Election 2020

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No. 22: Another Democrat Is In, With a Key Bragging Point

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has won in a solidly red state

(Newser) - Democrats are closing in on the two-dozen mark. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joined the race Tuesday morning, making him (by most counts) the 22nd major candidate to do so. As the Daily Beast notes, the 53-year-old has one key attribute he's expected to bring up often: He knows how...

Biden to Trump: Here's Your Nickname

The presidential candidate is willing to get 'muddy'

(Newser) - Looks like Joe Biden can sling a little mud of his own. Speaking at private South Carolina fundraiser Saturday, the presidential candidate was asked if he planned to retaliate against President Trump's insults. "There's so many nicknames I’m inclined to give this guy," said Biden...

No. 21: Another Democrat Joins the Race

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet is in

(Newser) - In the 2016 campaign, there were so many Republican candidates they had to run two-tiered debates to handle them all. The question for 2020 Democrats: Will two tiers be enough? Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado on Thursday became the 21st major candidate to enter the race, reports the Washington Post ...

Gillibrand Unveils Plan to Give Every US Voter $600, Kind Of

2020 candidate wants to get big money out of politics

(Newser) - Kirsten Gillibrand wants to give you $600. Well, sort of. The Democratic senator and 2020 presidential contender unveiled her first major 2020 policy initiative Wednesday, telling NBC News in an interview that her "Clean Elections Plan" aims to make sure big money no longer plays as big of a...

We Have a New Dem Frontrunner— by a Lot, per New Poll

Former VP gets 39% of Dems, Democratic-leaning independents, is easy frontrunner

(Newser) - Before he even announced his intent to run for president, Joe Biden found himself in the news for less savory reasons, facing down complaints from women who'd felt uncomfortable by unwelcome hugs, kissing, and touching by him. Now that he's officially in the running, the headlines don't...

Biden Again Addresses Anita Hill Controversy

'She did not get treated well. That's my responsibility'

(Newser) - Former Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that he takes responsibility for the fact that Anita Hill was "not treated well" in 1991 when she accused then-Supreme Court-nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment and Biden led the Senate Judiciary Committee, the AP reports. "I believed her from the...

Biden Leads Democrats With $6.3M Raised on Day One

New candidate tops Bernie Sanders' debut

(Newser) - The first 24 hours of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign brought in $6.3 million. That topped Bernie Sanders' $5.9 million, CNN reports, and included online donations from more than 96,900 people. Aides said that 12 hours after he launched his campaign Thursday, Biden had met the...

Trump Says He's 'Rooting' for One Democratic Hopeful

He was scathing about the rest of the field

(Newser) - Sean Hannity asked President Trump for his thoughts on the Democratic 2020 hopefuls at the end of a Fox News interview Thursday night—and the president obliged, sounding as if he was discussing a substandard crop of Celebrity Apprentice contestants. Trump said he is calling Joe Biden, who entered the...

Joe Biden Called Anita Hill Before Joining 2020 Race

But accuser of Clarence Thomas says Biden never apologized

(Newser) - Anita Hill says Joe Biden called her this month to express regret over "what she endured" during Senate hearings in 1991—an outreach Hill found inadequate. "I cannot be satisfied by simply saying, 'I'm sorry for what happened to you,'" she told the New ...

Biden: I Didn't Ask for Obama's Endorsement

Former VP says whoever wins in 2020 should do it on his or her own merits

(Newser) - Joe Biden has already racked up quite a few endorsements since formally entering the 2020 presidential race Thursday morning, but none of them was from Barack Obama. The Republican National Committee was quick to jump on that, issuing a statement reading in part, "We don’t need eight more...

Biden: Trump's Words Compelled Me to Run

Former VP announces candidacy, cites Trump's reaction to Charlottesville

(Newser) - Joe Biden is in. The former VP formally joined the crowded Democratic field for the 2020 race with the release of a video Thursday morning, reports the Wall Street Journal . This is Biden's third run for the presidency—his first came 32 years ago in 1987. "We are...

Report: Kirstjen Nielsen Told to Keep Concern From Trump

Specifically about potential 2020 election interference by the Russians

(Newser) - Kirstjen Nielsen may be out of the Trump administration, but she's not out of the news. The New York Times is out with a report claiming that in the waning days of her tenure, Nielsen was instructed not to discuss one of her major concerns as homeland security secretary...

Biden's Big News Apparently Coming Thursday

That's the day he'll announce his presidential campaign, source says

(Newser) - Answering perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season, former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his presidential campaign on Thursday, the AP reports. The move, confirmed by a person familiar with his plans, sets up the 76-year-old lifelong politician as a front-runner in the crowded Democratic...

Warren Unveils Audacious Student Debt Plan

She would wipe it out entirely for most

(Newser) - Elizabeth Warren is out with what might be her most controversial policy proposal yet ahead of the 2020 election: She wants to wipe out a large chunk of the student debt now held by Americans, reports HuffPost . "The time for half-measures is over," Warren writes in a blog...

Candidate No. 20 Has One Thing Republicans Will Like

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton opposed Nancy Pelosi for House speaker

(Newser) - All political eyes are on Joe Biden this week for his expected entry into the 2020 race. In the meantime, however, the 20th Democratic candidate has joined the field as a dark horse. Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, 42, announced his candidacy on Good Morning America and in a YouTube...

Joe Biden Reportedly Makes His Decision

He will announce his candidacy next week, report Atlantic and NBC

(Newser) - After much "will he or won't he," Joe Biden will finally put the question of his 2020 candidacy to bed with a "yes, I will," reports the Atlantic , which says the former vice president will make his announcement via video on Wednesday. NBC News also...

Trump: These 2 Democrats Will Be Last Ones Standing

It'll be 'Crazy' Sanders and 'Sleepy' Biden, he says

(Newser) - President Trump is predicting that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden will be the final two Democrats standing in the 2020 race against him, the AP reports. Looking ahead to his re-election campaign, Trump tweeted Tuesday that he believes "it will be Crazy Bernie Sanders...

Trump Has a GOP Challenger
Trump Has a GOP Challenger
Apr 16, 2019 6:36 AM CDT

Trump Has a GOP Challenger

Bill Weld is seeking nomination

(Newser) - A former Massachusetts governor is officially challenging President Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination—and it's not Mitt Romney. Bill Weld, who was the Libertarian candidate for vice president in 2016, announced the longshot bid during a CNN appearance Monday, the Washington Post reports. The 73-year-old described himself to...

Democratic Fundraising Still Below 2008 Level
Democrats Have a
Fundraising Problem
Apr 16, 2019 12:07 AM CDT

Democrats Have a Fundraising Problem

Field is lagging behind 2008 total

(Newser) - Democratic presidential candidates raised about $75 million during the first quarter of the 2020 election, a lackluster sum spread out across more than a dozen campaigns that signals a drawn-out battle likely lies ahead. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led the field by raising $18 million and California Sen. Kamala Harris...

Trump Campaign Outraises Top 2 Democrats Combined

Campaign says it was nearly all small donations

(Newser) - President Trump's reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, according to figures it provided to the AP . The haul brings the campaign's cash on hand to $40.8...

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