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Biden surge, coronavirus spread force reappraisal of the general election

Former vice president Joe Biden’s sudden emergence as the Democratic front-runner and the disruptions caused by the spreading coronavirus are altering calculations about the shape of a general election campaign that only weeks ago many Democrats feared was tipping in the direction of President Trump. … Biden’s sizable victory in […] Read more »

Why Sanders Is Losing With Black Voters

The story about Bernie Sanders is that he can’t win black voters. That first emerged when he lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and was reinforced by Joe Biden’s decisive sweep of Southern primaries. This has led to reflexive assumptions about the political sympathies of African-Americans, assumptions that fail […] Read more »

A virus upends the 2020 election and tests Trump’s invincibility

Two weeks ago, Bernie Sanders was the Democratic presidential front-runner, the U.S. economy was humming and President Donald Trump had reason to be optimistic about his re-election prospects. Then the first American died from the coronavirus. The campaign as we knew it would soon be over. CONT. Sahil Kapur, NBC […] Read more »

The Politics of Coronavirus

Coronavirus has caused the cancellation of major sporting events, religious services, and other mass gatherings. It’s even forced presidential contenders to rethink the way they campaign as people begin self-isolating. This week, Politics with Amy Walter takes a look at how the pandemic is reverberating across politics. CONT. Politics with […] Read more »

Joe Biden’s Young Voter Problem: They Don’t Think He’s Listening

The magnitude of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s recent primary victories has obscured an important schism within the Democratic Party: between the older voters who carried Mr. Biden to victory and the younger voters who overwhelmingly rejected him. The dividing line is around age 45, and it is […] Read more »