I usually push back at claims that the Democratic Party is in disarray, particularly right in the middle of a nomination contest. It’s supposed to be a messy process, after all. Messiness needn’t prevent the party from finding a nominee and rallying around that person. But it seems reasonable to […] Read more »
What a Sanders Win in Nevada Would Really Mean
Democrats everywhere may start asking the same volatile question after Nevada holds its presidential caucuses on Saturday: Can the party deny Bernie Sanders the nomination if he arrives at the Democratic National Convention this summer with a plurality, but not a majority, of the delegates? That question is becoming more […] Read more »
Sanders Gains in Post-New Hampshire Polling
Senator Bernie Sanders has improved his standing in national polls since his victory in the New Hampshire primary, raising the possibility that he could amass a commanding or even insurmountable delegate lead on Super Tuesday in two weeks. CONT. Nate Cohn, New York Times Read more »
Bloomberg camp’s “dire” warning: Sanders soon unstoppable
Mike Bloomberg’s campaign is sounding the alarm that Bernie Sanders will soon amass an unsurmountable delegate lead if the Democratic field stays split — and took the extraordinary step of suggesting laggards should drop out. CONT. Mike Allen, Axios Read more »
Sanders Rises, But Socialism Isn’t Popular With Most Americans
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is rising in the polls among Democrats, but questions about his electability against President Trump persist because he self-identifies as a democratic socialist. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll backs up the idea that the label could hurt him. Asked about their impression of socialism, 28% of […] Read more »
Sanders and Bloomberg rise, Biden falls, with sharp shifts in views of electability
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has soared and former Vice President Joe Biden has crashed in national preference for the Democratic nomination for president, while the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary helped to clear some running room for a candidate who’s not yet been on the ballot: former New York […] Read more »