‘Iowa slingshot’: Amy Klobuchar plots midwest route to victory in 2020 Senator Amy Klobuchar, who announced her presidential run in a snowstorm, has toed a centrist line out of step with the apparent progressive mood in the Democratic party. Photograph: Eric Miller/Reuters The Minnesota senator, who has consistently won big in a purple state, may […] More
Bernie Sanders Sanders dares Democrats to stop him – but is he the man to beat Trump? The socialist senator and his supporters seem to have the upper hand over a party establishment worried he’s too leftwing Bernie Sanders kicked off his 2020 campaign in Brooklyn, in March. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Raging against the […] More
Play Video 3:40 Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, officially launched his White House campaign on Sunday. If he is successful he will become the youngest and first openly gay president of the United States. In these nine clips, ‘Mayor Pete’ covers his religious beliefs, the seven languages he can speak and […] More
Illustrations by Alberto Miranda The Democratic primary field was poised to be the largest and most diverse in American political history. At its peak, more than 25 candidates entered the race, and though many have since dropped out, Democrats will have no shortage of candidates seeking to clinch the nomination. At its largest, the Democratic […] More
Cory Booker Cory Booker: Ivy League elite or hunger-striking hero? The New Jersey senator wants to take on Trump in 2020, but what sort of president would he be? His background offers many mixed clues Cory Booker takes selfies after a campaign event in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Cory Booker came […] More
Play Video 2:27 The Massachusetts senator wants to be the 46th US president. The Democrat, whose criticism of big banks and corporations has made her a progressive star, faced unwanted headlines after releasing the results of a DNA test. But what else do we know about her? Why the ‘likability’ question pursues 2020 female candidates […] More
Elizabeth Warren Can Elizabeth Warren reclaim her role as Democrats’ top foil to Trump? Warren will join a crowded field when she formally launches her campaign – but her entry will differ sharply from the enthusiasm surrounding her Senate bid seven years ago Elizabeth Warren speaks at an election night celebration in Boston, Massachusetts, on […] More
Play Video 1:50 Kamala Harris drew a bigger crowd at her presidential campaign launch in Oakland than Barack Obama did when he launched his run for president in Illinois in 2007. At least 20,000 people turned up to hear the California senator outline her plan for winning the White House in 2020, according to an estimate […] More
