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    Trump campaign sets sights on Latinx voters in quest to win Florida

    Florida Given the state’s notoriously close margin in elections – Trump carried the state over Clinton by 1.2% in 2016 – even the slightest swing could prove significant A person holds a sign reading Latinos for Trump on the third day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on 20 July 2016. Photograph: Carlo […] More

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    'You have to face a bully': Castro brothers unite against Trump's race-baiting

    This article is more than 6 months old US elections 2020 This article is more than 6 months old ‘You have to face a bully’: Castro brothers unite against Trump’s race-baiting This article is more than 6 months old Presidential hopeful Julián and Texas congressman Joaquin stand up with one voice against president’s anti-immigration policies […] More

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    'Karl Marx failed to consider software': billionaire Tom Steyer on inequality and his 2020 run

    US elections 2020 ‘Karl Marx failed to consider software’: billionaire Tom Steyer on inequality and his 2020 run The Democratic party mega-donor has to distinguish himself from other candidates with no widespread name recognition in the 2020 field A longtime San Francisco resident and father of four, Steyer founded the hedge fund Farallon Capital Management […] More

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    Beto O'Rourke's ancestors were slaveholders, records reveal

    This article is more than 6 months old Beto O’Rourke This article is more than 6 months old Beto O’Rourke’s ancestors were slaveholders, records reveal This article is more than 6 months old Exclusive: O’Rourke addresses family history for the first time and admits that he and his children are ‘beneficiaries’ of slaveholding ‘We must […] More

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    ‘Is Bernie going to come?’ Warren seizes on Sanders' Netroots absence

    US elections 2020 This article is more than 6 months old This article is more than 6 months old The gathering of political progressives found itself almost spoilt for choice by the Democratic presidential field for 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks at Netroots. Photograph: Elizabeth Robertson/AP Among nearly 4,000 progressive activists and organizers […] More

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    US elections 2020: a simple guide to the race for the White House

    US elections 2020 US elections 2020: a simple guide to the race for the White House From the debates, to the conventions, to the electoral college, here’s everything you need to know The election cycle has been revving up since January 2019, when candidates started entering the race to be the Democratic party’s nominee for […] More

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    Joe Biden says most important thing is to beat Donald Trump – video

    Play Video 1:18 Formally launching his third presidential campaign, Joe Biden appealed for party and national unity while accusing Donald Trump of leading the US with ‘a clenched fist, a closed hand and a hard heart’. But, he said, ‘we are the United States of America and there is not a single thing we cannot […] More