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Nevada Caucus Preview: Will Bernie Sanders’ Latino Outreach Pay Off?

Although he slightly under-performed in Iowa and New Hampshire relative to his polling numbers, Bernie Sanders is in a solid position to win Nevada and take advantage of the state’s diversity. Recent polling has indicated that Sanders has made significant inroads, in particular, with the Latino population. A Data for Progress poll showed Sanders garnering an impressive 66 percent of the Latino vote. If Sanders does indeed receive this amount of support from Nevada’s robust Latino community, then he will be very difficult to beat.

New Hampshire Primary Preview

Despite the large field, New Hampshire appears destined to be a contest between Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders. The top two vote-getters in the Iowa Caucus have also led by a wide margin in recent polling in New Hampshire. Sanders in particular, due to being from neighboring Vermont, has long made winning New Hampshire a priority of his…

THE REGIONAL PRIMARY SYSTEM: WHAT THE SYSTEM IS AND WHY DEMOCRATS NEED TO ADOPT IT

Iowa has highlighted how patently unfair and damaging the current system is for the Democrats… The solution to this damaging system and lack of uniformity is to split the United States into a Regional System. This Regional System would contain five voting regions with ten states each. For five weeks, beginning on the first Tuesday of February, one region and only one region would hold all of their primaries on the same date.

PETE BUTTIGIEG AND AMY KLOBUCHAR'S LINKED CAMPAIGNS

Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar are inextricably linked in most facets. Their base of voters may differ slightly with Klobuchar voters being more likely to have graduated college, but their appeal and folksy natures are quite similar. The two candidates have overlapping qualities that draw in voters not just for their personalities, but also for their perceived even-keel approach to politics…

How Bernie Sanders’ Online Army Crushed Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are on a collision course. The pair share similar progressive ideologies and have been an uncompromising force during the 2020 campaign. A plurality of Warren’s supporters would pick Sanders as their second choice if Warren were to drop out. This is mirrored by Sanders’ supporters who would choose Warren as their second choice. Despite their overlapping voting bases, Warren and Sanders have rarely gone after each other and have often tag teamed against their more moderate rivals.

Josh ShancerJanuary 11, 2020bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, news, democrat, democrat primary, iowa, polls, jacobin, young turksComment

TAKEAWAYS FROM DEMOCRATS 4TH QUARTER FUNDRAISING

Bernie Sanders 4th quarter fundraising shows that he must be taken seriously by all remaining candidates. While many have written Sanders off, especially after his heart attack in October, 2019, Sanders may now have the necessary ammunition to take the Democratic nomination. Sanders has set the 2020 Democratic field ablaze with his staggering $34.5 million fundraising haul in the fourth quarter of 2019…

Josh ShancerJanuary 2, 2020ELIZABETH, bernie sanders, joe biden, pete buttigieg, andrew yang, fundraising, news, president, democrat, democrat debate, democrat primaryComment

WHY KAMALA HARRIS FAILED

On December 3, 2019, Kamala Harris, once a front-runner for the 2020 Democrat nomination, dropped out of the race for president. This development was not entirely unexpected and I myself, prior to the Fifth Democrat Debate, predicted that Harris would drop out before the Iowa Caucus. Still, this was a staggering fall for a woman who just a few months prior was rising in the polls.

Josh ShancerDecember 5, 2019kamala harris, kamala, 2020, news, joe biden, tulsi gabbard, elizabeth warren, pete buttigieg, donald trump, democrat primaryComment

The Inexplicable Candidacy of Deval Patrick

What if I told you that a former Massachusetts governor and Harvard graduate was entering the 2020 Presidential race? This former governor not only worked for Bain Capital but is also accepting Super Pac money in his quest for the presidency. Based on this description, you would think that current Utah Senator Mitt Romney (R) must be running a quixotic bid to unseat Donald Trump, right?

FIFTH DEMOCRAT DEBATE PREVIEW

Pete Buttigieg has broken out in the polls in recent weeks. This has been especially pronounced in early primary and caucus states such as New Hampshire and Iowa. Buttigieg’s relentless advertising and voter outreach has been paying dividends for his campaign as recent polls show him ahead in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

With the bump in the polls, expect several candidates, especially Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar to go after Buttigieg.

WHY BETO O’ROURKE FLAMED OUT

After all the hype, fundraising and live streaming, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke dropped out of the 2020 presidential race. It was a stunning fall for a candidate that was once viewed as a potential top three contender for the Democrat nomination. After O’Rourke’s narrow defeat at the hands of Ted Cruz, in 2018, it seemed all but a given that not only would he run for president…

Josh ShancerNovember 6, 2019beto, beto o'rourke, texas, 2020, news, pete buttigieg, pete, election, 2020 election, democrat, democrat primaryComment

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