Outside the Beltway

In 2016, they were backing an extreme long-shot. Now, he’s the frontrunner.

We now have five candidates in double-digits.

An amusing discovery.

The precise distribution of 41 measly delegates is now known. Unless there’s a recount.

The primary season has just started. It is almost over.

The Vermont Senator is a better politician than most give him credit for.

Two progressives enter. One progressive leaves.

The 2016 frontrunners at this stage won their nominations easily. But that’s often not the case.

A big fundraising quarter for the Senator from Vermont.

Thursday night’s Democratic debate drew the lowest numbers of any of this season’s debates.

A much smaller debate stage led to a much better debate last night.

It’s time for the last Democratic debate of 2019, and the stage will be smaller than it has at any time in the past.

What lessons are there for the United States in general, and Democrats in particular, in last weeks British election?

Former President Obama has been largely quiet about the race for the Democratic nomination, but that may not last.

The latest poll out of New Hampshire shows four candidates at the top in a very close race.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick isn’t exactly starting out on the right foot.

More good news for Mayor Pete.

A new poll shows Pete Buttigieg surging in Iowa, where the Caucuses are 92 days away.

Two weeks after the most recent debate, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are pulling ahead in the polls.

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

Not surprisingly, AOC is getting behind Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic nomination.

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.

After a heart attack that has kept him out of the campaign for a week, it may be time for Bernie Sanders to pack it in.

After a week of silence, Bernie Sanders campaign confirm that he had a heart attack earlier this week.

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

Bernie Sanders has slipped in the polls but retains his ability to raise money.

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

Cory Booker’s campaign is basically admitting they’re at the end of the road.

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

Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are pandering to the base.

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.

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.

Joe Biden continues to have a strong lead in the Palmetto State, thanks largely to strong support from African-American voters.

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

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

As was the case in June, the second night of the second Democratic debate was seen by more people than the first night.

July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.

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

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

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.

Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $19 million despite eschewing the high-dollar fundraisers her opponents have utilized.

Well, of course they are.

Kamala Harris lagged the top Democratic candidates in fundraising in the second quarter, but that’s likely to change.

Bernie Sanders is finding that the 2020 campaign is very different from 2016.