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Biden Talks Campaigning From Home, Virus Pandemic and Lady Gaga on ‘Tonight’
Former vice president and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden praised the American people for their resiliency in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic during his appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
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Sanders Says He Could Still Become Democratic Nominee on ‘Late Night’
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., appeared on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” Monday night and confirmed that he still believes he could become the Democratic presidential nominee.
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How Will We Vote? Outbreak Revives Debate on Mail-in Ballots
As the coronavirus pandemic knocks primary election after primary election off schedule, Democrats argue the outbreak shows the country needs to move toward one of their longtime goals — widespread voting by mail — to protect the November election.
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Biden Debuts Podcast in His Virtual Campaign for President
Former Vice President Joe Biden took his virtual presidential campaign to the next level Monday when he launched a podcast as the coronavirus forces him to get creative in reaching voters otherwise distracted by a global pandemic, NBC News reports.
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Biden’s Business Allies Are Pushing Harris, Klobuchar as Potential VP Picks
Joe Biden is in the process of narrowing down his list of potential running mates, and his allies in the business community are weighing in with their favorite choices. Since Biden announced earlier this month that he plans to pick a woman as his nominee for vice president, leaders of Wall Street, Silicon Valley and other industries have been ... -
Coronavirus Suddenly Upends Campaign Themes for Both Parties
The coronavirus pandemic and the nation’s crashing economy are scrambling the themes both major political parties thought would carry them to victory in this November’s elections
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Bloomberg Campaign Faces Potential Class Action Lawsuit for Layoffs
Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign is facing a potential class action lawsuit for allegedly promising jobs through November to more than a thousand campaign staffers and then laying them off last week. A former field organizer, Donna Wood, filed the suit on Monday in U.S. District Court, in the southern district of New York, on behalf ... -
Biden Has Talked With Obama About Possible Vice Presidential Pick
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said Sunday that he has talked with former President Barack Obama about a potential vice presidential pick, NBC News reports.
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Election Limbo as Coronavirus Outbreak Upends US Primaries
U.S. elections have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic
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Bloomberg Spent Nearly $1 Billion on 3-Month Presidential Campaign
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, spent nearly a billion dollars on his long-shot presidential bid, according to his campaign’s final financial disclosure report released Friday. Bloomberg spent $936,225,041.67 on the campaign, which lasted roughly three months. More than half of that total was spent in the month of ... -
Study Finds Stacey Abrams Is Biden’s Best Choice. Here’s Why.
Stacey Abrams would be the strongest running mate for Joe Biden in the November election against President Donald Trump, according to an analysis by the women-led network Way to Win.
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Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Drops Presidential Bid, Endorses Biden
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard drops Democratic presidential bid, offers full support to Joe Biden
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Bill Weld Suspends Republican Bid for White House
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld has announced he has suspended his Republican bid for the White House. “I am immensely grateful to all the patriotic women and men who have stood with me during the past eleven months in our effort to bring better government to Washington, D.C.,” Weld said in a statement. Weld made the announcement We... -
Switching Remaining Primaries to Vote-by-mail Not So Easy
The head of the Democratic National Committee and several voting rights groups are calling on states to mail ballots to all voters to keep remaining primaries running as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping millions of Americans at home
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Sanders Faces Tough Decisions as Path to Nomination Narrows
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he is reassessing his campaign, raising questions about whether he will drop out after losing three more states and falling prohibitively behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the race.
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Politics in Time of Coronavirus: Arizona Quietly Picks Biden
Arizona’s moment in the presidential political spotlight disappeared as the nation mobilized to confront the coronavirus outbreak.
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Biden Gets Secret Service Protection After Protester Run-ins
The U.S. Secret Service says Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is receiving its protection beginning this week.
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5 Primary Takeaways: Joe Biden Is Democrats’ Antidote
Joe Biden’s continued his surge toward the Democratic presidential nomination with a dominating victory in Florida, the largest delegate prize of the night, and wins in Illinois and Arizona.
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Joe Biden Wins Primaries in Florida, Illinois and Arizona
Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.
