One of the defining characteristics of the 2020 Democratic presidential contest is the unprecedented diversity of the field, which already features more women and minority candidates than ever. But even more significant than the increasing variety of the contenders may be the growing diversity of the primary voters who will […] Read more »
How Amy Klobuchar Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced her candidacy for president at a rally in Minneapolis on Sunday, becoming the fifth Democratic senator1 to launch a campaign. In contrast to some of the big names — Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren — who had been expected to run for president for […] Read more »
Can A ‘Moderate’ Win The 2020 Democratic Primary?
If you follow politics through cable news, or via Twitter, you might get the impression that the Democratic Party is dominated by voters who are almost exclusively coastal, liberal, secular, well-educated and relatively young. And it’s true that some of these groups are becoming more prominent — more Democrats than […] Read more »
Kamala Harris had a very good first month of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign
… A Monmouth University national poll of the 2020 Democratic primary finds Joe Biden leading the field at 29%, Bernie Sanders second at 16% and Kamala Harris in third place at 11%. Most polls since last year have had Biden and Sanders one and two, but few have had Harris […] Read more »
Amy Klobuchar’s best argument for 2020: Electability
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is not currently a favorite to win the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, but if she does, it will likely be because she can make the case for electability better than probably any other Democrat in the field. Klobuchar, who is set to announce her […] Read more »
Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum and the choices for Democrats in 2020
Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum represent case studies in the new politics of America and give voice to a discussion inside the Democratic Party about how to win the presidency in 2020. The questions are these: What kind of candidate and what kind of campaign would give Democrats the best […] Read more »