Election 2020

A Tired Biden Gives Klobuchar a Chance to Shine

A Tired Biden Gives Klobuchar a Chance to Shine A Tired Biden Gives Klobuchar a Chance to Shine

The supposed front-runner is talking like a defeated candidate—and it’s catching up to him.

Feb 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters

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

Live Chat: Watch the 8th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’

Live Chat: Watch the 8th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 8th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our stellar cast of commentators is back again, analyzing and commenting on the eighth Democratic presidential debate.

Feb 7, 2020 / Live Chat / The Nation

Poster of Trump at a women's march rally that says

Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator

Within minutes of his Senate acquittal, he was tweeting a video depicting him winning every election for the next several thousand years, ending with the logo “Trump 4EVA.”

Feb 7, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System

Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System

Our health care outcomes are worse than any developed country, and it doesn’t have to be this way.

Feb 7, 2020 / J. Mijin Cha

Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem

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

The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues

The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues

The media is ignoring that Warren beat Joe Biden, the Democratic front-runner, and outperformed her final polling.

Feb 7, 2020 / Joan Walsh

A precinct chair holds up his phone showing the Iowa caucus app

Don’t Count Out Iowa Just Yet Don’t Count Out Iowa Just Yet

The Iowa caucus has had a target on its back for decades. But like a vampire, it will be hard to kill. Here are some reasons why.

Feb 6, 2020 / Dave Leshtz

Tulsi Gabbard speaking

Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire

Gabbard’s emphasis on transforming US foreign policy gives her campaign an appeal that cuts across party lines—and defies traditional definitions of left and right.

Feb 6, 2020 / Michael Tracey

Joe Biden 2020

Bye-Bye, Biden Bye-Bye, Biden

The former vice president is not likely to recover from coming in fourth in Iowa.

Feb 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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