The buzz surrounding Pete Buttigieg has led to a bump in national polls, donations and Twitter followers. But, perhaps most importantly, it’s earned him notice — and a nickname — from Oprah Winfrey.
Welcome to 2020 Vision, the new Yahoo News column covering the presidential race. Reminder: There are 276 days until the Iowa caucuses and 549 days until the 2020 presidential election.Like 'Butta'A presidential primary can be seen as a series of races within a race. You have the fundraising primary led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who raised $18.2 million in the first quarter. You have the policy primary led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
“Honestly, this is not the trajectory we were expecting,” he added. “We thought we’d be spending the second quarter of this year mostly just making the case that we belong in this conversation.” Democrats find unlikely friend in Fox NewsThe Democratic National Committee is barring Fox News from hosting any of its 12 presidential primary debates this cycle, but that isn’t preventing Democratic candidates from appearing on the network’s town halls.
DNC spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said the committee has no plans to raise the cap in order to accommodate more than 20. So what happens if more than 20 qualify? Per the Times, there are three tiebreakers:• Largest number of unique donors.— Vice President Mike Pence Among the features of the legislation are a national suicide prevention campaign, expanded funding for mental health treatment at the state and local level and a focus on recruiting health care workers to more rural areas. The plan would also include targeted campaigns to assist veterans, farmers, LGBTQ and tribal communities, which all see higher-than-average suicide rates.
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