Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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As 2020 approaches, some experienced election officials head to the exits
A number of top election officials won't be around next year. Some are retiring after long careers, but others are feeling the strain of an increasingly demanding and politicized job.
As more men run, Klobuchar makes case for ‘woman candidate’
Many Americans still aren’t comfortable with the idea of a woman in the Oval Office, and Amy Klobuchar needed to amplify the conversation about it. So in interviews, on the debate stage and before overflow crowds at weekend town halls in New Hampshire, Klobuchar has been talking more pointedly about gender and politics.
President Obama may not be up for election, but his legacy is
As Democrats look ahead to 2020, there's a fierce debate within the party over President Obama's legacy and whether any candidate can reconstruct the multiracial coalition that he did in 2008.
Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid
Ending weeks of speculation, billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his candidacy Sunday in a written statement posted on a campaign website describing himself as uniquely positioned to defeat President Trump.
Buttigieg’s rise positions him as top target at 5th debate
Pete Buttigieg’s rise in the Democratic presidential primary makes him a prime target at Wednesday’s debate as the four candidates now bunched at the top seek to distinguish themselves with less than three months until voting begins.