Outside the Beltway

While much of the attention in the race for the Democratic nomination to date has been on the left, there is a path forward for a more centrist candidate.

Is benefitting politically from romantic liaisons different than other relationships?

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

Bernie Sanders is likely to run for the Democratic nomination, but it won’t be like 2016.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing a second run at the White House, but this race won’t be anything like 2016.

As expected. California Senator Kamala Harris has entered the race for President.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is the latest Democrat to throw their hat into the Presidential ring.

California Senator Kamala Harris is set to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination later this month.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden will reportedly decide on whether or not he’ll be entering the race for President in the near future.

Bernie Sanders is facing questions about sexual harassment from women who worked on his 2016 campaign as he prepares a likely run for President in 2020.

Several states are getting rid of caucuses in favor of primaries, a move that could be to the disadvantage of candidates like Bernie Sanders.

Begun, the 2020 campaign has.

Former Vice-President Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are, not surprisingly, leading the early polls for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

Cory Booker’s interest in running for President has been an open secret for some time, now he’s being far less coy about it.

Bernie Sanders has not officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s reportedly planning a much more aggressive campaign than what we saw in 2016 if he does.

The 2020 campaign is already heating up, and California Senator Kamala Harris could be one of the first serious candidates for President to throw her hat in the ring.

After initially saying no, Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke is now reopening the door to the idea of running for President.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is reportedly considering a bid for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 2020.

Sherrod Brown pulled off the only statewide Democratic victory in Ohio on November 6th. Because of that, he’s being looked at as a potential 2020 candidate for President.

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is preparing a run for the White House in 2020.

Who’s John Delaney? Well, he’s a Congressman from Maryland who’s apparently running for President.

Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

On Tuesday, Michigan joined the ranks of the states where marijuana is legal and several other states legalized it for medical purposes.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

With the 2020 Campaign set to begin as soon as the 2018 campaign ends, Democrats find themselves facing an age issue.

Michael Bloomberg is flirting with the idea of running for President in 2020. He’s done this before, of course, but this time he seems far more serious.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s name may be unfamiliar, but he’s looking to change that.

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders hints that he’s thinking of running for President in 2020.

Hillary Clinton is hinting about maybe running in 2020 again. Is she serious, or is this just a publicity stunt?

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she has no intention of running for President in 2020.

In the wake of attempted bombing attacks on people he has criticized, the President is blaming the media for poisonous political rhetoric. He needs to look in the mirror.

Add yet another name to the potential Democratic campaign field in 2020.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

Bernie Sanders could find repeating the success of 2016 in 2020 may not be so easy.

Rather than cauterizing an open wound, she’s fanned the fuels of a fire.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

After passing on the opportunity in 2016, Elizabeth Warren is leaving the door open to a run for President in 2020.

Trumpism is a direct by-product of the poisonous populism of the Tea Party movement, and they’ve both taken over the Republican Party.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready.

Democrats have pulled the trigger and essentially eliminated the power of superdelegates except in the unlikely event that a nominating convention goes to a second ballot.

Tuesday’s election results were a defeat for the progressive effort to remake the Democratic Party in their image.

Republican Troy Balderson holds a narrow lead in a Special Election in Ohio. Even if he wins, though, the way this election played out does not bode well for the GOP in November.

Notwithstanding his dismissive public rhetoric about the former Vice-President, Donald Trump apparently sees Joe Biden as his biggest potential threat in 2020.

Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, who challenged Nancy Pelosi for a leadership spot in 2016, is telling supporters he’s running for President in 2020.

The midterm elections are still four months away, but Democrats are already making moves to prepare for the race for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020.

California’s Democratic Party endorsed “progressive” upstart Kevin de León over Senator Dianne Feinstein, but this is unlikely to stop Feinstein from winning election to a sixth term in office.

The Democratic National Committee is one step closer to adopting a rule change that would make superdelegates largely irrelevant to the party’s nomination process.