He was competing in a much more crowded field, which featured another liberal heavyweight, Elizabeth Warren. May 29, 2019. (Reuters) - The nominating contest for the 2020 U.S. presidential election will kick off Feb. 3 with the first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa. Feb. 19: Ninth Democratic primary debate in Nevada. Rebuilding the middle class; investing in federal infrastructure; tuition-free public universities. After meeting the President for lunch on Sunday, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared to signal that Trump was having a change of heart at least, On Monday, Trump hit out at comments by his departing chief of staff, John Kelly, who had suggested in an, But before Christmas, the President tweeted that the wall would in fact be made up of. What that means became clear late last year, with his sudden Twitter announcement of a full troop withdrawal from Syria with the words "they are coming back now.". by district. Last summer, there were nearly … Biden, however, won by a big margin in South Carolina, which helped boost his poll numbers before he then swept the South on Super Tuesday. Veteran politician who was a Delaware senator for more than three decades before becoming Barack Obama's vice-president in 2009. Election season is getting under way and the race to become the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump is hotting up. "I'm in the Oval Office. Vermont senator and self-proclaimed "Democratic socialist" who came close to the nomination in 2016. US election 2020 : All you need to know about the presidential race, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47309795, A simple guide to US primaries and caucuses. all units. But as Democrats take over the House, they have little incentive to bail the President out -- at least until there is evidence that his tactic of branding them weak on border security is causing them political damage. Medicare-for-All universal healthcare coverage; raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans; upping the minimum wage. After four years of Donald Trump, that could be the ticket to victory. Instead of paper ballots, Democrats sit or stand together in groups to show their support for candidates. Yang dropped out after getting just 1% of votes in Iowa and 3% in New Hampshire. Although there is usually a clear winner much sooner, the race officially ends in July at the Democratic National Convention where the candidates with the highest number of delegates becomes the party's presidential nominee. She is likely to find the field crowded very soon. Warren took the first plunge of the front-running Democratic pack, giving her a head start on the first quarter fundraising race that will be used to assess the viability of the top contenders. by state. State Elections. The first half of Trump's term has generated unprecedented turmoil, turnover and chaos in the West Wing. 15 results. The jockeying for position among Democrats and how the candidates respond to withering fire from Trump will define the first year of the 2020 campaign. Feb. 11: New Hampshire primary. Here are the key dates on the election calendar in 2020: Feb. 3: Iowa caucuses. Here's a brief guide to who they are, with some analysis on each of them from the BBC's Anthony Zurcher. about the pace of withdrawals from Syria. He doesn't have as much money or draw crowds as big as some of his rivals - and that could catch up with him in the end. More than any other Democratic candidate, Sanders has a core group of supporters who have stuck with him through thick and thin. (Reuters) - The nominating contest for the 2020 U.S. presidential election will kick off Feb. 3 with the first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa. Oct. 7: Vice presidential debate in Utah. After all, Trump won election by saying Mexico, not US taxpayers, would pay for the wall. Comfortability. Sept. 29: First presidential debate in Indiana. Warren's strengths include long crusades against big banks and Wall Street titans, as Democrats seek a candidate that can loosen Trump's hold on working-class voters in the industrial Midwest in 2020. One more yes, but with me in office, I'll get it built, and Fast!" The President enters the new year more liberated from "adults in the room" than ever, and freer to follow his impulses. The President was indirectly implicated by New York prosecutors overseen by his own Justice Department in directing criminal attempts to subvert campaign finance laws. There are 11 Democrats vying to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election, while three Republicans have mounted primary challenges against Trump. Although the field has now been whittled down to a couple of contenders, at one point it had swelled to nearly 30 Democrats. But the President doesn't just have to worry about Mueller. US election 2020: What are primaries and caucuses and how do they work? Ultimately, he came away with just a handful of delegates before promptly quitting the race and endorsing Joe Biden. Charts: Mike Hills. Our Data; Tools + Resources; Data. Still, Warren has a jump on other rivals, possibly including California Sen. Kamala Harris, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former Vice President Joe Biden. And people even closer to Trump, such as his son Don Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner, cannot be sure they are in the clear, although all, including the President, profess innocence and downplay Mueller's investigation. Aug. 24-27: Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. And he said he would be proud to shut down the government over the wall in. The Massachusetts senator carved out populist economic ground. Like Wisconsin, North Carolina narrowly supported Trump in 2016 after having voted Democratic in the previous two presidential races. US election 2020: Five charts on the Democratic race to take on Trump. You voted yes in 2006 and 2013. "What do you have? The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 265 points to close 2018. a notorious Oval Office clash with Democratic leaders. But every week that went by late last year brought more bad news for Trump and signs Mueller is closing in