Democratic National Committee
Biden Irked by Democrats Who Won’t Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer on 2024
WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, when Senator Bernie Sanders said he would not challenge President Biden in 2024, Mr. Biden was so relieved he invited his former rival to dinner at the White House the next night. Mr. Biden has been eager for signs of loyalty — and they have been few and far between. […]
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With Swag and Swagger, State Democrats Vie for Front of Presidential Primary Line
WASHINGTON — High-ranking Democrats distributed gift bags and glossy pamphlets, waxing poetic about New Hampshire’s Manchester Airport and the New Jersey Turnpike. Midwestern manners barely masked a deepening rivalry between Michigan and Minnesota. And state leaders deployed spirited surrogate operations and slickly produced advertisements as they barreled into a high-stakes process that will determine the […]
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Democrats Weigh Shake-Up to Presidential Primary Calendar
WASHINGTON — New Jersey is billing itself as a “microcosm of the country.” Washington State is highlighting its diverse communities — and robust vote-by-mail process. And as Iowa’s status as home to the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest looks increasingly tenuous, other Midwestern states see an opening. Just over two years after Iowa’s disastrous Democratic caucuses, […]
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House Democrats Push Biden to Build a Better Midterm Message
Still, White House aides acknowledge the pressure to revamp their strategy. They have been frustrated by how little credit they have received for enacting major legislation such as the Covid relief bill or bipartisan infrastructure legislation. “You tell them about the American Rescue Plan, and they say, ‘What the hell are you talking about?’” Mr. […]
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Bye Bye Iowa? Democrats to Debate Changes to Primary Calendar
For years, Democrats in Iowa and New Hampshire have battled criticism from others in the party who argued that the two states are not racially diverse enough to kick off the Democratic nomination process. But after a disastrous 2020 cycle, in which Iowa officials struggled to tabulate votes and neither state proved predictive of President […]
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