Feb 25 AP Fact Check: Democrats’ claims in the South Carolina debate By Associated Press Seven Democratic presidential contenders staged their final debate before contests in South Carolina and Super Tuesday deliver more than one-third of the delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Continue reading
Feb 25 Democrats debate whether Medicare for All is liability in 2020 election By Associated Press Former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg says the cost of Bernie Sanders’ health care plan “adds up to four more years of Donald Trump.”… Continue reading
Feb 25 Sanders takes heat from fellow candidates in South Carolina debate By Associated Press The new wave of infighting came as Democrats met for the party's 10th — and perhaps most consequential — debate of the 2020 primary season. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 10:42 Is South Carolina still Joe Biden’s firewall? Seven candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination will meet on the debate stage Tuesday in South Carolina, whose primary is just days away. The race’s front-runner, Sen. Bernie Sanders, has the current momentum, but former Vice President Joe Biden… Continue watching
Feb 25 WATCH: Steyer says NDAs should not be a presidential debate focus By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee Tom Steyer, qualified for the 10th Democratic debate after increasing his poll numbers in South Carolina, told the PBS NewsHour that attacks against Michael Bloomberg over the nondisclosure agreements are a distraction. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Buttigieg vows to focus on diversity ahead of South Carolina By Meredith Lee, Yamiche Alcindor “It's so important for us to broaden that base in order to win. And in order to deserve to win,” Buttigieg told the PBS NewsHour in an interview. Continue reading
Feb 25 Generational split among South Carolina black voters could hurt Biden By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press The generational split among African American voters in South Carolina parallels the divide seen among whites and Latinos in early contests, with Sanders polling stronger among younger voters. Continue reading
Feb 25 Democratic rivals attack Sanders in run-up to South Carolina debate By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Leading up to Tuesday night's debate in Charleston, 2020 Democratic candidates previewed their lines of attack in a series of digital or television advertisements against Sanders. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:55 How 2020 Democrats are framing their campaigns after Sanders’ Nevada win With a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the front-runner among 2020 Democrats. Sanders says he is supported by a “multi-generational, multi-racial coalition” that would propel him ahead of President Trump in a national… Continue watching
Feb 24 WATCH: In South Carolina, Biden says he’ll ‘stay in this for the long haul’ By Meredith Lee, Yamiche Alcindor After attending an African-American Baptist church in North Charleston on Sunday morning, Biden told the PBS NewsHour in an interview that he’s confident his support in South Carolina will hold, especially among African-Americans who make up 60 percent of the… Continue reading