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5 Questions Heading Into Tuesday’s Democratic Primaries
Only three of the four states that had been scheduled to hold Democratic presidential primaries amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus are going ahead
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Health Chief Halting Ohio Primary; 3 Other States Forge Ahead
Ohio called off its presidential primary just hours before polls were set to open there and in three other states, an 11th-hour decision the governor said was necessary to prevent further fueling the coronavirus pandemic that has paralyzed the nation.
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Distance and Silence: Biden, Sanders Clash Without Audience
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders say they’re taking precautions to avoid catching the coronavirus.
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Fact Check: Biden, Sanders on Pandemic, Social Security, More
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders sparred one-on-one in a Democratic debate held in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden Commits to Woman VP and Other Top Debate Moments
On a day when coronavirus dominated the news, with airports in chaos and the country’s largest school about to close, former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders debated one-on-one for the first time in the Democratic primary and the pandemic monopolized their meeting too.
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‘Bigger Than Any One of Us’: Biden, Sanders Take on Pandemic
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sought in Sunday’s Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic, with Biden pledging to deploy the military to help with recovery efforts and Sanders using the crisis to pitch his long-sought overhaul of the country’s health c... -
Debate Blog Recap: Biden, Sanders Face Off Amid Pandemic
It took 10 Democratic debates to winnow the stage to just two candidates, and on Sunday night Bernie Sanders faced Joe Biden one-on-one. The debate was relocated from Phoenix to Washington, D.C., amid growing concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus. Check out the blog below to see how the debate unfolded in real time.
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Biden, Sanders to Debate Against Backdrop of Global Pandemic
Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate is likely to be dominated by the mounting coronavirus crisis.
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Biden Wins Endorsement From NEA, Nation’s Largest Union
The nation’s largest labor union has lined up behind Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, with the National Education Association on Saturday endorsing the former vice president for the Democratic nomination over his last remaining primary rival Bernie Sanders
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Election Officials: Tuesday Primaries on Despite Virus Fears
Elections officials in the four states holding presidential primaries next week say they have no plans to postpone voting amid widespread disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak
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Louisiana Postpones Democratic Primary Over Coronavirus
Louisiana will postpone its presidential primaries set for next month, becoming the first state to take the step as fears about the coronavirus outbreak spread. The state will push its presidential nominating contests back to June 20 from the planned date of April 4, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced Friday. It has also delayed its mun... -
Florida Could Be Knockout Punch for Sanders’ 2020 Campaign
Florida and its 219 delegates could be the knockout punch for presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders after a dismal showing in the Michigan primary
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Sanders Wins Delegate-Rich California, NBC News Projects
NBC News projected on Thursday that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., won the Democratic primary in California, the state with the largest amount of Super Tuesday delegates. With 76 percent of the vote in, the Vermont lawmaker leads with 33.9 percent of the vote. Former vice president Joe Biden is in second place with 26.5 percent. Former New York City m... -
Dem Debate Shifts From Phoenix to DC Due to Virus Concerns
The Democratic National Committee is moving Sunday’s presidential debate from Arizona to Washington because of concerns about coronavirus
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Biden Pivots Focus to Trump Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is blasting President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak and outlining how he would combat the threat differently by relying more heavily on global alliances and listening more closely to the recommendations of scientists
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From Handshakes to Kissing Babies, Virus Upends Campaigning
As the coronavirus outbreak grows in size and severity throughout the United States, it’s upending politics in ways big and small.
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Analysis: Sanders May Have Learned Wrong Lessons From 2016
An Associated Press analysis finds that Bernie Sanders may have learned the wrong lessons from his 2016 presidential campaign.
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Bloomberg Donates $500,000 to Register Latino Voters
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, fresh off having spent more than $500 million on his failed presidential bid, gave $500,000 to a group registering young Latinos to vote, NBC News reports.
