Election 2020

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We Really Need to Fix Our Nominating System
The Way We Pick
Nominees Is a Joke
OPINION
Dec 30, 2019 5:14 PM CST

The Way We Pick Nominees Is a Joke

David Leonhardt has some specific remedies to suggest

(Newser) - Want evidence that our process for selecting presidential nominees is a joke? Look at the last Democratic debate: "Three candidates in their 70s—and no African-American or Latino," writes David Leonhardt in the New York Times . "There are two people who have never won an election—and...

Trump's Midwest Support Hasn't Fallen 'One Inch': Moore

If today were Election Day, foe says, president would win again

(Newser) - Michael Moore isn't happy about it, but he says that if the presidential election were held now, Donald Trump would win again—the same way. The Michigan filmmaker said Trump would lose the popular vote but win the Electoral College, as he did in 2016, Fox News reports. The...

Bernie Time? An Assessment Sees His Fortunes Rising
Bernie Time? Assessment
Sees His Fortunes Rising
the rundown
Dec 26, 2019 11:05 AM CST

Bernie Time? Assessment Sees His Fortunes Rising

While Biden appeals to the 'reasonable Republican dad' vote

(Newser) - The election is about to shift into a higher gear with the start of the new year, and an assessment at Politico asserts that Bernie Sanders is looking stronger than expected as a candidate. The old thinking was that he would have a core of progressive supporters, but not enough...

Oops: Bloomberg Accidentally Used Prisoners for Campaign Calls

Candidate hastily cuts ties with contractor who employed prisoners in Okla.

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg hastily cut ties with a contractor that used prisoners to make calls for his presidential campaign, he said in a statement Tuesday. The former New York mayor said that his campaign was unaware of the arrangement until a reporter sought comment, reports the AP . Earlier Tuesday, the Intercept...

Ex-Governor Urges Gabbard to Resign House Seat

She has missed 85% of votes, says Abercrombie

(Newser) - Former Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie believes Rep. Tulsi Gabbard can best serve the people of the state by resigning. Abercrombie—a Democrat who represented Hawaii's 1st Congressional District in the House for 18 years—says Gabbard has been largely absent from Congress during her run for president and she...

Tiny Community May Lose First-in-the-Nation Vote

Dixville Notch is short one official to allow vote to take place

(Newser) - A tiny, isolated community near the Canadian border known for casting ballots just after the stroke of midnight in presidential elections may need to forfeit that tradition in 2020. Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, has been in the spotlight for years for voting first in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary...

Report: Obama Has 'Gone to Bat' for Warren

'The Hill' says former president is defending her behind closed doors with big donors

(Newser) - Barack Obama is sticking to his pledge not to endorse anyone in the Democratic race, but one report says he is at least singing the praises of Elizabeth Warren in closed-door meetings with big donors. The Hill reports that Obama has "gone to bat" for Warren of late when...

GOP Chief Says Feisty Lawmaker 'Is Done'

But Max Rose pushes back against Tom Emmer's dire prediction

(Newser) - The day after nearly every House Democrat voted to impeach President Trump, the chief of the House Republican campaign committee said the political fallout was clear, the AP reports. "Last night their obsession with impeachment finally came to a head, and they basically ended their majority," Minnesota Rep....

Trump: If I Debate, We're Doing It Differently

Commission on Presidential Debates is 'stacked with Trump Haters,' he says

(Newser) - Last week, the New York Times reported that President Trump might skip the 2020 presidential debates. On Monday, Trump himself clarified his position: He says he wants to debate, but not through the non-profit organization that has traditionally organized the forums, reports the Hill . In a series of tweets , Trump...

For First Time in Iowa, 3 'Winners' Are Possible

New rules could muddle the picture

(Newser) - Anyone expecting February's Iowa caucuses to add a little clarity to the Democratic race might want to adjust those expectations. As the Des Moines Register reports, new rules this year make it possible that three different candidates could emerge from the Feb. 3 caucuses claiming to be the winner....

Judge Tells Wisconsin to Take 230K Off Voting Rolls

Ruling could hurt Democrats' efforts to carry the state next year

(Newser) - Wisconsin has been ordered to remove about 234,000 names from its list of registered voters. A judge made the ruling Friday in a lawsuit brought by conservatives who argued that the state should have voided the registrations of people who did not respond within 30 days to a letter...

2020 Debates May Be Missing a Key Player

Sources tell 'NYT' Trump might skip them

(Newser) - Wondering how the general election debates between President Trump and the Democratic nominee will go down? We may never find out. Two sources said to be familiar with Trump's discussions on the matter tells the New York Times the president is mulling not showing up for any such showdowns—...

Biden Denies Plans to Only Serve One Term

'I don't have plans on one term. I'm not even there yet'

(Newser) - Joe Biden is pushing back against claims that he is considering a pledge to only serve one term . Biden, who recently turned 77, would become the oldest president in US history if he is elected next year—and if he won a second term, he would be 87 by the...

Buttigieg: Here's the Full List of My Consulting Clients

Candidate releases McKinsey work history

(Newser) - Pete Buttigieg, under pressure from Democratic rivals including Elizabeth Warren over transparency, has released a full work history from his time at McKinsey & Co. The South Bend, Ind., mayor's clients at the international consulting firm between 2007 and 2010 included Best Buy, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan,...

Tulsi Gabbard Says She Will Skip Next Debate

She says she won't be there even if she qualifies

(Newser) - The next Democratic debate is Dec. 19—but Rep. Tulsi Gabbard isn't keeping that night free in her calendar. The candidate, who needs to get above 4% in one more state or national poll to qualify, says she won't be taking part even if she makes the cut,...

Elizabeth Warren Made $1.9M for Private Legal Work

She urges Buttigieg to release consulting client list

(Newser) - "Millionaire legal consultant" is not the image Sen. Elizabeth Warren is trying to project to voters, but figures released by her campaign Sunday show that she made close to $2 million from consulting and other private legal work during her career as a law professor. Her campaign released figures...

Things Get Testy Between Warren, Buttigieg

The Democratic candidates reflect a philosophical rift in the party

(Newser) - Elizabeth Warren has spent weeks absorbing attacks from moderate rivals looking to blunt her surging campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now, as the Massachusetts senator risks losing momentum, she's starting to hit back, the AP reports. After a Democratic Party fundraiser in Boston on Thursday night, Warren blasted...

Biden to Iowa Voter: 'You're a Damn Liar!'

He challenged 83-year-old to a push-up contest

(Newser) - Joe Biden called an Iowa voter a "damn liar" and challenged him to a push-up contest during an angry exchange Thursday. Biden lashed out at the man, who identified himself as an 83-year-old non-Republican retired farmer, after he accused him of sending son Hunter Biden to work for a...

Biden Picks Up Backing of a Former Nominee

John Kerry endorses the former VP

(Newser) - Joe Biden picked up a notable endorsement on Thursday from someone who once won the Democratic nomination. Former Secretary of State John Kerry backed his longtime friend for the White House, reports the Boston Globe . "The world is broken,” said Kerry, "and I believe very deeply that...

Kamala Harris to Trump: &#39;See You at Your Trial&#39;
Kamala Harris to
Trump: 'See You
at Your Trial'
THE RUNDOWN
Dec 4, 2019 6:48 AM CST

Kamala Harris to Trump: 'See You at Your Trial'

She fires back after he mocks end of her campaign

(Newser) - Sen. Kamala Harris fired back at President Trump on Tuesday after he appeared to mock her exit from the Democratic race . The president retweeted remarks from his former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who said: "Another one bites the dust. Guess it’s not as easy as everyone thought."...

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