on the President following a flurry of legal filings, court moves and convictions, and guilty pleas against close Trump associates. Democrats are days away from taking control of the House of Representatives and inaugurating a novel challenge for Trump's presidency -- congressional oversight. After two and a half years of campaigning, Delaney admitted defeat and withdrew in January. Others, like Michael Bloomberg, left it late to get involved. all datasets. Loyalty. July 13-16: Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin. Trump tweeted on Monday afternoon. Trump stayed at home, often largely alone in the White House over the Christmas and New Year's break, tweeting at Democrats but with no real political movement evident over the shutdown. Published on Jan 18, 2019 Notre correspondant à Washington Raphaël Bouvier-Auclair explique ce qui est à surveiller lors des élections de mi-mandat aux États-Unis le 6 novembre. Experience: Representative, 2013-2019; El Paso city council member, 2005-2011 Quote: "I want to be president because I feel that we can bring this country together. The big question hanging over Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign was whether it would be able to recapture the magic of his 2016 effort. Design: Debie Loizou. Now their time has come. Who are they? Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Data. 12:53 a.m. Feb. 22: Nevada caucuses. President Donald Trump, worried about spurning his most loyal supporters who bonded with him over his 2016 demands for a border wall, is digging deeper into a partial government shutdown that is stretching into an 11th day with no clear way out. Rising pressure on the White House may have prompted Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani to escalate the effort to discredit the special counsel over the holiday. They despaired when he lost in 2016, and have been planning his political revival ever since. The next move in the saga will come later in the week, when Democrats put the ball back in the Republican court. "My ultimatum is put up or shut up, Bob," Giuliani said on "Fox and Friends" on Sunday. And as always, there are signs of instability and chaos in the White House, with confusion over Trump's exact position on a border wall and his planned Syria troop withdrawal, while key staff vacancies were unfilled. Read about our approach to external linking. So to climb down now would risk similar condemnation and the possibility of a weakening of support among base voters on whom he depends for political viability, given his decision not to try to broaden his 2016 coalition. The 78-year-old candidate had a heart attack in October, raising concerns about his age. We've got it all covered. Development: Felix Stephenson, Alexander Ivanov, Steven Connor. The results of the nation’s first caucuses often have an outsized effect on the contest, setting the tone for the rest of the primary. By early 2020, however, he had re-established himself again as the progressive standard-bearer, whose sometimes gruff and always consistent message about income inequality and corporate rapaciousness lent him an air of that much-sought-after modern political quality - authenticity. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Election season is getting under way and the race to become the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump is hotting up. Often the aim seemed to be to talk solely to his political base -- a trend that is likely to go on all year. Local Elections. The results of the nation’s first primary historically has narrowed the field of candidates to a handful who compete for the nomination. Feb. 25: Tenth Democratic primary debate in South Carolina. With a weak but stable political standing -- between 40% and 45% approve of the job he's doing in most polls -- the President clearly understands that he needs to engineer a series of base-pleasing fights this year to keep his political foundation intact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_United_States_gubernatorial_elections Category ET, November 6, 2019 What you need to know about Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia's elections Democrat Andy Beshear speaks to supporters on Nov. 5 in Louisville, Kentucky. These are external links and will open in a new window. What are their key issues? Although the temporary measure would maintain the current $1.3 billion in border security money, Senate GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he won't move any legislation until Trump signs off. Oct. 15: Second presidential debate in Michigan. The Republican primary, even though votes will be held in some states, is a forgone conclusion as no challenger to Trump has gained any traction. His polling support ebbed and flowed for much of 2019. The confusion is yet another sign that the President's often shifting positions and goals -- which he sees as the key to keeping his foes off balance -- will mean another year of political whiplash in Washington. Words: Anthony Zurcher, Mike Hills. He could have avoided the shutdown altogether had he agreed to sign on to a stopgap measure that passed the Senate last month and would have kept government open in the short term, but would not have funded the wall. Graham on spending plan: Trump is open-minded. by precinct. Former congressman John Delaney began his campaign back in the summer of 2017 and was joined a couple of months later by Andrew Yang. U.S. Senate 1976–2018. "And by the way, it's not a crime. "Corruption is poisoning our democracy," Warren said in a web video filmed in her kitchen, and then hit out at "bigotry and fear" in a sidelong reference to Trump. The state’s swing to Trump in 2016 was key to his victory. So are his business, the Trump Organization, and his defunct charity, the Trump Foundation. But the President backtracked under pressure from conservatives in the House and right-wing media commentators like Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh. Entire candidacies (Cory Booker, Kamala Harris and others) were built around the premise that the early frontrunner was poised for a fall. There was an ominous feel to the holidays given the dark cloud hanging over Trump