Late last year a group of first-term House Democrats, anxious over the party’s fractious presidential race, convened a series of discussions intended to spur unity. … That effort was just one in a series of abandoned or ineffective plans to rally the moderate wing of the Democratic Party, and the […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Overtakes Joe Biden Before Super Tuesday: IBD/TIPP Poll
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken a narrow lead over Joe Biden in a nationwide poll of the Democratic primary battle, the March IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Elizabeth Warren is running a strong third, ahead of Michael Bloomberg. All four candidates held slight edges over President Donald Trump in head-to-head 2020 […] Read more »
Is Bernie Sanders winning or losing?
A week ago, after CBS News and NBC News/Marist polls showed former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in South Carolina shrinking to the mid-single digits, it appeared that Sen. Bernie Sanders was about to get another boost in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. … But after Saturday’s results […] Read more »
Buttigieg and Klobuchar Are Out. What Now?
The sudden withdrawals of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar from the Democratic presidential field sharpen one of the race’s most important remaining questions: How will college-educated white voters split if the contest narrows into a binary choice between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden? One of the most surprising trends of […] Read more »
Buttigieg’s exit is better for Biden than Sanders
Pete Buttigieg’s exit from the presidential race adds another wrinkle to the Democratic contest ahead of Super Tuesday. The exact effects of the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s departure, along with Joe Biden’s blowout victory in South Carolina, are unknowable. Still, it’s pretty clear that Buttigieg getting out likely helps […] Read more »
Why Buttigieg Dropped Out
Pete Buttigieg pulled off a surprisingly successful presidential run. … But beating expectations and winning primaries and caucuses are different things. … He had stalled out at around 10 or 11 percent in national polls, and there was a good chance that he would fail to reach 15 percent — […] Read more »