It feels like its been months since I asked what kind of endgame the Sanders campaign wants, but it's actually only been two weeks. At the time, I argued that Sanders should stay in so long as his campaign is positive and issue-oriented. He can't...
2020 democratic primary
Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Over the last few days I've occasionally forgotten that we're in the midst of a nomination contest between two candidates in the high-risk category for COVID-19..
Yes, but, will you release women from their NDAs? The Democrats debated tonight at the Hotel Paris in Las Vegas and they may not be able to leave it behind..
It’s fun to deride the Iowa caucuses this year as disorganized, but the perennial complaint that they are unrepresentative of the Democratic party looms large over the “results”. (Okay the state delegate equivalents are fine, but, the raw counts are problematic to say the least). ...
By Dhatfield - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4279886 Following up on Paul's post, I think this piece by John Cassidy pretty accurately describes the state of play. The structural.
The idea that Iowa Democrats could just drop an untested app into the middle of the caucuses and nothing could go wrong says a whole heck of a lot about.
I have been almost totally silent on the blog about the presidential primary. But I will say the following: After tonight, I can forget Iowa exists. Thank God. This process of selecting a presidential candidate is as trash as the rest of governance. It's a...
I was happy to contribute a quote to Jessica Goodheart's feature piece at Capital & Main on the focus on income inequality in the Democratic primary. I was a bit.
These have not been good days for those of us who recognize the Republican Party for what it is. It is utterly astounding how desperate both Democratic voters and Democratic.