Tag: 2020 presidential coverage
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Federal judge orders New York State Board of Elections to reinstate Democratic presidential preference primary on June 23
On May 5, Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered the New York State Board of Elections to reinstate the Democratic presidential preference primary on June 23, 2020, which the board had previously canceled. The order was the result of a lawsuit filed on April 28 by Andrew Yang,…
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Joe Biden outraises Donald Trump in March while Trump retains cash on hand advantage
Joe Biden outraised Donald Trump by more than three-to-one last month, while Trump had a nearly four-to-one advantage in cash on hand, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission Monday. The Biden campaign raised $46.7 million in March, 110% more than the Trump campaign’s $13.6 million. Biden’s campaign spent 109% more…
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DNC outraises RNC for the first time in the 2020 election cycle
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) outraised the Republican National Committee (RNC) for the first time since October 2018 last month, according to April 2020 campaign finance reports filed with the FEC Monday. The DNC raised $32.7 million and spent $11.0 million to the RNC’s $24.0 million in fundraising and $23.8 million in spending. So far…
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Louisiana postpones presidential preference primary to July 11, 2020
Louisiana has postponed its presidential preference primary to July 11, 2020. This marks the second postponement of the primary, which was first postponed to June 20, 2020. The original date of the primary was April 4, 2020. Louisiana joined Georgia and Puerto Rico in postponing its primaries a second time in response to the coronavirus…
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Wisconsin’s absentee ballot rejection rate averaged 1.14% for spring elections since 2012
Wisconsin voters went to the polls April 7 for the state’s annual spring election. This year, in addition to presidential primaries, a seat on the state Supreme Court and a ballot measure proposing an expansion of rights for victims of crime were on the ballot. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the deadline for voters to…
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Sanders suspends presidential campaign, Biden becomes presumptive Democratic nominee
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign on Wednesday. He said in a video statement to supporters, “I wish I could give you better news, but I think you know the truth. We are now some 300 delegates behind Vice President Biden and the path toward victory is virtually impossible.” Biden has won an…
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Democrats postpone national convention until August
The Democratic Party postponed its presidential nominating convention to the week of August 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Organizers pushed back the event, which was originally scheduled for July 13-16, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “After a great deal of scenario planning and giving thought to how it is this event can have the greatest…
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Four presidential candidates raised a combined $80 million in February
Bernie Sanders led presidential candidates in fundraising in February 2020, according to financial reports filed with the Federal Election Commission Friday. Sanders raised $47.7 million in February, while Joe Biden raised $18.1 million. On the Republican side, Donald Trump raised $14.2 million and Roque De La Fuente raised $50,000. As of the February 29, 2020,…
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Delaware becomes latest state to postpone elections in response to coronavirus outbreak
On March 24, Delaware postponed its presidential preference primary election to June 2. It was originally scheduled to take place on April 28. Delaware is the latest state to postpone elections in response to the coronavirus outbreak. To date, the following 10 states and one territory have postponed statewide primary elections: Alaska: In-person voting in…
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Bernie Sanders wins Democrats Abroad primary
Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Democrats Abroad presidential primary, according to an official tally of results released Monday. Sanders received 57.9% of the vote to former Vice President Joe Biden’s 22.7%. The two were the only candidates to receive the 15% of the vote required to be allocated delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Sanders…