… On Wednesday, Sanders finally capitulated to political reality and withdrew from the race. In doing so, he claimed that “Few would deny that over the course of the past five years our movement has won the ideological struggle.” But is that true? The fact is that a decisive majority […] Read more »
Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary
In the end, the most influential politician of 2020 may be the one who has been the most silent. With Bernie Sanders exiting the race and Joe Biden taking on the mantle of presumptive nominee, the man who hovered quietly over the race for more than a year, Barack Obama, […] Read more »
Five reasons Bernie Sanders lost
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his bid for the 2020 Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on Wednesday. Not only did he lose a second time in a row, but he actually ended up with less support. There are many reasons Sanders fell short to Joe Biden. Here are five of them. […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Suspends His Campaign For President
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign for president of the United States. In this emergency installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses why he lost, why he decided to drop out when he did and what his role in American politics will be […] Read more »
The primary difference
Juxtaposing the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries creates something like an experiment. Two different candidates, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, faced the same opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in many of the same states, with the same potential electorate. Yet the results were quite different. Biden did far better than […] Read more »
Americans Back President Trump On Coronavirus Crisis; Overall Approval Rating Rises
A plurality of Americans narrowly approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new IBD/TIPP poll. In addition, President Trump’s overall approval rating has turned slightly positive. … Likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden saw his lead on Donald Trump widening in the latest poll, even […] Read more »