Two polls showed Minnesota senator coming in third, ahead of supposed top-tier candidates Biden and Warren After the shock of the Iowa caucus debacle eight days ago, New Hampshire could deliver a surprise of its own, with the previously unheralded Amy Klobuchar making a late surge as the state votes in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Klobuchar […] More
Biden called a woman a ‘lying, dog-faced pony soldier’ – but no one can find the film he thinks he’s quoting from It was all going so badly for Joe Biden. And then it got worse. Related: Sanders and Buttigieg campaigns request partial recanvass of Iowa caucuses – live Continue reading… More
Sanders campaign to ask for ‘partial recanvass’ of Iowa results Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.16pm GMT With just one day to go until the New Hampshire primary, the New York Times is out with a new report on why and how the Iowa caucuses became such a […] More
Billionaire casino magnate, a staunchly pro-Israel conservative, expected to give to Super Pacs and ‘dark money’ groups The billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson, an ardent pro-Israel conservative, is expected to donate at least $100m to boost Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election efforts and Republican congressional candidates this fall, say three Republican fundraisers familiar with Adelson’s initial […] More
If the choice comes down to tyrant or oligarch, we must choose the latter. But our democracy would still be in peril We haven’t seen his name on any of the ballots in the first four states, but that’s about to change. I’m talking, of course, about multibillionaire presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg has a […] More
Sabirah Mahmud was in a Biden video. Ayanna Lee was in an ad for Warren. Neither of them consented, nor do they support those candidates With the 2020 election well under way in the US, political advertisements with messages of hope and inclusivity have been flooding social media feeds and inboxes all across the country. […] More
Buttigieg confident for New Hampshire as still no winner called in Iowa Will Trump’s acquittal pose problems for Democrats in 2020? Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.50am GMT As the debate was concluding, Trump’s reelection campaign sent out an email attacking Bernie Sanders for voting against the United […] More
Debate will also be a key test for Warren and Biden, who trail the dual frontrunners ahead of New Hampshire primary on Tuesday Democratic presidential candidates clashed on Friday night in a tense televised debate that was dominated by attacks against Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders, the two candidates who declared victory after the Iowa […] More
