Election 2020

Biden and Sanders debate

The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color

It wouldn’t be hard to find a qualified candidate. Why won’t Biden and Sanders commit?

Mar 16, 2020 / Steve Phillips

Biden’s Promise to Choose a Female Vice President Is Why He’s Winning

Biden’s Promise to Choose a Female Vice President Is Why He’s Winning Biden’s Promise to Choose a Female Vice President Is Why He’s Winning

One person’s pandering is another’s coalition building—and Biden understands that.

Mar 16, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Sunday Night’s Debate Failed the Coronavirus Test

Sunday Night’s Debate Failed the Coronavirus Test Sunday Night’s Debate Failed the Coronavirus Test

Biden and Sanders should have stolen a page from Andrew Yang and promised to give money to hard-hit Americans.

Mar 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Luke Hayes

Luke Hayes Says Now Is ‘the Moment to Shake Up New York Politics’ Luke Hayes Says Now Is ‘the Moment to Shake Up New York Politics’

The behind-the-scenes player in New York’s progressive wave says the state should be “a lesson to national Democrats.”

Mar 16, 2020 / DJ Cashmere

Biden v. Sanders Is Really About Transactions v. Revolution

Biden v. Sanders Is Really About Transactions v. Revolution Biden v. Sanders Is Really About Transactions v. Revolution

The Democratic front-runner offered a laundry list of what he called results, while the insurgent argued for systemic change.

Mar 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer

LIVE CHAT: Watch the 11th #DemDebate With ‘The Nation’

LIVE CHAT: Watch the 11th #DemDebate With ‘The Nation’ LIVE CHAT: Watch the 11th #DemDebate With ‘The Nation’

Our debate commentators are back again, analyzing and riffing on tonight’s primary debate.

Mar 15, 2020 / The Nation

The 2020 Election in the Time of Pandemic

The 2020 Election in the Time of Pandemic The 2020 Election in the Time of Pandemic

Moderates and Trump are working together to make sure we all die? That’s unity!

Mar 13, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why?

Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why? Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why?

OMG—do you really have to ask?

Mar 12, 2020 / Joan Walsh

From Resistance to Governing

From Resistance to Governing From Resistance to Governing

Important differences between today’s political realities and the early Obama years are cause for hope.

Mar 12, 2020 / Deepak Bhargava

Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters?

Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters? Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters?

Black voters and suburban women are the base of the post-Trump Democratic Party that Sanders wants to lead. If he doesn’t have a strategy for winning them, he’ll lose again.

Mar 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh

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