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Biden holds wide lead among black voters in Democratic presidential race, Post-Ipsos poll finds
The survey finds meager support for former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is among the leaders in polls in the predominantly white states of Iowa and New Hampshire but stands at 2 percent among Democratic black voters nationally. A lack of familiarity with him and concerns about his experience and sexual orientation appear to …
BREAKING: Taiwan election – Tsai Ing-wen wins second presidential term, beating Beijing-friendly rival
Taiwan’s incumbent leader Tsai Ing-wen has won the presidential election, defeating her Beijing-friendly rival Han Kuo-yu by a wide margin. Taiwan’s President Tsai ing-wen and her running mate, former premier William Lai appear at a rally held by the Democratic Progressive Party on election day, January 11. Photo: Viola Kam/United Social Press. Tsai of the …
Bernie Sanders dances his way into 2020, as presidential candidates ring in new year
Surging in the polls and likely to post another large campaign fundraising haul in the coming days, an apparently jubilant Sen. Bernie Sanders rang in the new year with supporters in Iowa, the state that in one month will kick off the presidential primary and caucus nominating calendar. The Democratic presidential candidate capped his “Big New Year’s …
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Presses Presidential Hopeful Pete Buttigieg To Break NDA With Elite Consulting Firm – CBS Chicago
(CNN) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pressed presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to break his non-disclosure agreement with the elite consulting firm that once employed him, as the crowded 2020 Democratic race progresses toward the Iowa caucuses. Lightfoot asked the South Bend, Indiana, mayor, “Shouldn’t you break that NDA (with McKinsey and Company), so that you …
Kamala Harris ends 2020 presidential campaign
The California Democrat told her senior staff of the decision Tuesday morning, and later sent an email to supporters and published a Medium post. “To you my supporters, it is with deep regret — but also with deep gratitude — that I am suspending my campaign today,” Harris wrote. “But I want to be clear …
How a fight over health care entangled Elizabeth Warren — and reshaped the Democratic presidential race
That moment highlighted the political turbulence that Warren has experienced in recent weeks as she has attempted to extricate herself from a policy dilemma that has blunted her steady rise to the top ranks of the Democratic nominating contest. Warren had pleased many on the left with proposals to take on entrenched corporate and political …
Essex Co. reviewing e-Poll book technology
ELIZABETHTOWN | Commissioners are looking at state recommended technology designed to streamline Early Voting systems. But they are balancing concerns of cost and actual efficiencies, especially in rural areas. Next year is a big year for elections. “Next year it will be the presidential primary currently scheduled for April. It will be the local primary …
Sri Lanka presidential election: Rajapaksa victorious as opponent concedes | World news
Sri Lanka’s former wartime defence minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be the country’s next president, after his opponent conceded defeat in a tightly contested election. The candidate for Sri Lanka’s ruling UNP party, Sajith Premadasa, on Sunday accepted defeat in the poll held on Saturday and congratulated his rival. “It is my privilege to honour the …
Sri Lanka presidential election: gunmen fire on buses carrying Muslim voters | World news
Gunmen have fired on buses carrying minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka, police said, as an election official admitted failures to protect vulnerable communities ahead of presidential polls. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the attack on Saturday, but a police official said the attackers had burnt tyres on the road and …
Klaus Iohannis poised for victory in Romanian presidential vote | World news
Romanian voters are going to the polls in a presidential election expected to support the incumbent, Klaus Iohannis, an anti-corruption policymaker who has won praise in the west for his commitment to the rule of law. Opinion polls show Iohannis, a centrist liberal, winning the ballot with 40% of the vote. If correct, the 60-year-old …
