Feb 17 Watch 4:01 2020 Democrats focus on Nevada, while taking aim at Bloomberg's record By Judy Woodruff In the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, most of the candidates have fanned out across Nevada, whose caucuses will be held February 22nd. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, as well as Pete Buttigieg, are aiming to build… Continue watching
Feb 17 One thing unites establishment Democrats: Fear of Sanders By Alan Fram, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Critics of the Vermont senator, who has long identified as a democratic socialist, are further than they've ever been from unifying behind a moderate alternative. Continue reading
Feb 16 Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters By Bill Barrow, Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press Nevada’s caucuses are this coming Saturday and will feature a growing population of Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Yet no single place in the early going is as important as South Carolina. Continue reading
Feb 15 Sanders' bond with Latinos gets first test of many in Nevada By Michelle L. Price, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Bernie Sanders, a self-declared socialist from Vermont, is sometimes pigeon-holed as the hero to white college students and lefty boomers. But his presidential campaign believes his outreach to diverse voters, especially Latinos, will be the secret to his success and… Continue reading
Feb 15 Diversity test: 2020 Democrats seek their fortunes in Nevada By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — As the Democratic presidential race hurtles toward Nevada, candidates in the still-crowded field are jumping into their first test in a racially diverse state with solid union muscle and shaky plans for a presidential caucus. Nevada has… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 3:24 Nevada, South Carolina present next challenges for 2020 Democrats By Lisa Desjardins Continue watching
Feb 14 Limbaugh draws criticism for remarks about Buttigieg kissing his husband By Alan Fram, Associated Press Rush Limbaugh, who Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom, drew bipartisan criticism for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president because he's been “kissing his husband" on stage after debates. Continue reading
Feb 14 Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren't ads By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people. Continue reading
Feb 14 2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise By Will Weissert, Alan Fram, Associated Press White House hopefuls are trying to blunt Bloomberg, who gained attention by flooding the national airwaves with hundreds of millions of dollars in advertisements and is on the verge of being admitted into next week's presidential debate. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 1:59 How 2020 Democrats are positioning themselves after New Hampshire By Yamiche Alcindor With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary over, 2020 Democrats are looking ahead to states including Nevada and North Carolina. The three senators still in the race, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, were back at work… Continue watching