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...
by Jim Heath | Apr 4, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio announced today that he is running for president — the newest name in a still-growing 2020 field of Democratic candidates that boasts more than a baker’s dozen. Ryan, who made the announcement on the web just before appearing on ABC’s...
by Jim Heath | Apr 3, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Beto O’Rourke’s astronomical first-day fundraising returned to strong but terrestrial levels following the launch of his presidential campaign, with the Texas Democrat announcing today that he raised $9.4 million in the first fundraising quarter of the year. The sum...
by Jim Heath | Mar 31, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Former Vice President Joe Biden, accused of inappropriately touching and kissing a former Nevada lawmaker in 2014, is facing his own #MeToo moment ahead of a likely 2020 run. After the ex-state official, Democrat Lucy Flores, came forward with the allegations on...
by Jim Heath | Mar 30, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Beto O’Rourke launched his presidential campaign today by stressing the value immigrants brought to the United States, a message in direct contrast to President Trump’s threat to close the border, and taking a shot at the president’s use of...
by Jim Heath | Mar 24, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Here’s something that ought to catch Democrats’ attention 589 days before the election: Swing voters at a recent focus group in Wisconsin hadn’t heard of either the Green New Deal or “Medicare for all.” These are Democrats’ biggest...