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Bernie Sanders Says He Will Remain in 2020 Race
Bernie Sanders is vowing to press ahead with his presidential campaign at least long enough to debate Joe Biden this weekend, even while acknowledging his deficit in the Democratic race may be insurmountable. The Vermont senator on Wednesday offered no further details on what his campaign may look like before or after he and Biden — the last ... -
Hispanics in Florida Prefer Biden Over Trump: Poll
Florida’s Hispanic voters would support former Vice President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump if the general election were held today, according to a Telemundo Station Group poll. If Bernie Sanders faced Trump, the Vermont senator would lose against the incumbent president but within the poll’s margin of error. The poll commission... -
Clyburn Calls for Dems to ‘Shut This Primary Down’ If Biden Has Big Night
Rep. Jim Clyburn, the influential lawmaker who helped lead Joe Biden to an overwhelming victory in South Carolina, says the Democrat National Committee should “shut this primary down” to help the former vice president’s chances in November, NBC News reports.
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Disappointing Results Leave Sanders Campaign at Crossroads
Disappointing results in Tuesday’s voting contests have left Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign at a crossroads.
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2020 Primary Takeaways: Joe Biden’s Nomination to Lose
Joe Biden’s march to the Democratic presidential nomination quickened its pace Tuesday with dominating victories in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi.
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Kansas City Mayor Runs Into Problems Attempting to Vote
The mayor of Kansas City struggled to vote Tuesday in the Missouri presidential primary.
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Man Intentionally Crashes Car Into St. Louis Polling Station
A man intentionally backed his car into a St. Louis polling station on Tuesday and then started throwing liquid on voting machines, police said. Get the full story at NBCNews.com.... -
Biden Has Another Big Primary Night, Wins 4 More States
Joe Biden has had another big night in the Democratic presidential primary, capturing four more states, including Michigan. The key battleground state helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago, and the loss on Tuesday dealt a serious blow to his 2020 campaign. The former vice president also won Missouri, Mississippi and... -
6 Questions Heading Into Next Set of Democratic Primaries
Democrats’ two-man race for the 2020 presidential nomination debuts Tuesday.
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‘Odd’ Quirk Raises Delegate Stakes in Tuesday’s Elections
A quirk in how delegates are won under Democratic Party rules is raising the stakes for Tuesday’s primary elections, allowing a candidate to make up ground in the race quickly — or fall further behind.
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Michigan Primary Could Make or Break Sanders’ Campaign
Michigan boosted Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential bid, but four years later, the same state could either revive his campaign or relegate him to the role of protest candidate.
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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to Run for Senate Against Daines
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says he’ll run for the U.S. Senate
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Major Gun Safety Groups Endorse Joe Biden’s Presidential Bid
Joe Biden has received endorsements from two of the nation’s largest gun safety groups, the latest sign Bernie Sanders’ spotty record on guns may be weighing him down in the presidential primary
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Biden in Mississippi, Sanders in Michigan Before Primaries
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden worshiped at a predominantly African American church in Mississippi, two days before the state’s primary.
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Despite Virus Risk, 2020 Hopefuls Keep Up Campaigns for Now
As the coronavirus hits more states, Bernie Sanders says his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the large campaign rallies that public health experts say could be breeding grounds to spread the illness.
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Analysis: Bernie Sanders’ Path to Nomination Gets Rockier With Older States Voting Next
For as disappointing as Super Tuesday may have been for Bernie Sanders, it could have been a lot worse had California – one of the youngest states in the country – not moved its primary up several months. But the path ahead is more challenging for the Vermont senator, with some of the states that have the nation’s oldest electorate… -
Booker and Harris Endorse Biden; Jackson Backs Sanders
Former Democratic presidential candidates Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris have endorsed Joe Biden for president. Booker announced on Twitter early Monday that Biden will “restore honor to the oval office and tackle our most pressing challenges. His endorsement comes a day after Harris of California said she would “do everything i... -
Sanders, Biden Up Attacks as Head-to-Head Race Takes Shape
The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows
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Inside the 3 Days That Remade the Democratic Primary
The comeback for Joe Biden came at dizzying speed. The three days between the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday remade the Democratic presidential primary. Biden went from the brink of collapse to the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.
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Fla. Woman Accused of Changing Voters’ Party Affiliation From Dem to GOP
Authorities say a 63-year-old central Florida woman is accused of submitting false voter registration information that switched the party affiliations of voters without their knowledge. Sheriff’s investigators say Cheryl A. Hall turned herself in to Lake County authorities Thursday.
