Outside the Beltway

Facing a cash crunch, Kamala Harris is shedding campaign staff and cutting spending. This seldom ends well.

Based on a number of factors, it appears that the Democratic field for 2020 has shrunk from more than 20 to just 5 viable candidates. Is there room for more?

The stage for the sixth Democratic debate in December is likely to be much smaller.

The first round of polls after last week’s debate has good news for the former Vice-President.

The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

With twelve Democrats set to clash tonight in Ohio, it’s time to take a look at the state of the race.

A very successful fundraising quarter for Senator Elizabeth Warren caps off a quarter that has seen her surge in the race for the 2020 nomination.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

Joe Biden reported a mostly successful fundraising quarter for the period that ended September 30th,

An unexpectedly big fundraising quarter for an unlikely candidate.

The criteria for the November and December debate will make it much harder for some Democrats to get on the national stage. That isn’t a bad thing.

The time for coddling the candidates polling below 5% is over.

The latest Des Moines Register poll puts Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at the top of the pack in the Hawkeye State.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

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

Is social media making it harder for Democrats to nominate a winning candidate?

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 stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

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

A new poll shows Joe Biden dropping significantly among national Democrats to the point where he is effectively tied with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

As many as twelve candidates for the Democratic nomination may not qualify for the next debate. They should use that as an opportunity to get out of a race they clearly aren’t going to win.

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.

One week out from the second Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren appears to be the biggest beneficiary. while Kamala Harris appears to be falling behind.

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.

For the second time in month, the candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination will face off in a two-night debate, so it’s as good a time as any to look at the polls.

The top four Democratic candidates are grouped closely together in the most recent polls out of delegate-rich California.

The lineups for the second Democratic debate are set, and they include some interesting pairings.

Once again, twenty candidates will participate in the second debate scheduled to take place over two nights at the end of the month.

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.

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.

Democratic voters and donors appear to be narrowing their choices for a nominee down, which could mean a short future for a lot of current Democratic candidates.

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

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.

Just over a month after he entered the race, Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his fellow Democrats while Bernie Sanders has several candidates hot on his heels.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden continues to hold a strong lead over his rivals for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.

More good news for Joe Biden, this time out of South Carolina.

Trump’s penchant for behaving more like a talk radio host than a POTUS continues unabated.

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

Former Vice-President Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are, not surprisingly, leading the early polls for the 2020 Democratic nomination.