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Sep 21, 2019 1:15 PM CDT

Another Kennedy Announces Senate Bid

US Rep. Joe Kennedy III is in the running

(Newser) - US Rep. Joe Kennedy III formally declared his candidacy for the US Senate on Saturday, becoming the first member of the Kennedy political dynasty to bid for the upper chamber of Congress since Edward M. Kennedy in 1962, the AP reports. The Massachusetts Democrat formally announced his campaign in an...

Matt Drudge: Nomination Is Elizabeth Warren's to Lose

Matt Drudge Names Democrat
to Watch in Primaries

Sep 19, 2019 7:04 AM CDT

Matt Drudge Names Democrat to Watch in Primaries

It's Elizabeth Warren's nomination to lose

(Newser) - Matt Drudge, the influential conservative blogger who predicted Donald Trump's nomination and election victory in 2016, thinks Elizabeth Warren is the Democrat to watch in next year's primaries. "It's Elizabeth Warren's nomination to lose," he tweeted Wednesday, sharing a photo of a large crowd...

Jimmy Carter: 'I Hope There's an Age Limit' for the Presidency

Jimmy Carter: I Couldn't
Have Been President at 80

Sep 18, 2019 6:33 AM CDT

Jimmy Carter: I Couldn't Have Been President at 80

'I hope there's an age limit'

(Newser) - Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he doesn't believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80 years old. Carter, who earlier this year became the longest-lived chief executive in American history , didn't tie his comments to...

Yang's Giveaway
Is Wildly Popular

Sep 16, 2019 1:07 PM CDT

Yang's Giveaway Is Wildly Popular

His campaign says more than 450K have signed up for 'Freedom Dividend' contest

(Newser) - It's not yet clear if the offer is legal , but it is abundantly clear that the offer is popular: Democratic political candidate is giving away $1,000 a month for a full year to 10 people, and on Monday, his campaign announced more than 450,000 have signed up...

Yang Announces
$120K Giveaway

DEMOCRATIC DEBATE

Sep 12, 2019 9:22 PM CDT

Yang Announces $120K Giveaway

He says 10 Americans will win $1K a month

(Newser) - Andrew Yang made waves in the Democratic debate Thursday night with an unusual promise in his opening statement. The candidate said he would give away a total of $120,000 to people who registered to win "Freedom Dividends" at his campaign website , reports Politico . Yang, an entrepreneur, has promised...

Democrats Clash
on Health Care, War

DEMOCRATIC DEBATE

Sep 12, 2019 7:41 PM CDT

Democrats Clash on Health Care, War

10 White House hopefuls face off in Houston

(Newser) - Ten Democratic presidential candidates are debating in Texas tonight—including front-runners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren, together in the same debate for the first time . Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, Beto O'Rourke, Andrew Yang, Julian Castro, and Amy Klobuchar are also taking part in the ABC...

Axelrod Has Simple Advice
on How to Beat Trump

OPINION

Sep 12, 2019 12:13 PM CDT

Axelrod Has Simple Advice on How to Beat Trump

Democratic nominee should not engage in his fights, let the president defeat himself

(Newser) - In a New York Times op-ed, David Axelrod offers succinct advice to whomever ends up being the 2020 Democratic nominee: "Don't play." As in, don't play with Trump when he launches his inevitable attacks. "Wrestling is Mr. Trump’s preferred form of combat," writes...

Warren's Social Security
Plan Calls for a Raise

Sep 12, 2019 10:24 AM CDT

Warren's Social Security Plan Calls for a Raise

She wants people to get $200 more a month, and she wants the rich to pay for it

(Newser) - Elizabeth Warren is out with her latest policy proposal, and she's calling for those on Social Security to receive an extra $200 a month. In a post at Medium detailing the proposal, Warren says the increased benefits would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy. The plan...

In Tonight's Democratic Debate
a Promise of Something 'Big'

the rundown

Sep 12, 2019 9:25 AM CDT

In Tonight's Democratic Debate a Promise of Something 'Big'

Will there be friction between Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden?

(Newser) - Democrats debate again Thursday night, and all the top-tier candidates will be on the stage together for the first time. Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders lead the pack, while seven others on the stage will be looking for breakouts: Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, Beto O'Rourke,...

Here's What Trump Has to
Say About GOP Challenger

THE RUNDOWN

Sep 9, 2019 10:25 AM CDT

Here's What Trump Has to Say About GOP Challenger

President weighs in on Mark Sanford

(Newser) - We all probably saw this coming: Less than 24 hours after Mark Sanford announced he'd be running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020, President Trump came after the former South Carolina governor. Trump's Monday morning tweets : "When the former Governor of the Great State of South...

