… With less than six weeks until voting begins, the loyalty Mr. Sanders commands has turned him into a formidable contender in the 2020 race. Despite having a heart attack in October that threatened to derail his second quest for the Democratic nomination, he remains at or near the top […] Read more »
Iowa Democrat faces daunting prospect: winning rural voters
When Cindy Axne crunched through fresh snow and into the American Legion hall in Winterset, the freshman Iowa congresswoman knew most of the dozen constituents waiting inside the chilly room had likely voted against her. … “What I’m trying to do getting out in rural areas is to show that […] Read more »
The ‘But I Would Vote for Joe Biden’ Republicans
The voters at campaign events for Joseph R. Biden Jr. here in Iowa and across the country aren’t just shopping for a candidate for themselves. As they jostle to take pictures with the former vice president and listen to him preach about national unity, they are often thinking about someone […] Read more »
Klobuchar Is Banking on Iowa Moderates. Her Problem: So Is Buttigieg.
… Of all the Democratic presidential candidates still in the race, it has been Ms. Klobuchar, the Minnesota senator, and Mr. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who have worked hardest and deepest to win over Iowa’s more moderate Democrats, pitching themselves as Midwestern pragmatists who know how to […] Read more »
10 of 11 Iowa voters picked this Democrat after debate
CNN’s Gary Tuchman speaks with voters in Iowa to see where they stand on 2020 candidates following 2019’s final Democratic debate. CONT. CNN Read more »
Poll: Iowa and NH are great places for the 1st presidential contests. Also terrible ones.
Iowa and New Hampshire are great places to hold the opening presidential caucuses and primary, most Americans agree. Also, terrible ones. That was the decidedly mixed message from a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll exploring whether the two small states, both overwhelmingly white, should continue to hold the out-sized influence on […] Read more »