by Jim Heath | Apr 4, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio announced today that he is running for president — the newest name in a still-growing 2020 field of Democratic candidates that boasts more than a baker’s dozen. Ryan, who made the announcement on the web just before appearing on ABC’s...
by Jim Heath | Apr 3, 2019 | 2020, Analysis
Joe Biden has been hugging, kissing, and wrapping his arms around women all around the country for decades. It’s been called “enduring” by longtime supporters, and just plain “creepy” by younger women. Now he admits it’s time to...
by Jim Heath | Apr 3, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Beto O’Rourke’s astronomical first-day fundraising returned to strong but terrestrial levels following the launch of his presidential campaign, with the Texas Democrat announcing today that he raised $9.4 million in the first fundraising quarter of the year. The sum...
by Jim Heath | Apr 1, 2019 | 2020, Analysis, Book Excerpts, Commentary
As we head into 2020, Iowa Democrats are adopting new rules will simply make a uniquely complex caucus process even more complicated. That is not good news. For presidential candidates, the year leading up to the first caucus and primaries is filled with many hours of...
by Jim Heath | Mar 31, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Former Vice President Joe Biden, accused of inappropriately touching and kissing a former Nevada lawmaker in 2014, is facing his own #MeToo moment ahead of a likely 2020 run. After the ex-state official, Democrat Lucy Flores, came forward with the allegations on...
by Jim Heath | Mar 30, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Beto O’Rourke launched his presidential campaign today by stressing the value immigrants brought to the United States, a message in direct contrast to President Trump’s threat to close the border, and taking a shot at the president’s use of...
