Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke defended his low standing in a new Iowa poll by saying it doesn’t “describe the full picture.” The former Texas congressman was backed by 2 percent of those surveyed in the poll released Saturday night. “You know, I don’t know that this many months out from the caucuses in Iowa…
Read more‘You need to make a move right now’: Dems prepare for raucous debates
Democratic presidential candidates took one big lesson from their first debates in June: The contenders who shined brightest attacked other candidates onstage. Now, they are all preparing to trade punches ahead of round two in Detroit. Across the Democratic presidential field, candidates are reading up on points of contrast with key rivals and preparing attack…
Read moreHarris turns tables on gender question
Can a woman beat Donald Trump in 2020? Kamala Harris, in her first visit to Iowa for a town hall hosted by CNN, was asked a variation of the question. The California Democrat would eventually get to her answer. But in one of several demonstrations of her discipline on the trail, the presidential hopeful first…
Read moreTrump counter-programs Dem debate with his greatest hits
BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump tore into his 2020 Democratic rivals, the media and even plastic straws when he addressed House Republicans Thursday during their annual retreat, providing some animated counter-programming to a Democratic debate halfway across the nation focused on candidates slamming the president. “They should be watching the debate, but they’re probably watching…
Read moreHarris challenges Axelrod over criticism she's too 'cautious' on trail
SAN FRANCISCO — Sen. Kamala Harris on Saturday pushed back at the emerging narrative that she’s been too timid while campaigning for president, using a POLITICO interview to challenge her naysayers to come watch her field questions on the road. Harris’ uneven national TV appearances, in particular a pair of CNN town halls, have drawn…
Read morePelosi says Biden needs to respect people’s personal space
Click:Pyramid tea bag machine Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she does not think the allegations against Joe Biden of unwelcome contact are disqualifying for a 2020 run, but that the former vice president should be more aware of others’ personal space. "I don’t think it’s disqualifying,” Pelosi said during a POLITICO Playbook interview, adding,…
Read moreRoy Moore will run for Senate again
Roy Moore, the controversial Republican judge who lost a 2017 Senate race in deep-red Alabama amid allegations of sexual misconduct with young girls decades ago, is defying GOP opposition and running again in 2020, he announced Thursday. "I will run for the United States Senate in 2020," Moore said this afternoon at an event in…
Read moreBeto: ‘We’d be very lucky’ to have Biden enter race
DUBUQUE, Iowa — The first time Beto O’Rourke praised Joe Biden, it could have been dismissed as an act of diplomacy. “I don’t see why not,” the newly minted presidential candidate said Friday when asked outside a campaign stop in Washington, Iowa, whether he thought Biden should run for president. “I think he’s done an…
Read morePoll: Black voters favor Biden, consumed by pocketbook issues ahead of 2020
A new poll conducted for a black political group shows former Vice President Joe Biden continuing to hold a big enthusiasm advantage over his 2020 presidential rivals, while other Democrats have a chance to make inroads by focusing on the pocketbook issues of paramount importance to African American voters. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Seventy-six…
Read more'It’s so easy to Google "Creepy Biden"'
The former Nevada lawmaker who accused Joe Biden of giving her an “awkward kiss” in 2014 said Sunday she decided to go public because she wanted to force Democrats to confront his inappropriate behavior as the former vice president decides to run for the White House. “It’s so easy to Google ‘Creepy Biden’ and you…
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