because of special counsel Robert Mueller, whose findings could take the nation down the bitter road to impeachment in the year to come. A reminder of where we were before the holiday. There are those of us who believe you don't have anything on collusion," he continued. During that time, two more debates are scheduled to occur, one in March and one in April. The New York Times alleges years of tax avoidance, a claim President Donald Trump calls “fake news”. That hasn't ended up happening. Questions swirl around Trump's longtime political adviser Roger Stone, about, among other things, what he knew about WikiLeaks email dumps and when he knew it. Federal Elections. Know as “Super Tuesday,” it could be a make-or-break day, with an enormous haul of delegates available for the taking. The New Year is only a few hours old, but the political forces that are likely to shape a turbulent 2019 are already in play. The Democratic presidential race is already firing up following Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's announcement in the dying hours of 2018 that she is launching an exploratory committee -- the first step toward a campaign for the party's nomination. Pundits are already questioning, however, whether Warren has missed her moment, will be viewed as too old at 69, or will be seen as too white at a time when a youthful and ethnic transformation is taking place in the Democratic Party. For a while, it was no sure thing. So what the heck are you doing?". But even if the road gets rocky, Biden has proven he has staying power. (CNN)The New Year is only a few hours old, but the political forces that are likely to shape a turbulent 2019 are already in play. Tap here if you can't see the candidate search tool. Unlike a primary election, which is similar to a general election, Iowans gather in school gyms, living rooms and other community centers around the state to cast their votes publicly. Find election data and research tools produced by us and others. March-June: More nominating contests are held in other states, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and overseas territories. His support has been doggedly stable, drawing largely from elderly, moderate and black voters. Trump's campaign, transition, inaugural committee and presidency are under active investigation. While other candidates have surged and faded, Biden keeps on keeping on. His numbers dipped at the start of 2020 though and Bernie Sanders overtook him in the RealClearPolitics national average after a strong showing in the Iowa caucuses. After serving as Barack Obama's vice-president for eight years, he had strong name recognition and held a clear lead in national polls. Her effort to defuse Trump's attacks over her claims to Native American heritage last year with a DNA test was widely seen as botched and damaging to her candidacy by Beltway insiders. The President's willingness to follow his gut was also reflected in his lurch into a government shutdown. Like an old pair of jeans, Biden is a known, unthreatening quantity. He hasn't faded, but he hasn’t surged either - and the only way that may happen is if he becomes the safe harbour candidate for voters concerned about more radical alternatives. There's no reason to think that changes now. To win the nomination he’ll have to either count on a field where the moderate Democratic vote stays divided or ensure that his base reflects the diversity of the Democratic party - all while deflecting what will be a fierce effort by some in the party to derail his campaign. Yet in the days since, his improvisational governing style has sparked strategic confusion about his intentions on both issues. Feb. 7: Eighth Democratic primary debate in New Hampshire. The stirring Democratic race will also give Trump something he has long lacked, but loves -- a new enemy that he can use to define his own re-election bid and a genuine opening onto the campaign trail, where he excels. March 3: California, Texas and 12 other states hold primaries. For the better part of 2019, campaign-watchers in the media and the political world were waiting for the former vice-president's stumbles and bumbles to catch up with him. Reporting by Ginger Gibson and Joseph Ax; Editing by Soyoung Kim, Leslie Adler and Daniel Wallis. Feb. 29: South Carolina primary. Oct. 22: Third presidential debate in Tennessee. The outcome in the western state, which employs a caucus rather than a primary, could turn on the Latino vote, with Latinos accounting for 28% of the state’s population. The southern state is a crucial early test for Democratic candidates’ strength among black voters, who make up two-thirds of the state’s primary electorate. His strategy was to focus on states that voted on Super Tuesday, spending huge amounts of his personal wealth on ad campaigns. Democrats, come back from vacation now and give us the votes necessary for Border Security, including the wall. It's unclear how Trump plans to get out of the partial shutdown that has hit hundreds of thousands of federal workers, since Democrats are disinclined to grant funding for his border wall. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Last summer, there were nearly 30 serious candidates vying for the attention of the party's supporters, but only two are still standing. MIT Election Data and Science Lab. by county. Joe Biden was the accepted frontrunner in this race throughout 2019. Despite such defiance, Mueller could have the most fateful impact on the political year if he concludes that Trump has something to answer for in a report that could put the entire presidency in peril. What's their secret weapon against President Trump? Predictions that Mueller would wrap up his investigation into alleged election collusion with Russia and possible presidential obstruction of justice by the end of 2018 turned out to be wide of the mark. CNN's Phil Mattingly and Ted Barrett contributed to this story. The soon-to-be Democrat-controlled House is expected to vote on six Senate spending bills and a stopgap measure to reopen the Homeland Security Department at its current funding levels until February 8, a Democratic aide told CNN Monday. Updated 1454 GMT (2254 HKT) January 2, 2019.