Politics Aug 05 Watch 8:40 As pandemic upends presidential campaign, what issues matter most to voters The planned summer conventions of both parties have been reduced and reimagined due to the coronavirus pandemic, rendering this election year different from any other. And of course millions of American lives have been upended due to COVID-19 and the…
Politics Jun 24 2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in North Carolina and Kentucky Voters rebuffed President Donald Trump and nominated two Republicans he opposed to House seats from North Carolina and Kentucky on Tuesday. By Associated Press
Politics Jun 03 Watch 5:40 Amy Walter on the ‘symbolism’ of Tuesday’s election results Elections were held in several states on Tuesday, even as the pandemic and major protests consumed the country. In Ferguson, Missouri, where protests first erupted in 2014 after the shooting death of Michael Brown by a white police officer, an…
Politics Apr 21 DNC weighing how to handle delegate penalties for states that delayed primaries over coronavirus The Democratic National Committee is working closely with states to find a workaround for a DNC rule that requires states to forfeit half of their delegates if they hold primaries after June 9. Several states have rescheduled their primaries for… By Daniel Bush
Mar 16 Watch 5:18 Despite virus fears, Arizona prepares to go to the polls Tuesday By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn Across the country, election officials are scrambling to decide how to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic. Louisiana and Georgia have postponed their primary contests, and candidates have eliminated public rallies entirely. But in Arizona, Tuesday’s primary is still on, and… Continue watching
Feb 09 NH poses a last chance for some struggling 2020 Democrats By Michael Casey, Associated Press Bounding onto a stage at a conference center in New Hampshire, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang beamed a smile to a cheering crowd and launched into his pitch for votes heading intod of Tuesday’s first-in-the nation primary. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 5:52 Will results from the Iowa caucuses yield a single winner? By Jeff Greenfield After a year and a half of speeches, town hall meetings, and tens of millions of dollars spent, the Iowa caucuses will finally produce a winner of the first in the nation contests. Or will they? With the Democrats revamping… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 5:34 Iowa Democratic voters feel excitement, pressure ahead of critical caucuses By Stephanie Sy, Rachel Wellford Three days before the Iowa caucuses, 11 candidates remain in the 2020 Democratic primary. Polls indicate that many likely caucus participants are still undecided about whom they will support. In a state that is predominantly white, the candidates are striving… Continue watching
Jan 26 Who can topple Trump? Dems’ electability fight rages in Iowa By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The urgent fight for the Democratic presidential nomination raged across Iowa on Sunday as the party’s leading candidates scrambled to deliver closing arguments centered on the defining question of the 2020 primary: Who can beat President Donald Trump?… Continue reading