It seems clear that Bernie Sanders needs to change the fundamental trajectory of the Democratic primary over the coming 12 days. And at first glance, the next contests — the states voting Tuesday — would seem to offer a promising set of opportunities. Among them is Michigan, where he posted […] Read more »
Why Warren supporters will split between Biden and Sanders
The Democratic presidential race is, for all intents and purposes, a two-person affair. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s departure from the race on Thursday was the end of the line for the one-time front-runner. The big question coming out of Warren’s decision is whether former Vice President Joe Biden or Vermont […] Read more »
Biden has a secret weapon: Time is on his side
Time is a funny thing in presidential primaries: Depending on the circumstances, they can be over in a day or stretch on for months, while some weeks count more for others. That’s especially true in what has become a swiftly evolving matchup between former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. […] Read more »
Americans’ Reactions to the Word ‘Socialism’
The word “socialism” is likely to resonate throughout the 2020 election campaign, regardless of which candidate eventually gets the Democratic Party nomination. … What does the word “socialism” mean to the average American? Thanks to the reintroduction of the term into the political discourse by Sanders (and other politicians like […] Read more »
Super Tuesday Democrats Picked A Lane: Pragmatism
… The 2020 primary has been prisoner to pathologies Democrats have developed during the Trump presidency. Though the party has spent the years since the president’s election grappling with internal ideological differences — to the point where any real meaning has been wrung from the words “progressive” and “establishment” — […] Read more »
Warren’s Out, Biden’s Up
This week, we break down the new two-man race: Biden vs. Sanders. Then, we discuss the impact of Warren and Bloomberg’s exits from the race. The Forecast Fest Read more »