by Jim Heath | Aug 18, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, Delegates, Democrats, Headlines, Joe Biden
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden, painted a personal portrait of her husband and family tonight, striking a deeply unifying tone in her virtual address to the Democratic National Convention. “How do you make a broken family...
by Jim Heath | Jul 16, 2020 | 2020, Delegates, GOP, Headlines
The Republican National Committee is planning to sharply limit attendance for its convention in Jacksonville, Fla. next month, shrinking the event celebrating President Trump’s renomination amid concerns about coronavirus. Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who is...
by Jim Heath | Jun 11, 2020 | 2020, Delegates, GOP, Headlines, Trump
When Republicans read the platform their party is using for the 2020 campaign, they may be surprised to see that it is full of condemnations of the sitting president. “The survival of the internet as we know it is at risk,” the platform reads. “Its gravest peril...
by Jim Heath | Jun 6, 2020 | 2020, Delegates, Headlines, Joe Biden
Former Vice President Joe Biden has secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination setting the stage for a challenge to President Trump in the November election. A Democratic candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to secure the...
by Jim Heath | Jun 2, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, Delegates, GOP, Headlines, Trump
President Donald Trump said he is moving the Republican National Convention from Charlotte, hours after N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper said he couldn’t guarantee that the August event would be at full capacity due to the coronavirus. In a tweet Tuesday night, Trump said: “Had...
by Jim Heath | May 30, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, Delegates, GOP, Headlines, Health
President Trump called North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) Friday to argue for holding a normal Republican convention in the state, as talks have become fragile and GOP operatives have signaled they’re looking for an alternative location. “When the President insisted...
