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2020 democratic party presidential primaries


The New Year opens with Bernie Sanders in his best standing yet against the field in Iowa and New Hampshire. He’s in a first-place tie with Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa. All three are at 23%, and each would get a similar number of delegates out of the caucuses if they were to …

CBSN The 10 leading Democratic candidates focused heavily on health care and gun control Thursday in the first debate where they have all been on the same stage. Beto O’Rourke got some of the loudest cheers of the night when he said “hell yes, we’re going to take away your AR-15s, your AK-47s.” Other cheers …

Jill Biden: Joe is the most electable Recalling the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday asked a rally audience to contemplate what would have happened if former President Barack Obama was killed before the 2008 election. Speaking passionately about his last year …

Detroit — One name invoked frequently during Wednesday night’s debate was that of former President Barack Obama, who has no plans to participate in the Democratic presidential campaign this year but is keeping tabs on the contest. A source familiar with his thinking wouldn’t say whether the former president watched Tuesday and Wednesday’s debates, but said …

CBSN Ten more Democratic presidential hopefuls are on stage for the second night of the debate in Detroit, with former Vice President Joe Biden coming under scrutiny from challengers hoping to put a dent in his status as the frontrunner. He and Kamala Harris immediately challenged each other on the merits of their competing health …

CBSN Round two of the Democratic presidential primary debates is set to get underway, with candidates facing off on back-to-back evenings on Tuesday and Wednesday on CNN. Candidates will focus on using the precious few minutes of debate time they’ll have to make a lasting impression on the biggest audience some of them will see. …