Outside the Beltway

After falling for the second debate, ratings were back near record levels for the third debate.

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.

This evening ten Democratic candidates for President, including all of the front runners, appear on stage together for the third debate of the 2020 election cycle.

The Democratic National Committee is moving to block efforts by the state parties in Iowa and Nevada to open up the caucus process to more participants, citing security issues.

The Democratic candidates for President who didn’t qualify for the third debate are coming under increased pressure to get out of the race.

Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of a Presidential race few people realized she was in.

Two new polls released today indicate that earlier suggestions that the race for the Democratic nomination had shifted were incorrect.

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton is ending a Presidential bid that few people were paying attention to.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is the latest candidate to drop ou of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He won’t be the last.

Former Vice-President Biden has dropped his first television ad in Iowa, and it touches on his strongest selling point.

Mark Halperin, the former MSNBC political analyst who was accused of misconduct during the height of the #MeToo Movement, is trying to make a comeback with a new book.

Joe Biden continues to lead the Democratic field but Elizabeth Warren has slipped into second while Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris appear to be slipping.

Beto O’Rourke is once again rejecting the idea of running for Senate instead of President.

We won’t have Hickenlooper to kick around anymore.

Another post-debate poll shows little change in the race for the Democratic nomination.

The first poll since this week’s debate concluded shows little movement in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

It looks like fewer people are tuning in for the second Democratic debate.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Primary by a huge margin in 2016. This time, he’s slipping in the polls as other candidates rise ahead of him.

Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for President is going nowhere fast and he has only a small amount of time to stop the slide.

The numbers are in and there’s good news for some candidates and bad news for a lot of the others.

Andrew Yang has been a relatively unknown candidate for the Democratic nomination, but he’s slowly risen in the polls and raised more money in the second quarter than several experienced politicians.

Billionaire Tom Steyer is apparently planning to enter the 2020 Democratic Presidential race.

Three new polls show significant changes in the Democratic race in the wake of last week’s debates.

The first Democratic debate drew record numbers on both nights.

Democrats clashed, to some degree, in last night’s inaugural debate of the 2020 season but they clearly agreed far more than they disagreed.

With the first Democratic debate set to begin tonight, it’s a good time to take a look at the state of the race.

Former Congressman Joe Sestak is the 24th Democrat to enter the race for President.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy platform in a speech this week. It’s certainly an improvement over the current President.

The lineups for the first Democratic debate of the 2020 season are set but some candidates are likely to be unhappy.

A trio of new polls shows Elizabeth Warren slipping past Bernie Sanders into second place in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination

The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.

The latest iteration of a benchmark Iowa poll shows Joe Biden leading, with Bernie Sanders sinking and looking at several candidates closing in on him.

Former Vice-President Biden has come under fire for his longtime support for the Hyde Amendment.

So far at least, appearing on Fox News Channel does not appear to be hurting the candidates who’ve done it with Democratic voters.

The size of the Democratic Presidential field, combined with other things peculiar to the way Democrats pick their nominee, is leading some to wonder if we might see a brokered convention in 2020.

Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.

A new poll shows President Trump trailing several of his potential challenger in a state that was crucial to his victory in 2016.

Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

Stacey Abrams, best known for losing the race for Governor of Georgia in 2018, is still apparently thinking of getting in the race. Her chances seem slim at best.

Two weeks into his campaign, Joe Biden continues to build an impressive lead in polling at the state and national levels.

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is the latest entrant into the race for the Democratic nomination for President, and the field isn’t done growing.

Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts is the latest Democrat to enter an already crowded field.

Pete Buttigieg is getting a lot of attention for a relatively unknown candidate. but it’s unclear if it can last.

Cory Booker’s message of unity isn’t going over well with Democratic voters eager for a fight.

So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.

Beto O’Rourke hasn’t officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s certainly sending all the signals you’d expect from a Presidential candidate.

For their 2020 convention, Democrats are headed to the Midwest.