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Democracy 2020 Digest: Bernie sets terms for possible future exit, even as he stays put

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Sen. Bernie Sanders vowed on Wednesday to stay in the Democratic presidential nomination race, emphasizing that “on Sunday I very much look forward to the debate in Arizona with my friend Joe Biden.” The populist senator from Vermont – who spoke the day after he was pummeled by the former vice president in Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho […]

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Michigan officials say complete primary results won’t be released until Wednesday afternoon

By Paul Steinhauser, Andrew Craft | Fox News Full primary results from Michigan – the biggest prize of the six states holding primaries Tuesday – won’t be tabulated, at the earliest, until mid-afternoon on Wednesday. That’s the word from officials with the Michigan secretary of state’s office – who said on Tuesday afternoon that the delay is due to a […]

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Sanders fights for another Rust Belt upset to regain momentum against Biden

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Underscoring what’s at stake for his White House bid when Michigan and five other states hold Democratic presidential nomination contests on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders emphasizes that “this is a very, very important day in Michigan.” Speaking in front of more than 10,000 people at a rally at the University of Michigan in Ann […]

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GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik blasts ‘radical Far-Left’ after finding ‘vile’ note on car while grocery shopping

By Dom Calicchio | Fox News U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a third-term congresswoman from New York State who drew national attention for defending President Trump during impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill last year, has become the latest victim of public incivility against Republicans. Stefanik wrote Saturday on Twitter that when she returned to her car earlier in the day after grocery shopping with her […]

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Will female, youth and minority voters lose interest as 2020 race comes down to 3 white septuagenarians?

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Sen. Elizabeth Warren was the last major female candidate running in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. And with the suspension of the populist Massachusetts senator’s White House bid on Thursday, Democratic women across the country are feeling dejected. “The emotions would vary from anger to resignation to determination among women about […]

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Mike Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign after Super Tuesday flop

By Paul Steinhauser, Kelly Phares | Fox News Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday after spending record amounts from his own fortune on an ad-blitz strategy that failed to yield any wins on Super Tuesday beyond a single victory in the American Samoa caucuses. He immediately announced he would be endorsing Joe Biden, following in the footsteps […]

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Biden roars back: Super Tuesday leaves ex-VP in airtight contest for delegates with Sanders

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Get ready for a long and grueling road ahead as Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders battle for the Democratic presidential nomination in a race that could possibly result in the country’s first contested major-party nominating convention in well over a half-century. The former vice president, surging to victory in the five southern Super Tuesday states and beyond, crowed to […]

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Super Tuesday guide: The states, the stakes, who’s in contention and more

By Tyler Olson | Fox News Tuesday is the most important day in the 2020 presidential race so far. With 1,357 pledged delegates — 34 percent of the nationwide total — up for grabs on what’s known as Super Tuesday, the results of these contests will set the course for the rest of the presidential nominating calendar and could make or break several candidates’ campaigns. […]

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Super Tuesday miracle? Everything is suddenly going right for Biden after near-collapse of campaign

By Tyler Olson | Fox News The comeback kid? Joe Biden may or may not have pulled off a Bill Clinton-style recovery for his primary campaign, but at least for now, the political stars are aligning for the Democratic presidential candidate who was all but counted out after failing to win any of the first three contests. Now, after dominating […]

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Democracy 2020 Digest: Bloomberg won’t budge as rivals clear field for Biden

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar exited the White House race in the past 24 hours – moves that will likely help consolidate moderate Democratic support for former Vice President Joe Biden in his bid to prevent populist and progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders from capturing the Democratic presidential nomination. But centrist Mike Bloomberg isn’t ready to follow in their footsteps, saying on the […]

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Klobuchar ends 2020 bid, set to join Buttigieg in Biden endorsement ahead of Super Tuesday

By Alex Pappas | Fox News Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg – bitter rivals throughout the presidential primary race – are both ending their campaigns and plan to endorse Joe Biden, as part of a concerted effort by lower-performing candidates to close ranks behind the former VP and prevent Bernie Sanders from running away with the nomination. Klobuchar’s withdrawal […]