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Sanders sharpens the choice Democrats face on health care

Congressional Democrats are locking arms to protect the Affordable Care Act — the party’s signature achievement during Barack Obama’s presidency — as President Donald Trump renews his efforts to repeal it. With one prominent exception. In media interviews last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders — among the front-runners for the party’s […] Read more »

Black Voters Like Bernie Sanders Just Fine — They Just Might Like Other Candidates More

The narrative after the 2016 Democratic primary was that black voters overwhelmingly chose Hillary Clinton in part because they didn’t like or connect with Sen. Bernie Sanders. That dislike for Sanders was often attributed to his focus on inequality based on class rather than race and to his sometimes clumsy […] Read more »

Sanders leads among likely young Democratic presidential primary voters, with Biden in second place

A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School finds Sen. Bernie Sanders (31%) leads among likely young Democratic presidential primary voters, with former Vice President Joe Biden (20%) in second place, and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (10%) in […] Read more »

Democrats have room to grow as voters rank 2020 candidates

Before citizens can actually vote for a presidential candidate, they first have to be comfortable with him or her and this week’s NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll offers some clues about where voters stand on the growing (and growing) 2020 field. The poll shows some serious challenges for President Donald […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Biden, Sanders top Democratic preference

So many Democrats are running for president the race feels like a March Madness bracket. If it were, the No. 1 seeds would be former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Either would be favored to beat President Donald Trump in the 2020 finals, according to the […] Read more »