years as the former congressman and NAACP executive director won a special primary election that makes him a shoe-in to retake his former seat in Maryland’s 7th House district.
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