A group of former staffers who aided Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 2016 presidential run is requesting a meeting with the progressive firebrand. The members of his inner circle want to discuss “sexual violence and harassment” they allege transpired inside the candidate’s campaign, reads a letter leaked to Politico.
Jonathan Chait writes about the early war between socialist and establishment voices in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
Slate’s Jamelle Bouie argues that it could be tougher for white Democrats to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020 because white Democrats will have to move further to the left on racial politics to show solidarity with Democrats of color, which could turn off crucial blue-collar white swing voters in the general election.
Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) believes the country must focus on the well-being of illegal immigrant migrant children “above any other concern.”
When asked about his thoughts on the 2020 field, outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown recently told the Associated Press that white men will “probably be running things for quite a bit of time” and wondered, “What’s wrong with white men?”
President Donald Trump defeats liberal darling Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) in a hypothetical 2020 matchup.
Vanity Fair said “Obamaworld insiders describe the former vice president as upset” with Obama’s attention to other Democrat contenders for 2020.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released hundreds of migrants in El Paso, Texas over the past few days, including 186 on Christmas Day.
Monday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” host Chuck Todd said when the Democratic Party falls “in line” with candidates like Hillary Clinton, they lose, as opposed to when the party falls “in love” with candidates like former President Barack Obama or Rep.
In Part One of this series, we observed that politicians such as Beto O’Rourke have proven that they are “digital natives.” That is, they’ve grown up with social media, and their “fluency” is already reshaping campaigns.
“I thought you were supposed to win before you run for president,” he joked.
Democrats have announced twelve planned presidential debates, as an unprecedented number of Democrats are seeking to challenge President Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
A Democracy for America poll shows socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leading the 2020 presidential field by double digits.
In politics, every new communications technology creates, or at least empowers, a new style of politician.
More Americans googled failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) than any other politician in 2018, including left-wing darlings Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke and Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Saying “there’s never been a darker moment” in America in his lifetime, Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, a potential 2020 presidential candidate, said on Friday that President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign will be the “mother of all tests for this democracy.”
Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) does not even know if he is a “progressive Democrat.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) conceded to black college graduates on Friday that she is “not a person of color” after she was heavily criticized and mocked for taking a DNA test and claiming that she is part Native American.
Some Democrats angling to work for Sen. Kamala Harris’s potential 2020 primary opponents may try to argue that Harris is like Hillary Clinton and will be unable to emotionally connect with voters to win the White House.
Julian Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and Housing and Urban Development secretary under President Barack Obama, announced the launch of his presidential exploratory committee Wednesday.
Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) has surged into the top tier of Democrat presidential candidates in 2020, per a new poll from Emerson College.
Some of Hollywood’s most powerful female executives reveal their dream 2020 presidential ticket includes Oprah Winfrey and Beto O’Rourke.
Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) spoke recently with failed Democrat Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum as the Texas congressman considers a run for the White House in 2020, according to a Tuesday report.
Beto O’Rourke topped Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in an early presidential straw poll conducted by MoveOn.org, according to a report.
Beto O’Rourke reportedly spoke with Al Sharpton on Friday and plan to meet in the near future as the lawmaker considers launching a 2020 bid.
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota asked Colorado Gov. and presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper if he as a “white guy” should run for the White House in 2020.
One of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) top political advisers is reportedly expected to meet with Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) about a potential 2020 run days after the New York Times conceded that Warren angered her left-wing base with her DNA test and the pro-Warren Boston Globe suggested that she take a pass on a 2020 White House bid.
Things are looking pretty good for President Trump ahead of the 2020 presidential race, according to those already placing monetary bets.
Louis Susman, among former President Obama’s largest campaign fundraisers, says he will support Beto O’Rourke if the progressive lawmaker seeks the presidency in 2020.
Members of O’Rourke’s inner circle are reportedly in talks with operatives who assisted Obama’s campaign in New Hampshire and Iowa.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews urged Representative and 2018 Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke to run for president in 2018. Matthews said, “Let me finish tonight with a strong suggestion, it’s that Beto O’Rourke should run for
The failed Democrat Florida gubernatorial candidate met with Obama on Tuesday amid talk the progressive is considering a White House bid.
Former Democrat Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will announce as soon as this week that he will not run for president in 2020.
Failed U.S. Senate candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke met with former President Barack Obama last month as the Texas Democrat considers a bid for the White House in 2020.
Sen. Michael Bennet is seriously considering running for president in 2020, according to individuals familiar with the lawmakers thinking.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is not ready to buy into Beto-mania following Beto O’Rourke’s loss to incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz.
Failed Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke says he supports the immediate removal of a Confederate plaque from the Texas State Capitol.
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show” discussed Beto O’Rourke’s rise to stardom and close Senate race with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Cornyn said O’Rourke ultimately lost to Cruz in the midterms because he is a “national Democrat”
A former aide to President Barack Obama is singing the praises of Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) as a potential presidential candidate in 2020.
Just weeks after emphatically declaring on 60 Minutes that he would not challenge President Donald Trump for the White House, Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) on Monday left the door wide open for a potential 2020 presidential bid.