Democratic presidential hopefuls took to the stage for another debate Friday as they looked for an edge in the lead-up to the New Hampshire primaries following last week’s chaotic Iowa caucuses. Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, joins Hari Sreenivasan for more on the presidential race and […] Read more »
It was a bad week for unwritten rules. What does this mean?
The decline of norms has become a common criticism of Trump era politics. The violation of unwritten rules ties together some of the developments in what was an eventful week in American politics. The Iowa caucuses failed to produce a clear result. The president gave a Medal of Freedom to […] Read more »
Why Buttigieg needs an Iowa-sized bounce in New Hampshire
The big question coming out of Iowa and New Hampshire this year is whether former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg will benefit from a bounce that catapults him nationally. Iowa and New Hampshire aren’t important because of the delegates lost or won. Very few delegates are at stake. They […] Read more »
CNN poll: Sanders leads as Buttigieg grabs momentum in New Hampshire
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders heads into the New Hampshire primary still holding a lead over his top rivals for the Democratic nomination, but with Pete Buttigieg swiftly gaining support behind him, according to a new CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. All told, the near-even […] Read more »
Democratic Debate Review: If Klobuchar “Won,” Sanders Actually Won
Friday night’s Democratic debate in New Hampshire mostly rehashed the participants’ past arguments and rhetorical styles, and it didn’t generate a dramatic candidate confrontation or meltdown despite repeated attempts by the moderators to incite conflict or trap a candidate in a “gotcha” moment. Amy Klobuchar seems to have been anointed […] Read more »
The Latest New Hampshire Polls: Buttigieg Looks Competitive
The New Hampshire Democratic primary is increasingly looking like a dual front-runner race as former Mayor Pete Buttigieg leaps ahead to join Senator Bernie Sanders at the front of the pack, according to newly released polls. CONT. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times Read more »