Good News for
Tom Steyer

Sep 8, 2019 3:22 PM CDT

Good News for Tom Steyer

Democratic presidential candidate qualifies for October debate

(Newser) - Tom Steyer was one of the Democratic presidential candidates who failed to qualify for the September debate , coming up Thursday. But the billionaire financier will be on stage for the October debate, his campaign announced Sunday. In what Politico calls "a quirk in the debate rules," candidates had...

Mark Sanford Is
Running for President

Sep 8, 2019 9:03 AM CDT

Mark Sanford Is Running for President

Trump gets a new GOP challenger

(Newser) - President Trump just picked up another opponent in the Republican primaries: Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, has decided to launch a longshot challenge to the current occupant of the Oval Office, reports the AP . "I am here to tell you now that I am going...

Howard Schultz Pens 'Dear
Friends' Letter With Big News

Sep 6, 2019 8:23 AM CDT

Howard Schultz Pens 'Dear Friends' Letter With Big News

Ex-Starbucks CEO ends his independent presidential run

(Newser) - Howard Schultz is ending his independent 2020 run for president. In a "Dear Friends" letter posted on his website , the ex-Starbucks CEO cites that third-party status as one of the reasons for his decision, which CNN notes will likely bring "great relief" to Democrats. "Not enough people...

Kirsten Gillibrand
Exits 2020 Race

Aug 28, 2019 4:47 PM CDT

Kirsten Gillibrand Exits 2020 Race

Former presidential contender failed to meet requirements for next Democratic debate

(Newser) - Shortly after news broke that Kirsten Gillibrand likely wouldn't meet the requirements for the next Democratic presidential debate, the New York Times reports the New York senator is dropping out of the 2020 race. Gillibrand, 52, tells the paper that missing the debate cutoff was a pivotal moment: "...

On Debate Deadline Day, New
Polls Have Bad News for Some

Aug 28, 2019 2:03 PM CDT

On Debate Deadline Day, New Polls Have Bad News for Some

Looks like the next Democratic presidential debate will have just 10 candidates

(Newser) - Midnight Wednesday is the deadline to qualify for the next Democratic presidential debate, and with hours to go, two newly released polls failed to bring good news to any of the candidates who have been struggling to qualify, NBC News reports. Most notably, billionaire financier Tom Steyer—who came the...

A 3rd GOPer Is Running for Prez

Aug 25, 2019 8:49 AM CDT

A 3rd GOPer Is Running for Prez

Former Rep. Joe Walsh, who has a history of saying inflammatory things, announced bid

(Newser) - The former Illinois congressman who once said before the 2016 election "I'm grabbing my musket" if Donald Trump lost, has apparently had a change of heart: Joe Walsh announced his candidacy for the 2020 Republican nomination Sunday on ABC's This Week , saying "I'm going to...

Biden Poses
an Unexpected
Hypothetical

Aug 24, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

Biden Poses an Unexpected Hypothetical

'Imagine what would have happened if, God forbid, if Barack Obama had been assassinated'

(Newser) - Joe Biden had an odd, and jarring, rhetorical question for voters at a New Hampshire town hall Friday. While discussing the assassinations of his "political heroes," Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., during what NBC News calls a "meandering discussion" at the Dartmouth College event,...

Seth Moulton Drops Out,
Sees a Danger for Democrats

Aug 23, 2019 10:01 AM CDT

Seth Moulton Drops Out, Sees a Danger for Democrats

He warns that a too-liberal candidate might lose to Trump

(Newser) - Another dark horse is out. Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is withdrawing his 2020 presidential bid after the centrist candidate failed to gain any traction with voters, reports New York Times . Moulton, who did not qualify for any debates, said in an interview that only Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie...

Gov. Inslee:
'I Need to Go
Back' to My
Home State

Aug 21, 2019 7:50 PM CDT

Gov. Inslee: 'I Need to Go Back' to My Home State

The climate-science advocate drops out of the 2020 race

(Newser) - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced Wednesday night that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, the AP reports. Inslee announced his decision on MSNBC, saying it's become clear that he won't win. He...

Pressed Again
on Senate Run,
Beto Gives an
Answer

Aug 16, 2019 7:53 AM CDT

Pressed Again on Senate Run, Beto Gives an Answer

It's a no, because 'I'm taking this fight directly to Donald Trump'

(Newser) - Last weekend, the Houston Chronicle editorial board made an impassioned plea to Beto O'Rourke: "Beto, come home. Texas needs you." The opinion piece implored the 2020 presidential candidate to drop out of his current race and make a Senate run in his home state, as he did...