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    Iowa Democratic party chair resigns after caucus chaos

    Troy Price says he is ‘deeply sorry for what happened’ at derailed event, as results remain unclear The chair of the Iowa Democratic party, who oversaw a chaotic caucus last week that still has not yielded final results, resigned from his position on Wednesday. Troy Price, who has been the head of the state’s Democratic […] More

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    The man shaping the Democratic contest? It’s Donald Trump | Jonathan Freedland

    The president has his opponents second-guessing their own instincts, paralysed in fear of getting it wrong The biggest, most electrifying event in the closing days of campaigning in New Hampshire was not staged by Bernie Sanders or Pete Buttigieg or even the surprise third-place finisher, Amy Klobuchar. No, the candidate who filled a 12,000-seat arena, […] More

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    Who is Amy Klobuchar, the third-place finisher in New Hampshire?

    The Minnesota senator shone in last Friday’s debate but faces a tough task to unite centrist vote When the results came in from the three tiny towns that traditionally vote first in New Hampshire, Amy Klobuchar posted them straight to Instagram. “We’re off to a great start in New Hampshire today!” the Minnesota senator wrote […] More

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    Bernie Sanders declares victory in New Hampshire primary – as it happened

    Sanders first with Buttigieg second and Klobuchar third Warren and Biden further back as Andrew Yang drops out Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 5.09am GMT That’s it from me in Nashua tonight. Here’s how the New Hampshire primary shook out: 4.56am GMT Because of the close margin tonight […] More

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    Joe Biden dealt major blow by fifth-place finish in New Hampshire

    Former vice-president came in behind Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Warren in key primary Joe Biden’s bid to win the Democratic nomination for president and face off against Donald Trump in a battle for the White House was dealt a heavy blow on Tuesday as the former vice-president sank to a disastrous fifth place in the […] More

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    Andrew Yang drops out of 2020 presidential race

    Democrat rose from obscurity to make a splash in 2020 contest Signature policy was $1,000-a-month universal basic income Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has dropped out of the race to become the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, ending an upstart campaign that rose from complete obscurity to competitiveness. Yang ended his campaign as ballots were still being counted […] More