Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are cancelling events, while the Trump campaign scheduled a new rally The coronavirus outbreak threatens to upend the organisation of the US presidential election and strike a blow to Donald Trump because of his reliance on big campaign rallies. Democratic rivals Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders both cancelled rallies in […] More
Bernie Sanders will stay in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite suffering a series of sweeping losses to Joe Biden, saying on Wednesday he looked forward to a debate with the former vice-president on Sunday. Sanders acknowledged he was falling behind Biden in the count of delegates needed to win the nomination, but […] More
Biden solidifies frontrunner status with wins in Michigan and elsewhere Full story: Biden wins string of key primaries in major blow to Sanders Five key takeaways from primaries In this defining moment for America, support The Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 3.20pm GMT What is Sanders’ plan? No travel announced for Sanders. No rallies. […] More
Amid a botched response to the coronavirus, Democrats aren’t just looking for electability – they want competence The political world has fundamentally changed in the last two and a half weeks. All the way back in mid-February, Donald Trump brushed aside the coronavirus as “very much under control in the USA”. That was just two […] More
Voters went to the polls in Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Michigan, Idaho and Washington state with the Vermont senator needing a boost Follow all the results live 4.07am GMT Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are neck and neck in Washington state, where 89 pledged delegates are up for grabs. With 67% of precincts reporting, Sanders […] More
Many remain optimistic, saying that the campaign is more than ‘one election, one primary, one president’ In the days leading up to a must-win Tuesday Michigan primary, Bernie Sanders criss-crossed the state, firing up thousands of supporters and taking the stage with star surrogates in a bid to repeat his momentum-shifting 2016 upset of Hillary […] More
In light of the outbreak, the Democratic National Committee announced that it would forgo a live audience for its next debate Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden both hastily canceled primary night rallies on Tuesday over coronavirus concerns, as the Democratic National Committee announced that its upcoming debate would be held without a live audience “at […] More
Joe Biden, frontrunner for the US Democratic presidential nomination, got into a heated exchange with an autoworker at a campaign stop when questioned overwhether he was going to take away people’s guns. ‘You’re full of shit,’ Biden told the man, who accused him of ‘actively trying to end the second amendment’. The exchange came during […] More
