Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters
Sanders closed the gap with votes from college campuses, mosques, and union halls, where newly organized and energized voters had his back.
Feb 7, 2020 / John Nichols
Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem
Listening to voters in his home state, our reporter discovers he’s queer for Buttigieg.
Feb 7, 2020 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney
Stop Playing Games With the Mangled Iowa Caucus Count Stop Playing Games With the Mangled Iowa Caucus Count
The Iowa Democratic Party’s release of partial results at this point adds insult to injury.
Feb 5, 2020 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don’t See It Yet. Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don’t See It Yet.
Nobody knows who won the Iowa caucuses—but Warren’s support was powered by the feminist spirit of 2018.
Feb 4, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Satellite Locations Are Not Enough to Make the Iowa Caucuses Inclusive and Fair Satellite Locations Are Not Enough to Make the Iowa Caucuses Inclusive and Fair
The caucuses are better at portraying the idea of democracy than bringing people into democracy.
Feb 4, 2020 / Emily Berch
Anything Could Happen at the Iowa Caucuses Anything Could Happen at the Iowa Caucuses
Talking to Iowans and parsing polls, it’s not only unclear who the winner will be—it’s unclear who will be in the top five.
Feb 2, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Pete and Amy Needed to Crush the Iowa Debate. They Did Not. Pete and Amy Needed to Crush the Iowa Debate. They Did Not.
Buttigieg and Klobuchar have to do well in their neighboring Midwestern state’s caucus to advance, and their mediocre nights didn’t help them.
Jan 15, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t? Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t?
Voters of color are the base of the Democratic Party, but in 2020 they can’t be the face of it.
Jan 15, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Live Chat: Watch the 7th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 7th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’
Our stellar cast of blogging heads is back again, analyzing and commenting on tonight’s heated Democratic debate.
Jan 14, 2020 / Live Chat / The Nation
AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020 AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020
“For anyone who accuses us for instituting purity tests,” she says, “it’s called having values. It’s called, giving a damn.”
Jan 1, 2020 / John Nichols