Democrats Brace for Long, Drawn-Out 2020 Fight Against Trump
By Washington Examiner. One month out from the opening contest in Iowa, the 2020 Democratic presidential field still boasts 14 candidates, leaving open the possibility of a drawn-out nomination process.
Although former Vice President Joe Biden leads the crowded pack with an average of 28% support nationwide, the other top three contenders — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg — aren’t far behind in polling and outpace the 36-year Delaware senator in fundraising.
Meanwhile, White House hopefuls, billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, launched last-minute bids. Others, including Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and entrepreneur Andrew Yang, are experiencing late surges before the Iowa caucus on Feb. 3.
It could be “a marathon rather than a sprint” before the Democratic nominee is announced, according to Democratic strategist Peter Fenn.
“There is no question for the Democrats that the changes in the rules make it conceivable that this could possibly take a while,” Fenn said, referring to reforms the party introduced for automatic delegates and how most states no longer have “winner-take-all” primary contests. “The second thing is that you have a lot of candidates that, at least currently, are able to get to the 15% threshold and could get delegates and prevent somebody from getting a majority,” he continued. (Read more from “Democrats Brace for Long, Drawn-Out 2020 Fight Against Trump” HERE)
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Trump Campaign Raised $46 Million Last Quarter as Sanders, Biden and Yang Smash Records
By NBC News. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign announced Thursday that it raised $46 million in the three months that ended Dec. 31, while three of his Democratic rivals smashed their previous 2020 fundraising records.
The Trump campaign said its fourth-quarter total was its best of the 2020 cycle so far, topping its previous high of $41 million. The campaign ended 2019 with more than $102 million on hand.
“The President’s war chest and grassroots army make his re-election campaign an unstoppable juggernaut,” Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement.
Meanwhile, in the race for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and businessman Andrew Yang each bested their 2020 campaign fundraising records in the fourth quarter, their campaigns said Thursday. Later Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden announced that he, too, brought in his highest total over a quarter during the 2020 cycle. (Read more from “Trump Campaign Raised $46 Million Last Quarter as Sanders, Biden and Yang Smash Records” HERE)
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