Election 2020

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Obama Has a Warning for 2020 Progressives

Be less rigid, Democratic candidates are told

(Newser) - Former President Obama is staying so far away from the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination that he delivered a new message to the candidates from Europe: Don't destroy each other during this process. "One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United...

Biden Returns With Joking References to Complaints

'I just want you to know I had permission to hug Lonnie'

(Newser) - In his first public appearance since he began facing complaints from women about being touched by him, Joe Biden made joking references to the issue that drew laughter from a mostly male crowd. He also delivered a qualified apology, the New York Times reports. "I'm sorry I didn’...

This Is the 17th Democrat to Enter 2020 Race

Tim Ryan announces run for president

(Newser) - Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan jumped into the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, portraying himself as a candidate who can bridge Democrats' progressive and working class wings to win the White House, the AP reports. Ryan, 45, announced his primary bid on ABC's The View. He plans a kickoff rally...

Yes, He's Running for President—if Surgery Goes Well

Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado has two big announcements

(Newser) - Sen. Michael Bennet has been expected to join the ever-growing 2020 presidential field, but the Colorado Democrat got some bad news that's delaying a final answer on that. He has prostate cancer. He'll be getting surgery to remove his prostate gland, the same surgery John Kerry survived in...

Joe Biden: 'Social Norms Have Begun to Change'

The former VP explains his 'gestures of support and encouragement'

(Newser) - Joe Biden tweeted a video Wednesday giving his side of the story—that is, reacting to accusations he gets too touchy-feely with women on the job. "Today I want to talk about gestures of support and encouragement that I have made to women and some men and made them...

Bernie Sanders Outpaces His 2016 Fundraising

He raises $18.2M in first quarter

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders is the third Democratic candidate to release first-quarter fundraising figures, and he easily jumps to No. 1. Sanders says he pulled in $18.2 million in the first three months of the year, with 88% coming from donations of $200 or less, reports the New York Times . Earlier,...

Spotlight Brightens as Buttigieg Fills His Coffers

South Bend mayor raises $7M in 3 months

(Newser) - "Mayor Pete" has some serious momentum. South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg raised more than $7 million in the first quarter of 2019 for his presidential campaign . The fundraising total revealed Monday is $5 million less than Kamala Harris raised in Q1, and the figure will likely be dwarfed...

Biden Responds to Accusation About His Behavior

Former Nevada candidate says kiss left her embarrassed and confused

(Newser) - Accused of inappropriate conduct at a 2014 campaign event, Joe Biden said Sunday he didn't believe that he acted inappropriately. But "if it is suggested I did so," he said in a statement, "I will listen respectfully." Lucy Flores was a Democrat running for lieutenant...

Ex-Lawmaker: Biden's Actions During Rally 'Mortified' Me

Lucy Flores says ex-VP put hands on her shoulders, kissed her head at 2014 event in Nev.

(Newser) - In 2014, then-Vice President Joe Biden helped Lucy Flores campaign in Nevada for a shot at becoming the state's lieutenant governor. But something Flores says happened between the two at a Nov. 1 campaign rally that year left Flores feeling "embarrassed," "shocked," and "confused,...

Buttigieg Name Gains Traction, Even If You Can't Pronounce It

Voters start to notice Democratic candidate, and may even learn to say his name

(Newser) - Pete Buttigieg seems to be making an impression on voters and the Democratic Party, and not just because of the entertaining attempts to pronounce his last name. A poll of likely Democratic caucus voters in Iowa released Sunday put the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, in third place, behind Joe...

Biden Reportedly Considers Unusual 2020 Strategy

Stacey Abrams could be his choice on Day One

(Newser) - When Joe Biden announces that he's running for president, he might make it a double reveal, Axios reports: Close advisers say the former vice president is considering telling voters he'll pick popular Georgia Democrat and rising star Stacey Abrams as his running mate if he wins the Democratic...

Gillum Thinks He Knows How to Take Florida From Trump

And it involves six zeroes

(Newser) - President Trump narrowly won Florida in 2016 with around 113,000 more votes than Hillary Clinton—and it's a lead former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum wants to obliterate in 2020. The Democrat is launching a massive voter registration drive in the state, CBS reports. "We are going to...

Trump: Winning Popular Vote Is the Easy Way

He praises Electoral College 'marathon'

(Newser) - President Trump has changed his mind on the importance of the Electoral College versus the popular vote, for reasons that may be connected to his winning the Electoral College and losing the popular vote in 2016. "I used to like the idea of the Popular Vote, but now realize...

Beto Tops All Candidates in First-Day Fundraising

Campaign reports pulling in $6.1M, just ahead of Bernie Sanders

(Newser) - When he ran against Ted Cruz for the Senate, Beto O'Rourke generated a huge amount of support from grass-roots fundraising. As a presidential candidate, he appears to be starting off the same way. O'Rourke's campaign said Monday he had raised $6.1 million in the first 24...

Beto O'Rourke Line Sparks First Dem Friction

"Man, I'm just born to be in it," he said

(Newser) - Back when he was still just teasing a presidential run, Beto O'Rourke told Vanity Fair he was "born to be in" the race, the AP reports. Now that he's campaigning to far greater media attention and much larger crowds than many Democrats who've been competing longer,...

Gillibrand: 'Brave' Isn't Winning Right Now

Senator announces she's officially in, first speech as candidate will be in front of president's marquee

(Newser) - New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand formally joined the 2020 White House race on Sunday and previewed the hard line she will take against President Trump by announcing a rally outside one of his signature Manhattan properties. She had spent more than a month traveling the country to gauge support for...

Beto Apologizes for Teen Writings, Remarks on Wife

O'Rourke says criticism toward him was 'right on'

(Newser) - Democratic presidential contender Beto O'Rourke on Friday acknowledged making mistakes as a teen and as a candidate, responding to criticism of his campaign rhetoric toward his wife, as well as writings he produced online when he was young. During a taping of the Political Party Live podcast in Cedar...

Bernie Sanders' Campaign Workers Just Notched a Historic First

Those working for the Vermont senator's 2020 run have won union representation

(Newser) - Campaign workers for Bernie Sanders' 2020 Democratic campaign have unionized, becoming the first presidential campaign workers in history to do so. The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 confirmed Friday that Sanders' campaign workers were the first to win union representation, per the AP . UFCW Local 400 President Mark...

Jeb Bush: We Need 2020 GOP Challenger

Former candidate thinks president should face a Republican rival in primary

(Newser) - President Trump should have to overcome both Democratic and Republican opponents if he wants to retake the presidency, according to Jeb Bush. In a CNN interview to air Saturday, the former Florida governor who faced Trump in the 2016 primary calls for a competitive round two in 2020 among Republicans....

Beto Video Sparks Spoof on His Hands, Wife's 'Gaze'

Presidential contender was definitely animated in his announcement clip

(Newser) - Beto O'Rourke is running for president —and a conversation on what the New York Times calls "an age-old trope in American political theater" has been rebooted. That trope would be the "silent, supportive wife," inspired by his spouse, Amy, in the video announcing O'Rourke'...

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