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Bernie Sanders Contrasts Himself With Biden at Phoenix Rally
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders drew a sharp contrast between himself and Joe Biden on Thursday in his first major campaign rally since the Super Tuesday primaries essentially made it a two-man race.
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Bloomberg to Fund Anti-Trump Operation in 6 Critical States
Mike Bloomberg is out of the Democratic presidential race, but he’s not done trying to beat President Donald Trump
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Sanders Struggles to Expand Supporter Base After Warren Exit
Bernie Sanders has a big challenge as he confronts a surging Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race.
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Trump Defends His Rhetoric in 1st TV Town Hall of 2020
President Donald Trump defended his administration’s response to the coronavirus and his confrontational style of name-calling political opponents as he fielded questions from the public in his first TV town hall of the 2020 election cycle.
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A Promising 2020 Presidential Campaign for Women Falls Short
This year’s presidential campaign looked very promising for women candidates
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Elizabeth Warren Drops Out of Presidential Race
Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out the Democratic presidential race on Thursday after disappointing showings in the early-voting states and on Super Tuesday, a source familiar with the decision told NBC News.
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Black Voters Powered Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday Success
Black voters propelled Joe Biden to huge victories in the South on Super Tuesday, giving his campaign a momentous boost and cementing his front-runner status in the race
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How Winning Turned Biden Into a Confident Candidate
Joe Biden has hit his stride and found his voice after wins in South Carolina and across Democrats’ Super Tuesday presidential primary map.
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Trump Gets Desired Democratic Foes, But Biden Worries Linger
President Donald Trump at last has the race he wanted.
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Biden’s Victories Unleash Something He’s Never Had: Money
Joe Biden barely had enough money to air television ads in critical Super Tuesday battlegrounds, but he won’t have that problem again.
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Sanders Refocuses on Biden After Super Tuesday Stumble
His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden on Wednesday as the Vermont senator’s allies grappled with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble that raised internal concerns about the direction of his White House bid. Sanders targeted Biden’s record on trade,... -
Mike Bloomberg Ends Campaign, Endorses Biden for President
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and pumped more than $500 million of his own fortune into the campaign. Bloomberg announced h... -
Jeff Sessions Forced Into Runoff in Alabama Senate GOP Race
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ bid for a political comeback by recapturing his old seat in the Senate from Alabama has become a battle for survival
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Michelle Obama to Host Voter Participation Rally in Detroit
Former first lady Michelle Obama plans to host a rally in Detroit later this month for a nonpartisan, nonprofit voter advocacy organization she co-chairs
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Analysis: Biden’s Stunning Turnabout Remakes Democratic Race
Joe Biden swept to victory in Democratic primary contests across the country on Super Tuesday, from New England to the Atlantic seaboard swing states, from the Upper Midwest to the Deep South.
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Grandson of Late President Bush Fails in Congressional Bid
A grandson of former President George H
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LGBTQ Voters Flock to Bernie Sanders, NBC News Exit Poll Finds
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans — long a reliable voting bloc for Democrats — made up a disproportionately high 9 percent of the electorate in the Super Tuesday contests, and more than 40 percent of them voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to the NBC News Exit Poll.
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Super Tuesday Takeaways: Biden’s Big Bounce, Bloomberg Out
Super Tuesday is the biggest day on the primary calendar, and the results seem very likely to reshape the Democratic presidential race in ways few people could have predicted a couple of weeks ago.
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Warren’s Future Uncertain After Loss in Home State of Mass.
The future of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign is in serious doubt after she was defeated in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in her home state of Massachusetts.
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AP Source: Bloomberg to Reassess After Disappointing Results
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to reassess whether he should stay in the race after disappointing results in Tuesday’s primaries.
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Here’s What Happens to the Votes for Candidates Who Drop Out
The abrupt departures of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar from the Democratic presidential race on the eve of Super Tuesday primaries could be frustrating for the millions of people who have already voted in those 14 states and might have cast ballots for them.
