2020 Elections

Poll: Biden +20 Among Those Who Didn’t Vote In 2016

The Hill reports: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has the support of the majority of voters who didn’t cast a ballot in 2016, according to a new poll. Fifty-two percent of non-voters in 2016 said they plan to vote for Biden in November’s election, according to preliminary data of a USC Dornsife poll released Thursday. Trump has just 32 percent …

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Gabby Giffords Delivers Powerful Speech On Recovery

Buzzfeed News reports: Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot and almost killed during a mass shooting in 2011, made a powerful video for the Democratic National Convention about her long road to recovery, likening her challenge to what’s ahead for the country while plugging Joe Biden as the person for the job. “He was there for me. He’ll be …

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Pelosi Roasts McConnell And Trump In DNC Speech

The New York Daily News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi railed against President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in her Democratic convention speech on Wednesday — accusing them of standing in the way of America’s progress. “As Speaker, I’ve seen firsthand Donald Trump’s disrespect for facts, for working families, and for women in particular — disrespect written into …

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Harris On Trump: I Know A Predator When I See One

Yahoo News reports: California Sen. Kamala Harris reintroduced herself to America at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, taking aim at President Trump as she celebrated her running mate, Joe Biden. Harris, a former San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general, spoke about her time as a prosecutor and about growing up in the Bay Area as the daughter …

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Obama Blisters Trump In Epic DNC Speech [VIDEO]

CNN reports: From the Philadelphia ground where the American experiment was born, one former president — in a stunning prime-time address to the nation he once led — warned that his successor was on the cusp of destroying democracy itself. The latest installment of the long duel between Barack Obama and Donald Trump perfectly exemplified the jarring contrasts in personal …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2020 Democratic Convention Day Three

USA Today reports: Sen. Kamala Harris is scheduled to accept her nomination as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, and former President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address. Within the theme of “A More Perfect Union,” the lineup includes some of the Washington officials who have drawn prolonged criticism from Republicans. House …

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Bill Clinton Hits Trump’s Laziness In DNC Speech: He Spends Hours Every Day Watching TV And Tweeting

Politico reports: Former President Bill Clinton used his relatively brief address to rail against Trump, characterizing his White House as chaotic and incapable of accepting responsibility. “At a time like this, the Oval Office should be a command center. Instead, it’s a storm center,” Clinton said. “There’s only chaos. Just one thing never changes — his determination to deny responsibility …

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Sally Yates At DNC: Trump Has Trampled The Rule Of Law And Weaponized The DOJ To Attack His Enemies

Yahoo News reports: Sally Yates, who served as acting attorney general at the start of the Trump administration, pilloried the president on Tuesday for what she described as his abuse of the executive branch – particularly her former agency, the Department of Justice. “From the moment President Trump took office, he’s used his position to benefit himself rather than our …

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Kerry Roasts Trump’s “Blooper Reel” Diplomacy: Trump Breaks Up With Allies, Sends Love Letters To Dictators

“For the eight years of the Obama-Biden administration, we led by example. We eliminated the threat of an Iran with a nuclear weapon. We built a 68-nation coalition to destroy ISIS. We forged 195-nation agreement to attack climate change. We stopped Ebola before it became a pandemic. “President Trump inherited a growing economy and a more peaceful world. And like …

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Fox Anchor Hails Jill Biden’s “Masterful” DNC Speech

Fox News reports: Former second lady Jill Biden did a masterful job of highlighting the personal qualities of her husband, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, in her address to conclude the second evening of the Democratic National Convention, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said Tuesday. “I think the speech tonight by Jill Biden was tremendously effective, in the …

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Joe Biden Formally Named Democratic Party Nominee In Touching Coast-To-Coast Virtual Roll Call Of States

Buzzfeed News reports: Democrats nominated Joe Biden for president Tuesday night from dozens of locations in a roll call vote that was shockingly entertaining, weird, and great. Traditionally, delegates shout the votes inside an arena. Instead, because of the coronavirus, they voted from afar. In practice, the roll call built from something fun to something fascinating and deep: the uniqueness …

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Cindy McCain Backs Biden In Clip For DNC [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden’s close friendship with her late husband, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. She’s just the latest Republican to join in the convention, after a number of notable GOP …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2020 Democratic Convention Day Two

The New York Times reports: Democrats on Tuesday night will seek to straddle themes of national security, American unity and generational change, with an array of speakers from the Democratic Party’s past — like Bill Clinton and John F. Kerry — and a few who appear to represent its future, like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Much as they did on Monday …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2020 Democratic Convention Day One

The New York Times reports: The Democratic National Convention will begin Monday night not only with a slate of the party’s heavyweights, which is par for the course, but also with several prominent Republicans who will help make the case for Joseph R. Biden Jr. over President Trump. They will add their names to a lineup of Democrats that includes …

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Bloomberg To Spend $60M On Dem House Candidates

The Washington Post reports: Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg plans to spend $60 million to strengthen the Democratic House majority in November, roughly matching the money he invested in flipping control of the House in 2018, according to a Bloomberg adviser familiar with the plans. The spending will include digital and television ads to defend some of the 20 …

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Randy Rainbow Pays Musical Tribute To Kamala Harris

Randy Rainbow is back today with a tribute to Kamala Harris set to the tune of “Camelot” from the Tony-winning 1960 Lerner and Loewe musical of the same name. The original Broadway production starred Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, and Roddy McDowell. The 1967 film version starred Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave in the roles originated on the stage …

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Tonight: Michelle Obama Kicks Off Dem Convention

ABC News reports: Democrats will open their mostly virtual convention in Milwaukee Monday under the theme of unity, with speakers who represent the party’s progressive and traditional platforms. “As we have learned throughout our history, when we stand united, we can overcome anything, including the monumental challenges we face today,” the Democratic National Convention Committee said in a release. Former …

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Biden/Harris +12 In New WaPo/ABC National Poll

The Washington Post reports: As the two major political parties prepare to open their national conventions, the race for the White House tilts toward the Democrats, with former vice president Joe Biden holding a double-digit lead nationally over President Trump amid continuing disapproval of the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Democrats kick …

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Bernie Defends Harris Pick As His Base Objects [VIDEO]

Politico reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Sen. Kamala Harris on Sunday, saying that despite Democratic Party infighting over policy proposals, a majority of progressives understand the importance of defeating President Donald Trump come November. Sanders spoke highly of Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, noting that she’s “incredibly smart [and] incredibly tough.” “I think she’s an asset for the Biden …

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NBC/WSJ National Poll: Joe Biden +9 Over Trump

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump continues to trail Democratic challenger Joe Biden nationally as more than 60 percent of voters say America’s response to the coronavirus has been unsuccessful and just one-in-five believe the U.S. economy is on solid footing. Those are the major findings from the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, which was conducted during the …

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