How Democrats Can Stay United in 2020At the other end of the tough primary battle, Democrats must rally around their nominee if they hope to beat Trump. Here’s how they can do it.
ByEd Kilgore
vision 2020
Why Nobody Can Prevent the All-White Debate StageThere’s no formula for adding nonwhite candidates to debates that won’t add more white candidates as well, reversing the winnowing of the nonviable.
Is Pete Buttigieg Peaking Too Early in Iowa?Things are looking sunny for Mayor Pete, though there’s time for others to catch up in Iowa, and he still needs to woo more nonwhite voters.
Biden Has a Meh Fundraising QuarterWe won’t know its significance until Warren announces her third-quarter haul, but Biden’s not lighting up the boards like Sanders and Buttigieg are.
ByEd Kilgore
vision 2020
Biden Planning One-on-One Showdown With WarrenBiden’s plan for a Super Tuesday “firewall” in case he loses early isn’t novel. But for previous presidential candidates, it meant defeat.
ByEd Kilgore
vision 2000
Yang Gang Lights Up L.A.Yang may not be an entirely viable candidate just yet, but his style is currently getting as much attention as his substance.
Is Andrew Yang the Doomer Candidate?Andrew Yang’s climate fatalism during Wednesday’s debate seemed to reflect a strange, esoteric nihilism taking root in the internet’s weirder corners.
A Yearbook of the 2020 Presidential CandidatesAmong these major-party contenders, we found a debate champion, varsity athletes, student-government leaders, and a few very enthusiastic music fans.
ByYelena Dzhanova
just asking questions
Andrew Yang Is More Than a MemeThe Democratic presidential contender may be America’s foremost champion of universal basic income. Oh, and he’s huge on the internet.