Refusing this basic transparency test should be a red flag for voters, but it shouldn’t keep candidates off the ballot.
Election 2020
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Jim Fossel: GOP candidates should say what they are for
It’s not too soon to identify issues that most Republicans agree on, and set the party’s agenda for 2020.
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Marc A. Thiessen: Democratic debate was a brawl between the left and the far left
The real debate will take place when Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders share the stage.
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Commentary: Four debates. No questions about K-12 education. What’s going on?
The moderators have been ignoring one of the country’s most important civic institutions.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Facing Trump, Democrats turn on another president: Obama
In Detroit, presidential contenders called into question the legacy and leadership of the party’s most beloved leader.
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Analysis: Democrats’ presidential debate delivers hours of squabbles on policy, character
Little seems to have changed as a result of the second consecutive night of candidate debates.
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Biden will be in crosshairs at second Democratic debate as rivals look to score
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden is bracing for attacks from across the debate stage as 10 more of the party’s presidential contenders line up Wednesday for the second night of debating in Detroit. The 76-year-old former vice president could face incoming from two younger candidates, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, who will be flanking him at […]
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Leonard Pitts: Trump frames 2020 election as referendum on race
His attack on Baltimore is the latest in a long line of racist invective meant to gin up white support.
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Analysis: Democrats’ ideological divisions break into the open in their Detroit brawl
Sens. Sanders and Warren weather a barrage of criticism over their policies and mount sharp defenses.
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Sens. Sanders, Warren clash with moderates over ‘Medicare for All’ in debate
During the first of 2 nights of debates, the tug-of-war over the future of the party pits pragmatism against ideological purity as voters navigate a crowded Democratic field divided by age, race, sex and ideology.