What we learned about the Democratic field from Tuesday’s debate

This was not the debate anyone expected, but it was perhaps the debate that voters needed. … The CNN-Des Moines Register debate Tuesday night at Drake University did not feature the expected — choose your favorite journalistic cliché — no holds barred/gloves-are-off/there will be blood on the floor exchanges between […] Read more »

Tuesday’s Democratic debate is a battle for heads, not hearts

The dynamics of the Democratic presidential race are about to change. Tuesday’s debate in Des Moines will be the grand opening of a new set of conflicts and the launch of renewed efforts by candidates not named Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders to make 2020 something other than a lightly […] Read more »

And Then There Were Five…

In our first episode of 2020, we preview the seventh Democratic primary debate. Plus, we discuss the role endorsements and fundraising play in predicting the ultimate primary winner, and how the developing situation in Iran might influence the 2020 race. The Forecast Fest Read more »