2020 Democratic Primary Tag

Report: Over a Dozen Swing State House Dems Fear Bernie or Warren Nomination, Rally Behind Biden

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 11, 2020 21 Comments

Apparently it's not just Democrat operatives and insiders who are sounding the alarm over a potential nomination of socialist Bernie Sanders (I-VT) or Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Both are so far out of the mainstream, even among Democrats, that over a dozen House Democrats in swing states are reportedly rallying behind former vice president Joe Biden (D-DE).

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Surging in two early state polls, billionaire Tom Steyer qualifies for next Democrat debate

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 10, 2020 30 Comments

Anti-Trump billionaire Tom Steyer (D) launched his presidential campaign in July of last year based in large part on his personal campaign to have President Trump impeached. Considered a long shot, he irritated both the Democrat establishment and progressives.

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Spiritual Adviser Marianne Williamson Ends Presidential Campaign

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 10, 2020 16 Comments

Marianne Williamson, the woman who wants to "harness the love," ended her 2020 presidential campaign. Williamson moved to Des Moines, IA, to gain some ground before the primary. However, she recently fired her entire staff.

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Elizabeth Warren goes full cringeworthy with dance moves and dating advice

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 09, 2020 43 Comments

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is struggling in her bid for the Democrat nomination for president.  Her poll numbers and fundraising are nosediving.  Her response? Let's dance!

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Diversity For Thee, But Not For We: Next Dem Debate Will Be All White

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 08, 2020 24 Comments

The number of candidates on the stage is going to look a little bit more normal at next week's Democrat debate. So far, only five candidates have met the required thresholds for the CNN/Des Moines Register event.

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Former Castro, Harris Supporters Gravitate to Biden

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2020 15 Comments

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Monday a few days after he dropped out of the race. However, former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign told The Texas Tribune that he picked up 11 new endorsements from Texas. Nine of those people once supported Castro. Biden's campaign also said that he now has more support from those who backed Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

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Iowa State Accused of Chilling Student Free Speech Ahead of Caucuses

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 07, 2020 4 Comments

“Iowa State University maintains a series of policies that have both the purpose and the effect of chilling student speech”...

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Joe Biden On ObamaCare: “you couldn’t keep your doctor if you wanted to necessarily”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 06, 2020 20 Comments

Former Vice President Joe Biden appeared at a town hall in Iowa over the weekend and was asked about ObamaCare. Giving a typically rambling non-answer, Biden did admit a couple of salient details: nope, you couldn't keep your doctor "necessarily" as Obama repeatedly promised, and "no one did understand ObamaCare."

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Judge Judy Fawns All Over Bloomberg: ‘There Isn’t Anybody That Could Compare to’ Him

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2020 39 Comments

Popular TV star Judge Judy Sheindlin officially endorsed former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg with a campaign ad and appearance on The View.

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Julián Castro Tries to Remain Relevant by Endorsing Elizabeth Warren

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2020 19 Comments

Former HUD secretary Julián Castro ended his presidential campaign a few days ago, but has shown no attempts to remain out of the limelight. Castro announced this morning he endorses Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for president. He plans on campaigning for Warren starting this week in Brooklyn, NY.

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Warren’s Q4 Haul Dwarfed By Bernie’s, Also Lags Behind Biden, Buttigieg

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 04, 2020 12 Comments

Before the New Year, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent out a fundraising email begging its recipients to help her meet her reduced fundraising goal of $20 million for the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Bernie v. Trump is the battle we need, just as Britain needed Corbyn v. Johnson

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 03, 2020 43 Comments

Bernie is staging a major comeback in fundraising and media perception as Democrats head into the Iowa caucuses in just over a month. How quickly talk turned from Warren being inevitable, to Bernie being "ascendant" as WaPo says, and now going on attack against Biden:

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Killing of Iran’s Soleimani Brings Out the TDS in Democrats

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 03, 2020 75 Comments

Remember when President Barack Obama put troops in Syria without Congressional approval? Remember when he droned a U.S. citizen and his family without Congressional approval? Silence from the left. But now that President Donald Trump ordered an attack that killed Iran's Qassem Soleimani, the architect behind the regime's war on America and Israel, Democrats now care about the Constitution.

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Bernie is Back – Huge Cash Haul in 4Q 2019

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 02, 2020 21 Comments

Democrat insiders sounded the alarm last week that Bernie was back and may even win the nomination.  Fourth quarter fundraising suggests they are right to be alarmed. He raised a whopping $34.5 million.

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Julián Castro Withdraws From 2020 Democratic Presidential race

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 02, 2020 39 Comments

Former housing secretary Julián Castro announced this morning he has ended his presidential campaign. Castro, once considered "a rising star in the Democratic Party," never broke through to the top or even middle tier of the Democratic primary.

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Biden to Coal Miners: “Learn to Program”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2019 45 Comments

Telling Journalists to "learn to code" in anticipation of their job losses is enough to get you kicked off Twitter. Seriously. Joe Biden promised to create a new legion of unemployed blue collar workers to advance the Green New Deal, as we covered in Biden Says Willing to Sacrifice Hundreds of Thousands of Energy Workers for a Green Economy.

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Joe Biden Says He’d Consider a Republican Running Mate

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 30, 2019 34 Comments

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) is still hanging on to the top slot in the 2020 presidential primary clown car.  Biden has recovered from a disappointing third quarter fundraising slump and is still leading the Democrat field in most polls.

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After brutal mockery, Biden kinda-sorta walks back refusal to obey Senate impeachment trial subpoena

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2019 20 Comments

Joe Biden was clear twice on the record in the past month that he would refuse to obey a Senate subpoena to testify at Trump's impeachment trial. There was no lack of clarity in the questions or Biden's answer. As documented in my prior post, Biden said it in an NPR interview earlier this month and again to the Des Moines Register yesterday.

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