The path to winning the Democratic Party primary runs through California and its sizable Latino electorate. With 495 delegates at stake, the Golden State will be one of the most coveted prizes in this primary election. Among the Democratic Party hopefuls, one candidate, Bernie Sanders, has invested serious time and […] Read more »
‘Public Option’ Draws Voters Unsure About ‘Medicare for All’
… A decade ago, the issue created such deep internal divisions among Senate Democrats that they ultimately dropped the idea from their bill, even though the public option was strongly favored by many liberals and a majority of House Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But now, with two of the […] Read more »
Growing number of Iowa Dems think Warren and Sanders are too far left
FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver discusses the moderate candidates’ rise in the polls on “This Week.” This Week, ABC News Read more »
Three reasons Biden might keep deep African-American support
For Joe Biden, the Southern states that come after the earliest Democratic nominating contests are seen as something of a firewall. Even if the former vice president struggles early, primaries in states such as South Carolina, which follows close on the heels of New Hampshire, have sizable African-American populations and […] Read more »
Pete Buttigieg’s minority problem isn’t just about name recognition
… Buttigieg is clearly one of the — if not the only — frontrunners in the Iowa Democratic contest right now. Yet, some (like myself) have wondered aloud about whether Buttigieg will be able to translate his Iowa success into more diverse states like Nevada and South Carolina. That’s because […] Read more »
Democrats are vying to win over the youngest generation of their most important voting bloc
Former vice president Joe Biden is still ahead in polls of black voter support, but his competitors are trying their best to eat away at that lead by looking to a segment of the black community not quite sold on him: young black voters. … According to an October study […] Read more »