by Jim Heath | Feb 1, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who rose to prominence as Newark’s charismatic and ambitious mayor, announced today that he is running for president. Booker chose the first day of Black History Month to launch his campaign, timing that nods to...
by Jim Heath | Jan 29, 2019 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, History
What’s a bored billionaire to do when he thinks he has all the answers, would make a great president, yet doesn’t have the guts to run in any party primary? That question comes up every decade or so. Back in 2000, New York billionaire real estate developer...
by Jim Heath | Jan 26, 2019 | 2020, Headlines, Republicans
Republicans in Arizona lost a US senate seat to Democrats for the first time in three decades last November, and today the GOP leadership took a sharp swerve to the right guaranteeing a blockbuster fight for the states electoral votes in 2020. Kelli Ward, the...
by Jim Heath | Jan 21, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a rising party star and outspoken critic of President Trump’s immigration policies, launched her 2020 campaign for the White House today. “I love my country,” she said on Good Morning America. “This is a moment...
by Jim Heath | Jan 12, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro officially announced his presidential bid in San Antonio today, beginning a campaign that will look to turn his uniquely American immigrant story into a direct repudiation of President Trump. Castro, 44,...
by Jim Heath | Dec 31, 2018 | 2020, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Headlines
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) became the first major Democratic name to jump into the 2020 presidential race today, announcing that she is forming an exploratory committee to run for the White House. The senator made the announcement in a video sent to supporters and...
