Watching this fight for the Republican presidential nomination is like watching a race or a game that feels fixed from the beginning. For all intents and purposes, former President Trump is effectively an incumbent seeking renomination. It is not and has not been an “open” contest with several hopefuls having […] Read more »
Democratic Party chair wants to end presidential caucuses
Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez said Monday that the handful of 2020 presidential caucuses should be the last the party ever holds. He didn’t specifically name Iowa, which for decades has led off the nominating calendar, but his position would represent a seismic shift in the party’s traditions. CONT. […] Read more »
The Cleaner ‘Smoke-Filled Room’
Key Points • In the last 50 years, American political party leaders lost their historical control of the nominations of presidential candidates. • The reduced power held by these expert politicians contributed to Donald Trump’s nomination in 2016, and Democrats in 2020 came close to making a similar choice. • […] Read more »
Nate Silver: ‘Could Bernie still turn it around? Honestly, probably not’
FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver on whether he thinks the 2020 Democratic primaries are over. This Week, ABC News Read more »
What Would It Take for Bernie Sanders to Win?
After another strong showing by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in Tuesday’s primary contests, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced that he was staying in the race for president. But Mr. Sanders will need to do substantially better in the contests that remain to secure enough delegates to […] Read more »
Joe Biden’s got this
There’s every reason to believe former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee outside of some statistically improbable event. Biden followed his impressive victories on Super Tuesday with another round of strong performances on Super Tuesday II, and it looks like he will continue his march toward the […] Read more »