Maybe it felt a little familiar—a young, telegenic progressive who grew up in Hawaii taking the stage at the Democratic National Convention. For Tulsi Gabbard, who’d started a political career in state government, being invited to speak at the 2012 convention was unusual—she was only a candidate for Congress, not a member. Still, she’d caught…
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In the 2016 presidential election, Senator Ted Cruz (R–Tex.) didn’t declare until March 2015. Hillary Clinton released a YouTube video announcing her candidacy in April. Donald Trump didn’t take that famous ride down the escalator until June. But America now lives squarely in the era of The Endless Campaign: The 2020 race is already here.…
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Democrat Elizabeth Warren just made a big first step toward formally announcing her candidacy for President of the United States in 2020. The U.S. senator from Massachusetts filed papers on Monday (December 31) to form an exploratory presidential committee, the first of the rumored Democratic candidates to do so. This move allows her to legally…
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