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I was a Buttigieg skeptic – but the former South Bend mayor has risen to be a serious contender Three former mayors will stand behind dueling lecterns in Las Vegas during Wednesday night’s Democratic debate. Had three-term Vermont senator Bernie Sanders remained the socialist mayor of tiny Burlington (population: 42,899), he almost certainly wouldn’t be […] More
Centrists likely to attack frontrunner Bernie Sanders as Mike Bloomberg makes debate-stage debut The Democratic presidential debate in Nevada will bring together six candidates days before the state’s caucuses and could be a make-or-break moment for some campaigns. Facing off in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening are Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar; […] More
He’s defended stop-and-frisk and made offensive remarks about minorities. What else has the 2020 contender said? As Mike Bloomberg continues to surge in the race for the Democratic nomination, his past comments are increasingly coming back to haunt him. Related: Sanders takes aim at Bloomberg as Washington state rally draws thousands Continue reading… More
Guardian US tech reporter Julia Carrie Wong spent a year analysing Trump’s Facebook campaign. She discusses how the sophisticated social media machine is targeting voters. And Leah Green reflects on the death of former Love Island presenter Caroline Flack During 2019, Donald Trump’s campaign spent nearly $20m (£15.4m) on more than 218,000 different Facebook ads. […] More
Candidate said in 2011 an ‘enormous cohort of black and Latino men don’t know how to behave in workplace’ Michael Bloomberg has been plunged into a new controversy over comments made on race, with the presidential candidate stating that there is an “enormous cohort of black and Latino males” who “don’t know how to behave […] More
As a poll put the New York billionaire second in the Democratic primary, the frontrunner told a rally ‘we are not an oligarchy’ Bernie Sanders railed against his fellow Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg during his first 2020 campaign visit to Washington state, as the billionaire continues to rise in the polls despite mounting criticism […] More
Voters will head to polls on 22 February in ‘first in the west’ vote that tends to favor campaign with strongest ground support At a strip mall across the street from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, several Bernie Sanders volunteers stared at their phones, pretending to be disinterested in politics. Fellow volunteers walked over to […] More
Deadline tonight for billionaire Bloomberg to appear at next debate Former New York mayor facing criticism over past policies and alleged comments Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 9.55am GMT Good morning. The presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail today, with Democrats Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth […] More
