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Democratic Primaries

  1. vision 2020
    Polls Show Bernie Sanders Way Ahead in NevadaOne poll showed Sanders 19 points ahead of the next leading candidate, with 66 percent support among likely Hispanic voters.
    By Matt Stieb
  2. democratic primaries
    As Bloomberg Rises, Democratic Candidates Go On the AttackThe ascendant billionaire is drawing fire over his remarks and his spending from nearly everyone else in the field.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  3. vision 2020
    What Obama Is Saying in Private About the Democratic PrimarySure, he’s got thoughts about Sanders and Bloomberg — and others in the field. But keeping mum is part of a much bigger plan.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  4. feminism
    Amy Klobuchar Is the Ultimate #GirlBossKlobuchar’s candidacy appeals to aspirant middle managers.
    By Sarah Jones
  5. vision 2020
    The Price of a Bloomberg Nomination Is Too Damn HighDemocrats must recognize that their party’s soul is worth more than Michael Bloomberg can afford.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. michael bloomberg
    Bloomberg Defended Fingerprinting Food-Stamp Applicants As Recently As 2018In the same 2018 talk, Bloomberg framed the minimum wage as an impediment to job creation.
    By Sarah Jones
  7. the national interest
    The GOP Elite Couldn’t Stop Trump in 2016. But Maybe Democrats Can Stop Bernie.Remember The Party Decides?
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. vision 2020
    Bernie Sanders Must Pivot to the Senior CenterTo win the nomination, Sanders must broaden his appeal among normie Democrats. He should start with his peers.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. new hampshire primary
    New Hampshire Democratic Primary Turnout Sets New RecordAfter a disappointing showing in Iowa, Democrats came out in droves for the nation’s first primary.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  10. michael bloomberg
    Why ‘Stop and Frisk’ Hasn’t Arrested Bloomberg’s RiseThe former New York mayor’s ascension up the 2020 ranks, especially among black voters, seems incongruous. It’s not.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  11. new hampshire primary
    Yang Is Out. Yangism Is Here to Stay.Yang’s campaign revealed a strain of politics with a significant and passionate constituency — one that won’t evaporate in the candidate’s absence.
    By Max Read
  12. vision 2020
    New Hampshire 2020 Live Updates: Bernie Sanders WinsThe race has been called for Sanders, though Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg had strong showings.
    By Matt Stieb
  13. vision 2020
    New Hampshire Just Ushered in a Bernie Versus Bloomberg Title FightThe arc of the Democratic race bends toward battle between two very different old, independent Jewish politicians.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. vision 2020
    Andrew Yang Drops Out of Presidential Race“I am the math guy and it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race.”
    By Chas Danner
  15. new hampshire primary
    Mike Bloomberg Ekes Out Win in Tiny Dixville NotchAmy Klobuchar and President Trump were the other big winners after midnight voting in New Hampshire.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. intelligencer chats
    8 Burning Questions Going Into the New Hampshire PrimaryThe unsettled Democratic race is poised for a shake-up. What will things look like on Wednesday morning?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  17. democratic primaries
    Iowa Results 2020: Live UpdatesThe Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns have both officially requested a partial recanvas of the caucus results.
    By Matt Stieb, Benjamin Hart, and Chas Danner
  18. democratic primaries
    Pete Buttigieg’s Vow to Cut the Deficit Is Fiscally IrresponsibleThere’s nothing “responsible” about encouraging the superstitious fear of deficits that’s done incalculable harm to our economy and planet.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. democratic primaries
    Democratic Candidates Unify Around Attacking Pete ButtigiegWhether it’s a lack of experience or high-dollar donors, everyone has a problem with Pete.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. vision 2020
    Biden Launches Attacks on Buttigieg, Who Nears Sanders in New HampshireUncle Joe, whose campaign suddenly seems like a long shot, said Mayor Pete was not “a Barack Obama” on Saturday and attacked his record in a new ad.
    By Chas Danner
  21. democratic debates
    Tom Steyer Is Here to Make Friends (With Bernie Sanders)The billionaire repeatedly praised Sanders during Friday night’s Democratic debate in New Hampshire.
    By Chas Danner
  22. democratic debates
    Did Pete Buttigieg Successfully Withstand the Attacks at Friday’s Debate?Talking with Intelligencer’s Gabriel Debenedetti from the scene in New Hampshire.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  23. vision 2020
    Biden Predicts He’ll Lose New Hampshire at Democratic DebateThe embattled former vice-president said Bernie Sanders would win instead.
    By Chas Danner
  24. vision 2020
    How Likely Is a Contested Convention, Really?Intelligencer staffers discuss the possibility that the Democratic primary will have a very old-school denouement.
