• Will big money spent on TV ads pay off for 2016 candidates?

    Will big money spent on TV ads pay off for 2016 candidates?

    Jan 08, 2016 01:35 AM EDT

    ... looking for more creativity in their advertising. LISA DESJARDINS: Contrast those hard-hitting ads in the crowded GOP race with the approach in the smaller Democratic field, which is more biographical. NARRATOR: Praised as one of America's best mayors, who governed as a pragmatist. HILLARY CLINTON, Democratic Presidential Candidate ...

  • Just 60 donors gave one-third of all money raised so far for 2016

    Just 60 donors gave one-third of all money raised so far for 2016

    Aug 01, 2015 05:04 PM EDT

    ... Action. Entertainment mogul Haim Saban and his wife, Cheryl, led with a $2 million gift, and hedge-fund billionaire George Soros, historically one of the Democratic Party's biggest givers, donated $1 million. But no one has capitalized on the new era of big money like Bush. After announcing plans ...

  • For GOP, tax bill's most visible win may be averting failure

    For GOP, tax bill's most visible win may be averting failure

    Dec 16, 2017 05:49 PM EDT

    ... age of Trump. Even if Republicans are correct that tax cuts for business and the wealthy bolster the economy, it can take time for obvious results to show. And even with millions of families likely to enjoy lower taxes, many won’t feel much until they file their 2018 tax ...

  • Midwest becomes next theater in Democrats' progressive vs. moderate fight

    Midwest becomes next theater in Democrats' progressive vs. moderate fight

    Jul 13, 2026 06:17 PM EDT

    ... Schier said. More recently, the Great Lakes region has been the nation's marquee political battleground, with state legislatures and the presidential winner swinging between Democratic and Republican candidates for the last decade. No matter who wins, the results of the midterm primaries in the region will have major ripple ...

  • WATCH: Trump and Vance speak in Michigan at first public rally since assassination attempt

    WATCH: Trump and Vance speak in Michigan at first public rally since assassination attempt

    Jul 20, 2024 04:36 PM EDT

    ... results and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters. “At this very moment, Democrat Party bosses are frantically trying to overthrow the results of their own party’s primaries to dump Crooked Joe Biden from the ballot," he said. “As you’re seeing, the Democratic Party is ...

  • What you need to know about Nevada's presidential primary and caucuses

    What you need to know about Nevada's presidential primary and caucuses

    Feb 02, 2024 03:16 PM EDT

    ... 000 Nevadans had already cast their primary ballots, about 61 percent in the Democratic primary and 39 percent in the Republican primary. In recent state primaries, 56 percent of voters cast ballots before primary day in 2018, while 78 percent did so in 2022. The 2020 state primary was an ...

  • Democrats vote to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st primary state

    Democrats vote to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st primary state

    Dec 02, 2022 09:03 PM EDT

    ... go first to better ensure that voters of color aren't marginalized as Democrats choose a presidential nominee. WATCH: Why Black women candidates had mixed results in the midterm elections Four of the five states now poised to start the party's primary are presidential battlegrounds, meaning the eventual Democratic ...

  • GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state

    GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state

    Apr 30, 2022 03:33 PM EDT

    ... security threat.” She will face Benson, a former law school dean seeking her second term. “All one has to imagine is what it would be like or what it would have been like if Brad Raffensperger had said, ‘Yes, I will find you those votes and deliver Georgia for you ...

  • Sanders wins California, Biden surges nationwide

    Sanders wins California, Biden surges nationwide

    Mar 04, 2020 02:28 AM EDT

    ... support from his 2016 bid. Biden bested him in Oklahoma, though Sanders won the state against Hillary Clinton four years ago. And in Virginia, where Democratic turnout surpassed 2016 by more than 500,000 votes, Sanders' vote share dropped significantly. Meanwhile, Bloomberg was trying to look beyond the primary to ...

  • What Sanders’ Nevada win says about Latino voter turnout

    What Sanders’ Nevada win says about Latino voter turnout

    Feb 24, 2020 03:55 AM EDT

    ... Trump has.” In the end, the rest of the field fell short in Nevada. Biden’s second-place finish was his strongest showing yet in 2020, and he claimed a comeback as the race turned to South Carolina. But the Nevada results further weakened the lock Biden seemingly had on ...