Outside the Beltway

An unexpectedly big fundraising quarter for an unlikely candidate.

Cory Booker announced some respectable fundraising numbers, but his campaign continues to coast along just above the point of irrelevance.

Kamala Harris has slipped in the polls but her financial numbers are still pretty respectable.

Pete Buttigieg’s momendum in the polls has slowed, but his fundraising ability has not.

Bernie Sanders has slipped in the polls but retains his ability to raise money.

It looks like we’ll have Cory Booker to kick around for a little while longer.

SNL takes on impeachment and the 2020 Democratic Presidential race.

The criteria for the November and December debate will make it much harder for some Democrats to get on the national stage. That isn’t a bad thing.

The time for coddling the candidates polling below 5% is over.

The latest Des Moines Register poll puts Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at the top of the pack in the Hawkeye State.

Cory Booker’s campaign is basically admitting they’re at the end of the road.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

Far-left Democrats in Arizona want to punish Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema for being exactly the kind of Senator she said she’d be when she ran for office a year ago.

It’s still early in the election cycle but there’s plenty for the President to worry about.

The oldest living former President has some reflections on age and the strains of the office.

A new poll finds President Trump trailing his potential Democratic opponents by huge margins among Latino voters.

Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are pandering to the base.

In the US, the candidate defines the party, not the other way around.

After falling for the second debate, ratings were back near record levels for the third debate.

Is social media making it harder for Democrats to nominate a winning candidate?

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.

Can the media fairly parse the statements of those running against President ‘Bottomless Pinocchio’?

This evening ten Democratic candidates for President, including all of the front runners, appear on stage together for the third debate of the 2020 election cycle.

As the race for the Democratic nomination heads into the fall, it looks as if it has already winnowed itself down to a top three.

The stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

Two new polls released today indicate that earlier suggestions that the race for the Democratic nomination had shifted were incorrect.

A new poll shows Joe Biden dropping significantly among national Democrats to the point where he is effectively tied with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Elizabeth Warren is rising tn the polls of the Democratic primary race, but one analyst argues she may be the perfect candidate….to help re-elect Donald Trump.

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton is ending a Presidential bid that few people were paying attention to.

Even when it comes from his favorite propaganda network, Donald Trump doesn’t like bad news.

President Trump doubled down on his tirade against Jewish American Democrats from yesterday with some even more offensive comments.

A new poll shows Donald Trump losing to top Democrats in head-to-head races.

Joe Biden continues to lead the Democratic field but Elizabeth Warren has slipped into second while Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris appear to be slipping.

Stories from sites like The Onion are routinely shared on social media and perceived as real news.

Joe Biden continues to have a strong lead in the Palmetto State, thanks largely to strong support from African-American voters.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

We won’t have Hickenlooper to kick around anymore.

Rich candidates are buying artificial donors to stay in the contest.

One week out from the second Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren appears to be the biggest beneficiary. while Kamala Harris appears to be falling behind.

Another post-debate poll shows little change in the race for the Democratic nomination.

The first poll since this week’s debate concluded shows little movement in the race for the Democratic nomination.

As was the case in June, the second night of the second Democratic debate was seen by more people than the first night.

July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

It looks like fewer people are tuning in for the second Democratic debate.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

The bizarre format meant an angry old man got the lion’s share of air time.

For the second time in month, the candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination will face off in a two-night debate, so it’s as good a time as any to look at the polls.

Kamala Harris’s post-debate rise in the polls appears to be losing momentum as we head into the second debate.