Outside the Beltway

Should the pundit class look more like America?

Kamala Harris lagged the top Democratic candidates in fundraising in the second quarter, but that’s likely to change.

Bernie Sanders is finding that the 2020 campaign is very different from 2016.

The post-debate polling of the Democratic race continues to be somewhat chaotic, but it’s clear that Harris and Warren have made this a very different race than it was before the debates.

Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are up, and Bernie Sanders is down, in the first state-level poll since the debates.

Three new polls show significant changes in the Democratic race in the wake of last week’s debates.

Bernie Sanders raised $18 million in the second quarter of the year, trailing fellow candidate Pete Buttigieg.

News outlets are hyping small swings in their surveys but the race is pretty much where it was when it began.

New polling suggests that the President may not be benefiting from the relatively healthy economy as much as expected.

The first Democratic debate has had an impact in the polls, with Kamala Harris rising and Joe Biden falling, although he still remains far ahead of his opponents.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

The first Democratic debate drew record numbers on both nights.

At look at the before and after polling numbers.

WIth the top two candidates in the race on the same stage, the second night of the first Democratic debate was much feistier than the first night.

Is the Sanders-Warren position too extreme for the general election?

Democrats clashed, to some degree, in last night’s inaugural debate of the 2020 season but they clearly agreed far more than they disagreed.

With the first Democratic debate set to begin tonight, it’s a good time to take a look at the state of the race.

Senators Warren and Sanders have both proposed plans to forgive student loan debt and make public colleges tuition-free. That’s easier said than done.

Do Uncle Joe’s steady poll numbers tell us anything meaningful about 2020?

Is her professorial skill a liability or an asset?

The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.

Pete Butttigieg has spent the past week dealing with a crisis back in South Bend. How he handles it could have a significant impact on his campaign.

It’s still way too early to be predictive, but the latest head-to-head matches between the President and the top contenders for the Democratic nomination.

The lineups for the first Democratic debate of the 2020 season are set but some candidates are likely to be unhappy.

A trio of new polls shows Elizabeth Warren slipping past Bernie Sanders into second place in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination

The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.

Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway stands credibly accused of multiple violations of Federal law. The President will do nothing about it.

A new poll shows the former Vice-President leading Senator Elizabeth Warren in her home state.

The latest iteration of a benchmark Iowa poll shows Joe Biden leading, with Bernie Sanders sinking and looking at several candidates closing in on him.

Former Vice-President Biden has come under fire for his longtime support for the Hyde Amendment.

A new poll of Texas voters shows President Trump doing worse than expected against potential Democratic challengers. Should Republicans be worried?

According to one new study, President Trump’s tweets aren’t having the same impact they used to.

Bernie Sanders supporters are a wee bit sensitive.

Just over a month after he entered the race, Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his fellow Democrats while Bernie Sanders has several candidates hot on his heels.

Quietly, Elizabeth Warren has been campaigning and putting out policy proposals while also appearing to gain ground on her closest rival, Bernie Sanders.

The party’s presidential wannabes have until September 12 to demonstrate a pulse.

So far at least, appearing on Fox News Channel does not appear to be hurting the candidates who’ve done it with Democratic voters.

President Trump isn’t pleased that a news network that has generally been his own personal propaganda network is reaching out to Democrats.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden continues to hold a strong lead over his rivals for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.

Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.

A new poll shows President Trump trailing several of his potential challenger in a state that was crucial to his victory in 2016.

One of the last of the Navajo Code Talkers, who provided the U.S. military with an unbreakable code in the fight against Japan in World War Two, has died at the age of 97.

Passing up an opportunity that other Democrats are taking, Elizabeth Warren is declining to appear on Fox News Channel. This seems like an unwise decision.

Two youngish Rhodes Scholars turned mayors are getting covered differently.

More good news for Joe Biden, this time out of South Carolina.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

Beto is fading.

Two weeks into his campaign, Joe Biden continues to build an impressive lead in polling at the state and national levels.

Another post-announcement poll brings good news for the former Vice-President, but there’s a long way to go.

The IRS is outgunned.