After losing his bid for the 2020 Democratic nominee for president and dropping out of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, businessman Andrew Yang is starting a new political party. Here is Alex Thompson at Politico: Yang is expected...
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Eric Adams wins first round of New York City Democratic mayoral race; Yang concedes
Yesterday the Democrats of New York City went to the polls to choose who will represent them in November’s general election for mayor. This year the primary will be decided by the city’s new ranked choice system. After the first...
Saturday Night Live Does the New Hampshire Democratic Debate
It’s that time of year: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLz6ydbq3D8&w=560&h=315]...
*The New York Times* Endorses Elizabeth Warren AND Amy Klobuchar
Interesting. The Times has never endorsed two candidates before. In this endorsement the editorial boards write: “both the radical and the realist models warrant serious consideration.” On the radical side, The Times chose Elizabeth Warren over Bernie Sanders because Sanders is too...
Andrew Sullivan: Can Any Democrat Win?
Writer Andrew Sullivan is not optimistic. Here is a taste of his recent post at New York Magazine: Joe Biden’s strength in the polls remains impressive, but his candidacy is crippled. In the last debate, he was easily the worst...
Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris
This whole Saturday Night Live skit is great: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgA0fjztqaQ&w=560&h=315]...
If We Cut the Democratic Presidential Field in Half…
…after two debates, it should look like this: Biden Warren Sanders Harris Yang Buttigieg Inslee Bullock Klobuchar Castro...