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How Moderates Are Seizing the Moment in the Democratic Primary
LAS VEGAS — After spending months in anxious passivity, staking their hopes on Joe Biden and little else, moderate Democrats appear suddenly determined to fight for control of their party in the 2020 elections.
Moderates Are Stepping Up to Seize the Day in the Democratic Primary
LAS VEGAS — After spending months in anxious passivity, staking their hopes on Joe Biden and little else, moderate Democrats appear suddenly determined to fight for control of their party in the 2020 elections.
Bloomberg Heads to Arkansas to File for 2020 Presidential Primary
Michael Bloomberg flew to Arkansas on Tuesday morning to personally file paperwork to become a presidential candidate in the state’s Democratic primary, sending a highly public signal about his strong interest in entering the 2020 race.
Bloomberg to File Paperwork for 2020 Presidential Primary
Michael Bloomberg will file paperwork Friday afternoon to place himself on the Democratic presidential primary ballot in Alabama, advisers said, a first step toward competing for the party’s nomination to challenge President Donald Trump next year.
Bloomberg Bid for 2020 Rises on the Horizon
Michael Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state with an early filing deadline, people briefed on Bloomberg’s plans said.
Michael Bloomberg Actively Prepares to Enter 2020 Presidential Race
Michael Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state with an early filing deadline, people briefed on Bloomberg’s plans said.
Michael Bloomberg Is Expected to File for the Alabama 2020 Presidential Primary
Michael R. Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state with an early filing deadline, people briefed on Bloomberg’s plans said.
Hillary Clinton on Medicare for All: 'The Goal Is the Right Goal,' but It Won't Pass
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she hoped for a return to “boring, normal times” after the 2020 election, voicing skepticism of her party’s populist wing and predicting that Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for single-payer health care would never get enacted.
Short of Funding, O'Rourke Drops Out of the Race
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas announced that he is dropping out of the presidential race, ending a campaign in which he struggled for months to recapture the energy of his insurgent 2018 Senate candidacy on a national stage full of other big personalities and liberal champions.
Why Populist Democrats Have Gained the Upper Hand in the 2020 Race
With a crucial debate looming next week in the Democratic presidential primary, the party’s populist wing appears increasingly in control of the race — rising in the polls, stocked with cash and with only a wounded leading candidate, Joe Biden, standing in its way.
A Clash Over Obama's Legacy? Democratic Voters Don't Want to Hear It
In some of the tensest moments of the 2020 debates, a viewer might have concluded that Democrats were poised for a large-scale clash over the legacy of President Barack Obama.
A Clash Over Obama's Legacy? Democratic Voters Don't Want to Hear It
In some of the tensest moments of the 2020 debates, a viewer might have concluded that Democrats were poised for a large-scale clash over the legacy of President Barack Obama.
Elizabeth Warren Lost Her Dream Job but Gained a Path to 2020
(Lessons in Power)
Warren and Trump Lay Out Competing Visions of Populism
(Political Memo)
Mark Sanford Will Challenge Trump in Republican Primary
Former Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina said on Sunday that he would challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, criticizing Trump’s stewardship of government spending and the global economy and questioning the financial ethics of his administration.
Biden's Radical Politics of Wielding Influence From the Middle
(Lessons In Power)
Beto O'Rourke's New Approach to 2020: 'Taking the Fight to Donald Trump'
Beto O’Rourke introduced himself to the country as a changed candidate Thursday, with his presidential campaign recast as a moral crusade against President Donald Trump in the aftermath of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, his hometown.
Booker on White Supremacy: 'There Is No Neutrality in This Fight'
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., called on Wednesday for a national crusade against gun violence and a moral reckoning with the strains of white supremacy “ingrained in our politics since our founding,” as demands for government action continued to mount after two gun massacres last weekend in Texas and Ohio.
Shootings Spur Debate on Extremism and Guns, With Trump on Defense
(News Analysis)
Moderates Faltered at Tuesday's Debate. Will Joe Biden Do Better Wednesday?
(Political Memo)
