Subterms
Congresswoman responds to Clinton comments in documentary Welcome to Iowa, temporary center of the political universe Rashida Tlaib, left, appears with Pramila Jayapal and Ilhan Omar in Clive, Iowa. Photograph: Marcio José Sánchez/AP The spectre of Hillary Clinton loomed once more over Bernie Sanders’ campaign efforts in Iowa on Saturday after Rashida Tlaib, a congresswoman […] More
‘We can’t risk another four years of Trump’: will Democrats in Iowa play it safe or go bold? People listen to Elizabeth Warren at a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on 26 January 2020. Photograph: Stephen Maturen/AFP via Getty Images Democrats voting in the Iowa caucuses grapple with the question of not only which […] More
Sanders faces mounting attacks from anxious moderates as Iowa vote nears Centrists criticize Sanders as a ‘uniquely’ flawed candidate – but polls show him ahead in Iowa and tied with Biden nationally Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally in Iowa in La Poste last week. The urgency of the warnings against Sanders reflects a realization […] More
Bernie Sanders’ real obstacle is not Trump. It’s the Democratic establishment Hamilton Nolan The fact that Sanders can succeed without the party machine enrages those who sacrificed their idealism to play the game ‘The vast majority of the Democratic power structure has focused far more on deriding Medicare for All than it ever did on […] More
A direct negative campaign ad targeting the senator and spectre of socialism revealed what could become an electoral weapon Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Television viewers in Iowa are being confronted by one of the first direct negative ads of the 2020 Democratic […] More
‘We can lose this election’: what top Democrats fear could go wrong in 2020 Donald Trump at a campaign rally, in Toledo, Ohio, in January. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Democrats worry that a bloody drawn out primary, candidates fighting each other, running out of money, and failing to attract swing voters could cost them the election […] More
Famous faces have thrown support – and in some cases money – behind their favourite candidates to take on Trump Celebrity endorsements can be a powerful tool to reach voters Illustration: Guardian Design Celebrity endorsements can be a powerful tool to reach voters, even if their impact can be mixed. But with less than a […] More
Play Video 3:13 More than a dozen candidates are running to take on Donald Trump in the presidential election this year. But first they must win the Democratic nomination. Lauren Gambino explains the process How the impeachment trial is upending Democrats’ race for Iowa Who is running for president? The full list of 2020 candidates More
