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A newly-released poll shows billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is deeply unpopular with registered voters after jumping into the crowded 2020 Democrat primary field.

Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would be the leading choice among registered Democrat voters for the White House if she jumped into the crowded primary field, according to a recently released poll.

A newly-released poll shows President Donald Trump is in a virtual statistical tie with 2020 Democrat White House contenders former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Buttigieg in Arizona. 

Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg dismissed his fellow 2020 Democrats’ chances of beating President Donald Trump in a general election match-up, warning “Trump would eat them up.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Democrat Michael Bloomberg is putting tens of millions of more dollars behind a new television ad casting himself as uniquely qualified to defeat President Donald Trump.

Actor and left-wing activist Mark Ruffalo endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for president on Wednesday, calling the progressive senator “one of us.”

Appearing this week on the Fox News Rundown podcast, 2020 Republican presidential candidate and former Gov. Bill Weld (R-MA) asserted he can top President Donald Trump in at least five states on Super Tuesday — a bold claim from a candidate who is down 72.5 percent against the president, according to a Real Clear Politics poll average. 

Appearing Tuesday on The Hill’s Rising, Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang said he would establish safe opioid injection sites across the United States in an effort to prevent drug users from overdosing.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) ended her bid for the White House on Tuesday amid dropping poll numbers and reports of turmoil in her campaign.

Turning Point USA contributor Rob Smith told SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow in a Monday interview that he believes the black voter turnout for President Donald Trump in 2020 will be significantly higher than it was in 2016. This

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will travel to Iowa to campaign for Sen. Kamala Harris as she tries to rebound amid a critical stretch in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) announced Monday that he is ending his longshot bid for president. 

Former Democrat congressman and network contributor Barney Frank told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Friday that 2020 White House candidate Michael Bloomberg’s past policies will likely prevent him from winning his party’s nomination.

Justice Clarence Thomas has joined the chorus of criticism of former Vice President Joe Biden’s handling of his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation process, suggesting the aim of the contentious hearings was to prevent him from reaching the bench.

White House candidate Michael Bloomberg has hired a senior staffer from Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-CA) flailing campaign, Politico first reported on Wednesday. 

(AP) — A super PAC formed to support Cory Booker’s Democratic presidential campaign is shutting down.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday attempted to dismiss a recent survey revealing her support has plunged nationwide. 

2020 White House candidate Michael Bloomberg said in March that he wouldn’t run for president because of his old age and the fact that he would have to renounce his previous policy positions — and his identity as a white male — to accommodate the Democratic Party’s leftward lurch.

The New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll questioned a narrow portion of Democrats who supported Trump in 2016 in swing states and plan to vote for him again — even though some supported Democrats in the midterms.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Monday floated the possibility of an all-woman ticket if she wins the Democrat Party’s presidential nomination in 2020. 

Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign manager Kevin Sheekey said the billionaire and former New York City mayor has opted to run for the White House because he believes President Donald Trump is presently on a “path to victory” in 2020. 

A young man in Fairfax County, Virginia, is showing his support for Trump by adopting highways in the president’s honor. 

LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama warned Democrats on Thursday against adopting “purity tests” in the presidential primary and said any adversity the candidates face in the contest will make whoever emerges an even stronger nominee.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), who was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in Berkeley, broke into her campaign-trail southern accent for just one question during Wednesday’s 2020 Democrat presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia.

A Wednesday poll has revealed that support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump is slipping in Wisconsin while the president surges ahead of four top Democrat candidates.

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Saturday hit back at former President Barack Obama, rejecting his warning that Democrat White House contenders risk losing the 2020 election by lurching too far left. 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday took a veiled swipe at billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, branding his late presidential bid “plutocratic.”

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), who announced on Thursday that he is running for president, says former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 White House bid “misses the moment.” 

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is considering making a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to two people with knowledge of his deliberations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bloomberg plans to skip early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire if he launches a presidential bid and instead focus his efforts on the crush of states that vote on Super Tuesday and beyond. It’s a strategy that acknowledges the limitations of his likely entry into the race at this late stage and the opportunities afforded by the billionaire’s vast personal wealth.

Appearing Thursday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” 2020 White House contender and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg said President Donald Trump has “done nothing to command my respect.”

Nov. 8 (UPI) — President Donald Trump will travel to Atlanta Friday to meet with high-end donors and launch a coalition of African-American supporters.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is preparing to file paperwork to run for president in at least one state with an early filing deadline, according to the New York Times. 

NEW YORK (AP) — Election Day is over, but Michelle Obama is still trying to get out the vote.

Appearing Thursday at the New York Times’ DealBook conference, failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton dodged when pressed on whether she is exploring a third campaign for the White House, joking: “I’ve always been a very slow runner.” 

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa has privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing his White House bid, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the conversations.