by Jim Heath | Nov 21, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg filed federal papers toay declaring himself a Democratic candidate for president, a potentially disruptive move that could upend the party’s nomination fight this spring. The filing, coming just eight months after Bloomberg ruled...
by Jim Heath | Nov 12, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
You get the feeling in some parallel universe, President Hillary Clinton is preparing to run for reelection, even while facing impeachment by the Republican House for unsubstantiated claims she runs a sex trafficking ring out of a DC pizza shop. But in our universe,...
by Jim Heath | Nov 7, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Michael Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state with an early filing deadline. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and...
by Jim Heath | Nov 2, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Beto O’Rourke has quit the presidential race, leaving a bigger lane for Pete Buttigieg who hopes to capitalize as Joe Biden’s fortunes fade. O’Rourke struggled for months to recapture the energy of his insurgent 2018 Senate candidacy on a national stage...
by Jim Heath | Oct 19, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Mark Kelly has more money in his Senate election war chest than Joe Biden does running for president. The former astronaut, gun control activist and husband of Gabrielle Giffords has established a veritable cash gusher in Arizona, raising nearly $14 million this year,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 15, 2019 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Headlines
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, one of the most influential voices among young liberals and a rising Democratic star, plans to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for president. The surprise endorsement is a political coup for Sanders, 78, who has been...
