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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
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
Joe Biden This article is more than 8 months old This article is more than 8 months old Former vice-president launches campaign in Pennsylvania Art Cullen: The Democratic frontrunners are too old Play Video 1:18 Joe Biden says most important thing is to beat Donald Trump – video Formally launching his third presidential campaign, Joe […] More
‘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
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
