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Requirement candidates acquire donations from thousands of supporters scrapped Opinion: An oligarch has bought his way into the race Mike Bloomberg with supporters at a rally in Miami, Florida on 26 January 2020. Photograph: Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters The billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg could make the Democratic debate stage this month, after changes […] More
Every four years, candidates flood the state, trailed by staff, media and global attention, to give a first indication of who might be president Joe Biden’s campaign bus heads to an event in Mount Pleasant, Iowa Friday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA “Iowa: Wave The Next Time You Fly Over!” “Des Moines: Your mom says all […] More
An oligarch has bought his way into the 2020 race. Why is no one talking about this? Ross Barkan Michael Bloomberg has already spent more of his own money than Trump or Tom Steyer. He’s making a joke of our democracy – and Democrats should be appalled Michael Bloomberg: ‘It’s a galling failure of our […] More
It was evident from the start of the day that evidence was unlikely to play a major part in the Republicans’ deliberations John Cornyn walks with Lamar Alexander as senators leave the chamber after voting to recess during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP The Senate chaplain, Barry Black, an African […] 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
Spokesperson confirms Republican ‘wants to hear from Bolton’ Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden tie in new national poll Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution LIVE Updated Mitt Romney arrives at the US Capitol in Washington DC, on 29 January. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images 9.41am EST09:41 Romney spokesperson confirms he […] 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
Multimillionaire banking entrepreneur and former Maryland congressman had poured millions into his campaign John Delaney speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on 20 January. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP John Delaney, the former Maryland congressman, has announced he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary race days before the first caucuses in Iowa. The multimillionaire banking entrepreneur […] More
