by Jim Heath | Apr 14, 2020 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines, Joe Biden
President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid today, formally throwing his support behind his former vice president and the now-presumptive Democratic nominee. “If there’s one thing we’ve learned as a country from moments of great crisis, it’s that the...
by Jim Heath | Apr 13, 2020 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
A liberal challenger is projected to defeat the conservative incumbent for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a key race at the heart of Democratic accusations that Republicans risked voters’ health and safety by going forward with last week’s elections amid the...
by Jim Heath | Apr 8, 2020 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Headlines
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont dropped out of the Democratic presidential race today, concluding a quest for the White House that began five years ago in relative obscurity but ultimately elevated him as a champion of the working class, a standard-bearer of...
by Jim Heath | Mar 31, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Congress, Democrats, Headlines, Republicans
The contentious battle for control of the Senate could come down to just four races in the 2020 elections. The Senate is currently made up of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats. To regain control of the chamber, Democrats...
by Jim Heath | Mar 26, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Democrats, Headlines, Joe Biden
Joe Biden has narrowed down his list of potential running mates to a small group of women in recent weeks after pledging that his nominee for vice president would be female during the last Democratic debate earlier this month. Biden told former Senate Majority Leader...
by Jim Heath | Mar 18, 2020 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Delegates, Democrats, Headlines, Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign currently has no active Facebook ads, after another disappointing finish in a series of primary contests. Sanders was thumped in the latest round of primaries, losing Florida, Illinois and Arizona last night. A pause in...