by Jim Heath | May 9, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by a two-to-one margin in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire, according to a new poll. The Monmouth University survey released today found Biden winning 36 percent support, followed...
by Jim Heath | May 4, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has a radical plan to get more small-dollar donations into politics: She wants to give every voter $200 they can donate to the presidential candidate of their choice. Gillibrand’s plan is part of a larger movement among Democrats, who...
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 22, 2019 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Headlines
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued today that all prisoners, including domestic terrorists like the Boston Marathon bomber, should have the right to vote while they are incarcerated. Speaking at a CNN town hall, Sanders was asked if he believes the right to vote should...
by Jim Heath | Apr 22, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Headlines
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is proposing the elimination of existing student loan debt for millions of Americans, part of a sweeping set of education funding proposals announced as she and other presidential candidates seek to differentiate themselves in a sprawling...
by Jim Heath | Apr 19, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Former Vice President Joe Biden has begun accepting financial donations for a 2020 presidential campaign, a clear sign that he intends to begin his challenge to President Trump within days. Biden is expected to make his candidacy official with a video announcement...