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Bloomberg Out, Biden Resurgent After Super Tuesday Victories
New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidacy Wednesday as the winnowing process in the Democrats’ 2020 nomination fight lurched forward after a consequential Super Tuesday. Bloomberg quit the race just over 100 days after entering despite pouring more t... -
On Super Tuesday, Asian American and Pacific Islanders Hold Potentially Untapped Clout
Asian American and Pacific Islanders make up nearly 20 percent of California’s electorate. And they could be poised to play an outsized role on Super Tuesday, when California and 13 other states will hold Democratic primary elections, NBC News reports.
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Voting Disrupted by Tornadoes, Virus Fears, Machines in Some States
Early voting on Super Tuesday was disrupted by deadly tornadoes in Tennessee and poll workers in some states failing to show up over fears of the coronavirus. There appeared to be few widespread voting problems after that, although some states and counties were having trouble. That included Los Angeles County, where relatively heavy turnout overwhe... -
5 Key Questions Ahead of Critical Super Tuesday Primaries
Super Tuesday is the biggest day of the primary calendar.
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Warren Bets on Brokered Convention. Will She Last That Long?
As her rivals head to the exits, Elizabeth Warren is vowing to press on to a contested convention.
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Trump Sets His Sights on Biden as Democratic Endorsements Roll In
As key Democratic figures coalesced behind Joe Biden, President Donald Trump lobbed an extended attack at the former vice president at a rally in North Carolina hours before the Super Tuesday contest, NBC News reports.
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Biden Nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg Support on Super Tuesday Eve
Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party’s moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before voting began across a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday states. The urgency of the moment reflected deep concerns from the Democrat... -
Inside the Final Month of Buttigieg’s Historic Campaign
Pete Buttigieg opened February by sharing victory with one of the Democratic Party’s best-known figures and ended it with a humbling defeat at the hands of another
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SC Results Reveal Challenge for Sanders Among Black Voters
Bernie Sanders has vowed to build a “multi-generational, multiracial movement” that can catapult him to the White House.
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Klobuchar Cancels Minnesota Rally as Protesters Take Stage
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar has canceled a rally in her home state after protesters took over the stage shouting for her to drop out of the presidential race.
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Takeaways From the South Carolina Primary: Joementum
Joe Biden needed a win in the South Carolina primary, and he earned a commanding one.
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Analysis: Biden Positions Himself as Leading Moderate
Joe Biden scored an emphatic win in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary, but can he keep up the momentum?
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Billionaire Tom Steyer Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
Tom Steyer announced Saturday night in Columbia, South Carolina, that he was dropping out of the White House race.
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Biden Wins South Carolina, Hopes for Super Tuesday Momentum
Joe Biden scored a thundering victory Saturday in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on the strength of African American support, a decisive win that could force moderate rivals out of the race and blunt the rise of progressive leader Bernie Sanders. Biden’s win came at a perilous moment in his 2020 bid as he needed an emphatic rebound after... -
The Big Crunch: For 2020 Dems, March Is Key in Delegate Race
March is crunch time for Democratic presidential candidates, with a nominee likely to emerge over the next several weeks, if not sooner.
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Super Tuesday Guide for 2020 Primary
Fourteen states and one U.S. territory will hold “Super Tuesday” primaries or caucuses on March 3. The elections will award 1,357 delegates for the Democratic presidential candidates, more than a third of the total up for grabs before the party’s convention in July. This year’s Super Tuesday includes the nation’s two m... -
Sanders-Linked Group Entered Into Racial Discrimination NDA
A political advocacy group founded by Bernie Sanders entered into a nondisclosure agreement with an African American political consultant that bars her from discussing a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination at the organization and the Vermont senator’s 2016 presidential campaign. The consultant, Tezlyn Figaro, confirmed the existence of the... -
Correction: Election 2020-California Primary-Voting Story
In a story February 28, 2020, about California’s primary election, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of California Democratic Party pledged delegates
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More Than 200 Tribal Citizens Sign Letter to Warren Over Past Indigenous Ancestry Claims
Cherokee citizens are calling on Elizabeth Warren to publicly disavow a family story of indigenous heritage.