    By Benjamin Hart, Ed Kilgore, and Eric Levitz
  25. vision 2020
    How Iowa’s Chaos Affected the Top 4 Democrats — and Why N.H. Is Bigger Than EverThe caucus breakdown caused Sanders, Buttigieg, Warren, and Biden to shake up their plans for success, and bet big on New Hampshire and Nevada.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  26. iowa caucuses
    Iowa Dems: Pro-Trump Trolls Clogged Phones Lines, Worsening Caucus DebacleA hotline to report caucus results was tied up, at least in part, by pranksters from 4Chan.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. vision 2020
    The Iowa Caucus Results Suggest We’re in for a Long, Strange PrimaryJoe Biden’s weak showing — and Pete Buttigieg’s strong one — will likely keep the Democratic-primary fight crowded and long.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. iowa caucuses
    Iowa’s Election Crises Won’t End With Monday Night’s Caucus DebacleIowa is the only state that bans people with felony convictions from ever voting again.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  29. iowa caucuses
    Donald Trump Is Winning the 2020 Democratic PrimaryThe Democratic Party turned the Iowa caucuses into an infomercial for its incompetence and internal divisions.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. conspiracy theories
    Incompetence Isn’t a Conspiracy, But It Looks Like OneCritics who cry conspiracy about the Democratic Party’s failures in Iowa have real reasons to worry.
    By Sarah Jones
  31. technocracy
    The Real Problems With the Iowa Caucuses’ ‘Shadow’ AppTechnical failures were amplified by institutional failures, which were amplified by communications failures, creating a cascade of incompetence.
    By Max Read
  32. iowa caucuses
    With No Results in Iowa, Conspiracy Theories Take HoldAmid the confusion, shouts of “rigged!”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. iowa caucuses
    After Monday’s Fiasco, the Iowa Caucuses Deserve to DieThe Hawkeye state’s quadrennial ritual deserves the death penalty for Monday night’s display of criminal negligence.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. iowa caucuses
    CNN’s Attempt to Listen in on Caucus Results Backfires SpectacularlyThe Iowa Democratic Party hung up on a caucus secretary’s shared call with Wolf Blitzer.
    By Chas Danner
  35. iowa caucuses
    Why the Iowa Caucuses Are Biased Against Your CandidateThe Democratic primary’s bizarre and arbitrary opening contest gives every contender some cause for complaint.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. vision 2020
    Elizabeth Warren’s Sprint to Make up for Lost Time in IowaShe attracted some of the biggest crowds of her campaign in the state over the weekend, but will it be enough?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  37. vision 2020
    John Kerry Denies Report He Is Considering Run Against Bernie SandersThe Biden surrogate used some choice language to deny a report in which he was overheard saying he may ponder a 2020 run if Sanders’s rise continues.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. vision 2020
    Iowa’s Gold-Standard Selzer Poll Canceled Over Font-Size ConcernThe survey — set to be released on Saturday, two days before the caucuses — correctly predicted the Dem winner in Iowa in every election since 1988.
    By Matt Stieb
  39. vision 2020
    How the Democratic Candidates Stand Apart on Standing TogetherOn the eve of the Iowa caucuses, unity has become both a pledge and a threat for the candidates and their campaigns.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  40. profile
    On the Ground With Lis Smith, the Political Pro Who Invented ‘Mayor Pete’Win or lose, she’s turned an unknown into a serious contender.
    By Clare Malone
  41. democratic primaries
    Amy Klobuchar’s Dismal Polling With Black Voters Should Be Even WorseMyon Burrell’s murder case has the Minneapolis NAACP and Black Lives Matter Twin Cities calling on the senator to suspend her campaign.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. vision 2020
    Why Pete Buttigieg’s Paeans to the ‘Heartland’ Are NonsensicalThe idea that landlocked states possess unique moral virtues is objectively stupid and, for Democrats, politically counterproductive.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. books
    Jane Kleeb Would Like You to Care About Rural America NowThe chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party suggests a change in strategy.
    By Sarah Jones
  44. medicare for all
    South Carolina Democrats Sure Sound Open to Medicare for AllA new poll shows high levels of support for government-run health care.
    By Sarah Jones
  45. fracking
    Will a Fracking Ban Doom Democrats in Pennsylvania?The political risks of running on the policy may outweigh the substantive benefits, given the dearth of Congressional support for a universal ban.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. vision 2020
    The Democratic Party Should Want Joe Rogan’s VoteDemocrats can’t protect marginalized groups unless they win elections. And they can’t win elections without the support of unenlightened voters.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. vision 2020
    Polls Show Bernie Sanders Surging at Just the Right TimeEight days before the Iowa caucuses, polls show Sanders leading Iowa by seven points and New Hampshire by nine, while competing with Biden nationally.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. vision 2020
    Why Is Bernie Sanders Surging Now?Intelligencer staffers discuss the Vermont senator’s improved standing as the Iowa Caucuses loom.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  49. vision 2020
    The Left-Wing Realignment of American Politics Has Already BegunAs centrist Democrats run to the left of yesteryear’s progressives, Republicans are pushing for green energy investment and aid to the poor.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. racism
    Joe Biden: Today’s Racists Wear Suits and Make Laws, Unlike the Old OnesThe candidate’s bizarre remarks on race.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
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