Author: Emily Aubert

  • Sanders, Trump win New Hampshire presidential primaries

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    U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) won the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday night. With 93% of precincts reporting, Sanders led former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg by 1.6%. Both are projected to win 9 pledged delegates. Sanders also won the New Hampshire primary in 2016. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) was the only…

  • Ballotpedia’s Weekly Presidential News Briefing: Feb. 1-7, 2020

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    Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the news, events, and results of the 2020 presidential election. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quotes of the Week “This fiasco means the end of the caucuses as a significant American political event. The rest of the country was already losing patience with Iowa anyway and…

  • Seven candidates qualify for New Hampshire debate Friday night

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    February 7, 2020: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang are participating in the eighth presidential primary debate on Friday night. Joe Walsh ended his presidential campaign on Friday.         Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Bob Paduchik is a Republican staffer with experience as…

  • 24 pledged delegates at stake in New Hampshire Democratic primary

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    February 11, 2020: The New Hampshire Democratic and Republican presidential primaries take place Tuesday. Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday.       Poll Spotlight Notable Quote of the Day “Iowa, for all its problems counting its caucus results, also failed in its traditional role of winnowing the presidential field. For the…

  • New Hampshire holds first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Tuesday

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    Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the Democratic delegate scoreboard leader, earning a projected 14 pledged delegates out of Iowa. Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), the popular vote winner in Iowa, follows with 12 pledged delegates. The Sanders campaign requested the Iowa Democratic Party complete a partial recanvass of the results in 25 precincts and…

  • Iowa Dems project 14 national delegates for Buttigieg, 12 for Sanders

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    February 10, 2020: With 100% of precincts reporting, the Iowa Democratic Party projected the national delegate counts for each candidate. Seven Democratic presidential candidates debated Friday night in Manchester, New Hampshire.         Since 1976, how many presidential candidates have won the New Hampshire primary and their party’s nomination after losing the Iowa caucuses? Zero→ Three→…

  • Seven Democrats will debate in New Hampshire four days before first presidential primary

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    The Democratic Party will hold its eighth presidential primary debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Feb. 7. Seven candidates qualified for the debate: former Vice President Joe Biden, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Bernie Sanders, investor Tom Steyer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and businessman Andrew Yang. Yang was the only candidate to qualify…

  • Trump acquitted of abuse of power, obstruction of Congress

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    February 6, 2020: Donald Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate of two charges. Bernie Sanders raised $25 million in January.         Notable Quote of the Day “Here’s the real wakeup call for Democrats, coming out of Iowa: We can’t put our heads in the sand and ignore the middling turnout, in a time of…

  • Partial Iowa returns show Buttigieg, Sanders leading

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    February 5, 2020: The Iowa Democratic Party released its first results from the caucuses on Tuesday. Tulsi Gabbard is holding a protest in New Hampshire outside of the venue where a series of CNN town halls will be recorded.          Notable Quote of the Day “Enter the biggest winner of this week. Not Trump, who…

  • Democratic Iowa caucus results delayed for quality control checks

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    February 4, 2020: The Iowa Democratic Party announced that caucus results are delayed due to quality control issues. Donald Trump is delivering the State of the Union address on Tuesday night.         Notable Quote of the Day “This fiasco means the end of the caucuses as a significant American political event. The rest of the…