OPINION March 3, 2020 Richard Fowler: Buttigieg, Klobuchar will remain Democratic titans far beyond 2020 presidential race It's clear that rank-and-file Democrats are looking for real voices willing to fight for inclusion, representation, and seats at the table for all Americans.
ELECTIONS March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday could leave race even more unsettled, as Biden aims to check Sanders’ momentum As Biden’s South Carolina win prompted rivals to drop out and close ranks behind him, the former vice president is now a viable threat to Sanders. And Super Tuesday, in turn, may not settle things as much as previously thought.
ELECTIONS March 2, 2020 Democracy 2020 Digest: Bloomberg won’t budge as rivals clear field for Biden Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar exited the White House race in the past 24 hours – moves that will likely help consolidate moderate Democratic support for former Vice President Joe Biden in his bid to prevent populist and progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders from capturing the Democratic presidential nomination. But centrist Mike Bloomberg isn’t ready to follow in their footsteps, saying on the eve of Super Tuesday that “I’m in it to win it.”
Pete Buttigieg March 2, 2020 What happens to early votes already cast for Klobuchar and Buttigieg? The sudden exit from the Democratic presidential primary race of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar has left Super Tuesday voters wondering what to do if they’ve already cast an early ballot for the former South Bend, Ind. mayor or the Minnesota senator.
Joe Biden March 2, 2020 Former Sen. Harry Reid endorses Joe Biden's White House bid The Democratic establishment is coalescing around Joe Biden’s White House bid with former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., throwing his support behind the former vice president.
2020 Presidential Election March 2, 2020 Klobuchar ends 2020 bid, set to join Buttigieg in Biden endorsement ahead of Super Tuesday Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg – bitter rivals throughout the presidential primary race – are both ending their campaigns and plan to endorse Joe Biden, as part of a concerted effort by lower-performing candidates to close ranks behind the former VP and prevent Bernie Sanders from running away with the nomination.
OPINION March 2, 2020 Tom Del Beccaro: Sanders ready on Super Tuesday to raid California delegate gold mine The Super Tuesday primaries matter this year more than ever.
2020 Presidential Election February 29, 2020 ӣƵ Voter Analysis: In South Carolina, Biden’s firewall holds Former Vice President Joe Biden notched his first win of the Democratic primary season in South Carolina, cruising to victory thanks to strong support from black voters and a boost from late-deciding voters. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders placed a distant second with political newcomer Tom Steyer third.
POLITICS February 27, 2020 Klobuchar defends Dems' quash of 20-week abortion ban Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., defended Democrats' defeat of a bill that would ban all abortions after 20-weeks of pregnancy, saying that she stands behind Roe v. Wade as "the law of the land."
2020 Presidential Election February 27, 2020 Klobuchar, at ӣƵ town hall, dings Trump on coronavirus, rips cost of Sanders’ proposals Calling for a "return to sanity" in foreign and domestic policy, Amy Klobuchar hoped to revitalize her struggling presidential campaign at a ӣƵ Channel town hall in Raleigh, N.C. Thursday evening, just ahead of Saturday's South Carolina primary and the 14 key Super Tuesday races next week.
ELECTIONS February 27, 2020 Democracy 2020 Digest: GOP voters a potential factor in Dems’ South Carolina primary South Carolina’s Democratic Party chair says his state’s open primary system is under attack from conservative activists. What Trav Robertson’s talking about is an effort by some on the right to urge fellow Republicans to vote in Saturday’s Democratic presidential primary in the Palmetto State for populist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont – the front-runner right now in nomination race.