Next week the Democratic nominating process moves to South Carolina and to a very different electorate. For months, the state’s African-American population has been seen as a kind of firewall for former Vice President Joe Biden – a group of voters who would support him even if he had a […] Read more »
Minnesota poll: Klobuchar has edge in primary
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar enjoys a slight edge as her home state’s presidential primary nears, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll that shows plenty of likely voters still haven’t decided. CONT. Brian Bakst, MPR News Read more »
What is a brokered convention? What is a contested convention?
A crowded Democratic field has primary voters and observers asking an important question: What happens if we reach the convention and no candidate has amassed a majority of delegates? CONT. Elaine Kamarck, Brookings Institution Read more »
Sanders eviscerates the conventional wisdom about why he can’t win
On Saturday in Nevada, Bernie Sanders laid waste not just to his five main rivals but also to every shard of conventional wisdom about the Democratic presidential primaries. CONT. Ryan Lizza, Politico Read more »
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver’s Seat To Win The Nomination
Bernie Sanders has won the Nevada caucuses, and it looks like he’s going to win them by a big, perhaps even landslide margin. … This was a big, impressive win for Sanders, and it should be even clearer now that Sanders is easily the most likely Democrat to win the […] Read more »
How Bernie Sanders Dominated in Nevada
… For at least one day, in one state, the long-promised political revolution of Mr. Sanders came to vivid life, a multiracial coalition of immigrants, college students, Latina mothers, younger black voters, white liberals and even some moderates who embraced his idea of radical change and lifted him to victory […] Read more »