Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate has won widespread praise from rank-and-file Democrats who have hailed her as a historic, trail-blazing choice. But Democratic candidates running in some crucial races see Biden’s choice of a Black and Indian woman as something more important: a new motivating […] Read more »
The Kamala Harris pick isn’t about 2020. It’s about the future.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee is historic. If the ticket is elected in the fall, the California Democrat will be the first woman, Black woman and Indian American to become vice president. The impact of Harris on the election result, […] Read more »
Voters Are Highly Engaged, but Nearly Half Expect To Have Difficulties Voting
As Democrats and Republicans prepare for their party conventions, a new national survey finds high voter engagement with the presidential campaign – and a record share saying it “really matters” who wins in November when it comes to making progress on important national issues. Yet the coronavirus outbreak continues to […] Read more »
Why Democrats Need to Play to Win in Texas
The Democratic Party — from Joe Biden all the way down to the grassroots — need make a huge investment in Texas, but not for the reasons you think. … The question isn’t if Texas becomes blue. The question is when. And if we don’t fight like hell in 2020, […] Read more »
What the Kamala Harris Pick Tells Us About Joe Biden
Joe Biden is often described as an ideological moderate. During the 2020 Democratic primary, political analysts routinely used the term to distinguish Mr. Biden from prominent rivals running to his left, especially the self-described socialist Senator Bernie Sanders and the “big structural change” advocate Senator Elizabeth Warren. But the term […] Read more »
Harris is a small-c conservative, party-friendly pick — which makes her just right for Biden
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is an intensely risk-averse politician. In his nearly 50 years in public life, he has always positioned himself in the middle of the Democratic Party — not too far right or too far left. … In his vice-presidential search, Biden again took the safe route. […] Read more »