by Jim Heath | Mar 2, 2020 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Delegates, Headlines, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg
With no Democratic presidential primary candidate yet claiming an overwhelming lead in the delegate race in the nation’s first primary battles, Super Tuesday is poised to play a huge role in the 2020 presidential nomination contest. And with both California and Texas...
by Jim Heath | Oct 15, 2019 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Headlines, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
A record 12 Democratic 2020 candidates took to the debate stage in Ohio today and immediately united in calling for Donald Trump – the man they all have been planning to run against – to be impeached with Joe Biden calling him ‘the most corrupt...
by Jim Heath | May 2, 2019 | 2020, Beto O'Rourke, Democrats, Headlines, Polls
Former Texas Representative Beto O’Rourke emerged in a new poll as the most likely to beat President Donald Trump if he were to win the Democratic nomination in 2020. In a new CNN/SSRS poll released today, 52 percent of registered voters said they would vote for...
by Jim Heath | Apr 29, 2019 | 2020, Beto O'Rourke, Climate, Headlines
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke announced today a $5 trillion plan to fight climate change, in his first detailed policy rollout to date. O’Rourke, whose first trip to Iowa in March grew criticism for being light on specifics, said on his...
by Jim Heath | Apr 16, 2019 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Headlines, Kamala Harris, Republicans, Trump
Monday was the deadline for 2020 presidential candidates to upload their fundraising disclosures for the first quarter of 2019 to the Federal Election Commission. Early fundraising totals are an indicator of candidates’ capacity to power a national presidential...
by Jim Heath | Apr 4, 2019 | 2020, Beto O'Rourke, Democrats, Headlines
Beto O’Rourke is back behind the wheel of a rented minivan in Iowa. And political pros — including some of his own advisers — are cringing. In presidential politics, candidates almost never drive themselves to events, and for good reason: Car rides are an opportunity...