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The Choice 2020: Trump v. Biden

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, right, and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, left, greet people at a campaign event, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Hampton, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Buttigieg, Sanders lead as Iowa releases partial results

The data, made public for the first time nearly 24 hours after voting concluded, reflected the results of 62% of precincts in the state.

5 years ago

A pedestrian walks past a sign for the Iowa Caucuses on a downtown skywalk, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

At least half of Iowa results expected by day’s end, Dems say

The news did little to stem rising confusion and concern more than 12 hours after voting ended without the release of a single result in the Democrats' opening contest.

5 years ago

Fourteen Iowa residents partake in a satellite Iowa caucus at the University of Pennsylvania on February 3, 2020. The group ultimately assigned two delegate votes to Bernie Sanders, one to Elizabeth Warren, and one to Pete Buttigieg. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

The quirks of being ‘viable:’ How satellite Iowa caucus-goers in Philly made their picks

In a new effort to make the process more inclusive, Philly was home to a satellite Iowa caucus. Voters navigated “electability” and the pressure of going first.

5 years ago

Listen 1:53
People wait for results at a caucus night campaign rally for democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Politics & Policy

Tech troubles behind delay in Iowa results

Technology problems and reporting “inconsistencies” kept Iowa Democratic Party officials from releasing results from Monday's caucus

5 years ago

Local band Upholstery performs at the Philly for Bernie Variety Show fundraiser. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trash pick-ups and burlesque: Philly volunteers try to boost their presidential picks

The Democratic presidential nomination process is underway. Philly volunteers use old-school and out-of-the-box methods to raise their candidates profiles.

5 years ago

Listen 1:35
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders greets people at a campaign field office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sanders is the slight favorite to win the caucuses, and he hopes it vaults him to the Democratic nomination. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Iowa is about to reshape the presidential race — here’s what you need to know

Voting in the Democratic presidential nominating contest is about to kick off with the Iowa caucuses Monday.

5 years ago

Helena Mantovani (center) of Chester County makes it to her fourth Trump rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘I think South Jersey is Trump country’: President’s Wildwood rally wakes up hibernating Shore town

Trump hosted a rally in support of South Jersey U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who recently switched from Democrat to Republican.

5 years ago

Listen 2:21
Jackie Mikulski, owner of Key West Cafe, looks forward to the having a sitting president visit Wildwood and the business boost it will bring. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘This is huge for Wildwood:’ Residents, visitors, protestors get ready for Trump rally

Trump banners and barricades at Wildwoods Convention Center are signs the normally sleepy (in winter) resort town is readying for Tuesday’s rally.

5 years ago

Listen 1:36
Mandy Vigil, from New Mexico, works during an exercise run by military and national security officials, for state and local election officials to simulate different scenarios for the 2020 elections, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Springfield, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Lessons learned from 2016, but U.S. faces new election threats

It’s been more than three years since Russia's sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through disinformation on social media and stolen campaign emails.

5 years ago

Shown is a paper ballot during a demonstration of the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Federal judge delays voting machine case against Pa. Department of State

Hearings were to begin in Philadelphia on whether the ExpressVote XL touchscreen tabulator violates a legal settlement that sets higher standards for election security.

5 years ago

In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, Bruce Mann, husband of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, smiles as he listens to his wife during a campaign stop in Dover, N.H. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

2020 hopefuls stuck in Washington deploy surrogates for help

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial quickly burst into a partisan fight Tuesday as proceedings began unfolding at the Capitol.

5 years ago

Philadelphia’s First Immanuel Baptist Church in Sharswood hosted a Black Voices for Trump roundtable with Paris Dennard, a conservative speaker, and Kamiliah Prince, the RNC’s director of African-American engagement. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

‘We’re not being heard’: Black Trump supporters say the president wins on jobs and economy

A Black Voices for Trump event drew upwards of 60 people of color to a North Philly church.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right greet each other as former Vice President Joe Biden, watches Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, before a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Warren, Sanders spar over her claim he said woman can’t win

Elizabeth Warren is standing behind her charge that Bernie Sanders said a woman could not defeat Donald Trump.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in Marshalltown, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

6 big questions ahead of final debate before start of voting

The prime-time faceoff comes just 20 days before Iowa's caucuses as polls suggest the nomination is truly up for grabs.

5 years ago

Senator Cory Booker says he will seek re-election to the Senate rather than continue his presidential campaign. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Cory Booker drops out of presidential race

In an email to his supporters, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker cited a number of reasons: most notably, a lack of money to continue.

5 years ago

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