Politics Aug 18 Watch 4:17 Democratic delegates gear up to support Biden — from afar More than 35 million Americans voted in Democratic presidential primaries this year. But when it comes to officially nominating former Vice President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, nearly 4,000 delegates have the responsibility. This year, the…
Politics Jul 05 Your complete guide to the coming anti-Trump rebellion at the RNC While the “Stop Trump” movement has unleashed a barrage of cross-country phone calls and emails to seek support for their proposals, a group of longtime Republican rulemakers, some working with the Trump campaign, have quickly coalesced to try and block… By Lisa Desjardins
Politics Jun 07 How does the AP count delegates to arrive at Clinton’s win? WASHINGTON — Lifted by a big win in Puerto Rico and a burst of late support from Democratic superdelegates, Hillary Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president. By Hope Yen, Associated Press
Politics May 02 A close look at Sanders’ long-shot bid to clinch the Democratic nomination Some questions and answers about Sanders' longshot odds for the Democratic nomination. By Ken Thomas and Hope Yen, Associated Press
Apr 29 Watch 6:08 GOP candidates jockey for delegate ‘free agents’ in Virginia By PBS NewsHour After Donald Trump’s sweeping wins across five Northeastern states Tuesday, his trailing opponents are redoubling their efforts to keep the GOP front-runner from a delegate majority. In Virginia, Trump may have won the primary, but that was just the first… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 12:53 Both parties bring delegate fight to Indiana primary By PBS NewsHour For Sen. Ted Cruz, his presidential campaign is now all about Indiana and trying to stop Donald Trump. But it was a former congressional colleague who made headlines for criticizing Cruz, reports John Yang. Judy Woodruff talks with Domenico Montanaro… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:32 After New York, the path ahead to claim the nominations By PBS NewsHour Though front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton picked up big wins in New York, both parties’ contests for the presidential nomination are far from over. For more on where the candidates go from here, Judy Woodruff talks to Susan Page… Continue watching
Apr 13 Outside groups deal themselves in for GOP delegate game By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After burning through millions of dollars in a mostly failed attempt to sway Republican primary voters, big-money outside groups opposing Donald Trump have turned to a far smaller target audience: the delegates who will actually choose the presidential… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 3:15 ‘Count me out’: Ryan quells nomination talk By PBS NewsHour House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to make clear he has no presidential ambitions this year, even if the nomination is up for grabs at the convention. Meanwhile, Donald Trump criticized the nomination process while stumping in upstate New York and… Continue watching