538’s Nate Silver discusses whether he thinks a contested convention is likely in the Democratic primaries. This Week, ABC News Read more »
Bernie Sanders hits a ceiling in first primary contests
If 2020 was supposed to be the year Sen. Bernie Sanders built on his momentum from the last presidential race and captured the Democratic nomination for president, the surge that would make that possible is not appearing in the party’s early contests. The data out of Iowa and New Hampshire […] Read more »
The Democratic nomination contest doesn’t look like any from the past
Halfway through the early state primaries and caucuses, Democrats are no closer to clarifying their nominating contest than they were at the turn of the new year. In the coming two contests — Nevada’s caucuses next Saturday and South Carolina’s primary on Feb. 29 — the “winners” from Iowa and […] Read more »
Black Voters and the Democratic Primary
Andrew Prokop of Vox, Adam Harris of The Atlantic, and Philip Bump of The Washington Post join Politics with Amy Walter to discuss the results from New Hampshire, Senator Bernie Sander’s perceived lead, and Attorney General William Barr’s handling of sentencing recommendations for Roger J. Stone. Also, The Democratic Party […] Read more »
Sanders holds lead heading into Nevada’s Democratic caucuses, poll finds
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads the presidential field by a solid margin among likely Democratic caucusgoers heading into Nevada’s four-day early voting period, but all six of the candidates actively campaigning in the state this week earned double-digit support according to The Nevada Poll™. The telephone poll, conducted by WPA […] Read more »
How Will The Democratic Primary Change Now That It’s Moving To More Diverse States?
Many observers of the 2020 Democratic primary expect that the race will be much different as it moves to states with more diverse electorates. In particular, the expectation is that former Vice President Joe Biden will do better and former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg will do worse. […] Read more »