Election 2020

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Accusations Against Joe Biden Gaining Steam

Tara Reade is talking to more outlets about her sexual assault allegations

(Newser) - More is coming out from the former aide to Joe Biden who has accused the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when he was a senator. Biden’s campaign denies the charges. In two recent interviews with the AP , Tara Reade alleged the assault...

Now the Big Biden Question: Who Is VP?

Kamala Harris is seen as a top contender to be his running mate

(Newser) - Now that Bernie Sanders has dropped out , focus is turning to the VP pick of presumptive nominee Joe Biden. The former vice president already has pledged to pick a woman as his running mate, and Aaron Blake of the Washington Post ranks the "most logical" candidates. No. 1 on...

Bernie Sanders Explains His Exit
Bernie Sanders
Explains His Exit
the rundown
Apr 8, 2020 2:28 PM CDT

Bernie Sanders Explains His Exit

Trump gloats as senator makes way for Biden

(Newser) - "I wish I could give you better news but I think you know the truth," Bernie Sanders told supporters Wednesday, announcing the end of his White House bid. The senator acknowledged that he is 300 delegates behind Joe Biden, making victory "virtually impossible," CNN reports. He...

Bernie Sanders Ends His Bid for the Presidency

Leaving Joe Biden the likely nominee

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party's establishment swiftly lined up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday. It's an acknowledgment that after wins in places like South Carolina, Michigan, and Florida, the former vice president...

Wisconsin Voters Wait Hours to Cast Their Ballots

In Milwaukee, 5 of 180 traditional polling places opened

(Newser) - Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in line to cast ballots and the National Guard staffed overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday, straining the state's ability to hold a presidential primary election under the lash of an escalating pandemic. At the same time, many voters said they did not receive...

Election Is On in Wisconsin After Supreme Court Rulings

State, US courts block governor's postponement

(Newser) - Voters in Wisconsin will face a choice Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the pandemic. Hours after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an order Monday postponing the election for two months, the AP reports,...

Coronavirus May Make Election 2020 Even Weirder

Biden says online Democratic convention is 'very possible'

(Newser) - Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House, the AP reports. The party "may have to do a virtual convention,” the...

Dems, Trump Clash Over Pandemic Voting

And the Wisconsin primary is center stage

(Newser) - While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the US and threatens to extend into the fall, affecting the general election, the AP...

Biden: Dem Convention Should Be Postponed

'I think it's going to have to move into August'

(Newser) - Joe Biden is on course to become the Democratic nominee—but it may not become official until a lot later than expected. The candidate said Wednesday night that the Democratic National Convention should be pushed back from July to August because of the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Times reports....

Poll Shows Trump and Biden Running Close

President's support for November lags approval rating

(Newser) - With his approval rating at a high point , President Trump is now running nearly even with Vice President Joe Biden among voters in a new poll. As the pandemic has worsened, the president has erased most of last month's 7-point gap between the two, the Washington Post reports. Biden'...

Sanders Campaign Says He&#39;ll Be in Next Debate
Bernie Sanders Isn't Quitting
Mar 25, 2020 8:35 AM CDT

Bernie Sanders Isn't Quitting

Campaign says he'll be in next debate

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders has been focusing on the coronavirus pandemic instead of the Democratic nomination—but he isn't ready to give up on the latter. His campaign says he will take part in the Democratic debate in April, if there is one, the New York Times reports. The last debate...

GOP Still 'Fully Committed' to Convention

Alternatives have not been discussed, RNC says

(Newser) - Major summer events including the Olympics have been canceled or postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic—but it's full steam ahead for the Republican National Convention, according to organizers. The North Carolina Republican Party says they are still planning to hold their statewide convention in May and the Republican National...

Just Switch to Vote-by-Mail? Not So Easy
Another State
Delays Its Primary
Mar 19, 2020 3:33 PM CDT

Another State Delays Its Primary

Meanwhile, the AP takes a look at voting by mail

(Newser) - Connecticut has become the seventh state to delay its primary due to the coronavirus pandemic; it was originally scheduled for April 28 but will now be held June 2, the Hill reports. Meanwhile, voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary...

Tulsi Gabbard Drops Out, Backs Joe Biden
Tulsi Gabbard
Calls It Quits
Mar 19, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Tulsi Gabbard Calls It Quits

Hawaii congresswoman drops out, endorses Joe Biden

(Newser) - Tulsi Gabbard is out. The Hawaii congresswoman dropped from the 2020 race on Thursday and endorsed Joe Biden, reports USA Today . Gabbard had barely been registering in the polls, and she had failed to qualify for any of the recent debates. She did, however, manage to win two delegates from...

Trump No Longer Has a GOP Challenger

Bill Weld no longer a 2020 presidential candidate

(Newser) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld is ending his primary challenge to President Donald Trump, the AP reports. Weld said in a statement Wednesday that he was suspending his 2020 Republican presidential bid. It came hours after Trump secured the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican presidential nomination at...

Sanders: It&#39;s Time to &#39;Assess&#39;
Sanders:
It's Time
to 'Assess'
Mar 18, 2020 11:27 AM CDT

Sanders: It's Time to 'Assess'

Candidate had another rough primary night, but isn't calling it quits

(Newser) - After another rough primary night , Bernie Sanders will now "assess" the future of his 2020 run, his campaign manager said Wednesday. As Politico points out, the phrase is often trotted out by candidates on the brink of calling it quits. When Elizabeth Warren did so, for example, she bowed...

Sanders Under Pressure After Biden&#39;s Triple Win
Sanders Under Pressure
After Biden's Triple Win
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 18, 2020 6:56 AM CDT

Sanders Under Pressure After Biden's Triple Win

Biden reaches out to Sanders supporters

(Newser) - Joe Biden cruised to victory in all three states that held Democratic primaries Tuesday—but there were no triumphant rallies in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona for him to address. Instead, the former vice president, obeying federal guidance against gatherings of more than 10 people, addressed supporters from his home in...

Joe Biden Wins Florida Easily
It's a Clean Sweep
for Joe Biden
UPDATED
Mar 17, 2020 10:33 PM CDT

It's a Clean Sweep for Joe Biden

He takes Florida, Illinois, and Arizona

(Newser) - Polls have closed in the three states that went ahead with their primaries Tuesday, and the result is another dominating night for Joe Biden. The former VP cemented his lead over Bernie Sanders in the delegate race by sweeping all three contests—Florida, Illinois, and Arizona, as called by the...

Another State Delays Its Primary, With an Asterisk

Maryland won't vote until June 2, with one exception

(Newser) - The election 2020 timeline is getting another adjustment due to the novel coronavirus. Maryland on Tuesday became the fifth state to shift its primary, which had been scheduled for April 28. It will now be held June 2. Louisiana, Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio have already made similar moves. But Maryland'...

Ohio Health Director Calls Off Election
Another Major
Primary Called Off 
Mar 17, 2020 6:51 AM CDT

Another Major Primary Called Off

Ohio's health director declares health emergency

(Newser) - Ohio's Tuesday primary has been called off despite a judge's refusal to grant a temporary restraining order. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday night that polls would be closed under an emergency order from Health Director Amy Acton, reports the Columbus Dispatch . "During this time when we face...

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