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    Jaime Harrison, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says Democratic victories in Georgia are signs that come 2022, his party can break the cycle of the incumbent president's party losing ground during midterm elections.
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    DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

    Jan 22, 2021
    With President Biden and other Democratic leaders in their 70s and 80s, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee says recruiting younger candidates will be among his top priorities.
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    Portland has been a hotbed of anti-police and racial justice demonstrations since the summer. Wednesday's scuffle between police and anti-fascist demonstrators became just the latest such event in several months punctuated by demonstrations that turned v
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    Portland Police Charge 8 After Demonstrators Vandalize Democratic Party Offices

    Jan 21, 2021
    Demonstrators in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday were said to be anti-fascist protesters. They vandalized the Democratic Party of Oregon's office and held signs rejecting Biden's presidency.
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    Live Updates: Presidential Transition
    Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez speaks in February in Charlotte, N.C. Democrats are arguing over the future of the party after it lost some seats in the House of Representatives.
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    DNC Chair Tom Perez On Democrats' Georgia Runoff Strategy And Defeating Trumpism

    Nov 10, 2020
    Democrats didn't have the big wins they expected in congressional races. Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez says Democrats are working to expand the electorate for Georgia's Senate runoffs.
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    Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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    Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett

    Oct 16, 2020
    Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have looked for ways to challenge Barrett's conservative views without alienating her Catholic supporters.
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    Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, Carol Kane, and Billy Crystal attend the 25th anniversary screening & cast reunion of <em>The Princess Bride</em> in New York City in 2012. Several cast members are reuniting for a
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    Inconceivable! 'Princess Bride' Fan Ted Cruz Criticizes Cast Support For Dems

    Sep 07, 2020
    Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — a Princess Bride superfan — expressed disapproval as the cast of the 1980s cult classic plans to reunite for a fundraiser on behalf of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
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    Politics
    After the messy reporting of the Iowa caucus results, some who build tech for progressive causes say the approach to software development in this space needs rethinking.
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    After Iowa Debacle, Tech Experts Who Aid Progressives Call For A Strategic Shake-Up

    Feb 12, 2020
    The failure of this year's Iowa caucuses was years in the making, some technology specialists argue, in part because of the haphazard way political users buy software.
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    Democratic Party Lines Up Caucus Sites Inside Las Vegas Casinos

    Jan 08, 2020

    Nevada Democrats will offer casino and hospitality workers on the Las Vegas Strip a host of locations to cast their ballots during the February caucuses, according to the state party.

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    Reid: Iowa, NH Not Diverse Enough To Provide Dems’ Guidance

    Nov 18, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Iowa and New Hampshire get to weigh in first on the Democratic presidential contest next year, but the states are not ethnically diverse enough to offer any insight into how a candidate will fare across the country, former U.S.

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    Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., connect before the September Democratic presidential primary debate.
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    7 Questions Ahead Of The Next Democratic Primary Debate

    Oct 12, 2019
    The last couple of weeks have been dominated by the congressional impeachment inquiry into President Trump. But Democratic presidential candidates will take center stage again this week.
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    Democratic Candidates Talk Unions, Veterans Issues In Las Vegas

    Apr 09, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democrats Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg are pitching themselves to union workers and veterans in Nevada, two slices of the electorate in the early Western caucus state who prioritize policies over personality.

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    Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives for a rally to kick off his 2020 presidential campaign in the Brooklyn, New York Saturday.
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    Bernie Sanders Files To Run As A Democrat — And An Independent

    Mar 04, 2019
    The Democratic Party is requiring presidential candidates to "affirm" its allegiance to the party. Sanders has filed to run for president as a Democrat, but as an independent for the Senate in 2024
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    Democrats Lead Republicans In February Voter Gains In Nevada

    Mar 04, 2019

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The latest Nevada voter registration figures indicate the state Democratic Party gained more registered voters than the state Republican Party during February.

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    Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, with his wife, Pam, speaks with reporters at a news conference Saturday in Richmond, Va.
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    Ralph Northam Is Just A Small Piece Of The Shift In Race Politics In The Trump Era

    Feb 04, 2019
    The Virginia governor is a man on an island, and people in both parties are calling for him to step down. But how the parties have handled race in the Trump era is very different.
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    Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at Vote For Justice: An Evening of Empowerment with activists and artists at the Newseum in May 2018.
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    Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacy

    Jan 21, 2019
    The California Democrat's career as a prosecutor, as well as economic and racial equality, are the focus of her campaign. Harris is the third senator to announce a presidential run.
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    Democrat Julián Castro talks about exploring the possibility of running for president in 2020, at his home in San Antonio in December 2018.
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    Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro Launches Presidential Campaign

    Jan 12, 2019
    His announcement came Saturday in Texas, after weeks of hinting he was ready to join the 2020 Democratic primary field. "I've always believed with big dreams and hard work anything is possible."
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    Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to potential voters during a campaign stop on Friday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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    What Iowa Democrats Want In A 2020 Candidate: Someone Who Can Beat Trump

    Jan 07, 2019
    Older voters and younger voters, former Clinton supporters and Bernie Sanders fans, all say they want a candidate who is electable. "I want somebody to get Trump out of there," said Marilynn Leggio.
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    Then-U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) poses with members of a mariachi band during an October 2018 campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas. O'Rourke is one of a score of Democratic politicians talking more explicitly about issues of race t
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    Democrats Can't Avoid Identity Politics In 2020

    Dec 20, 2018
    Facing a crowded primary in 2020, Democratic presidential candidates may not be able avoid identity issues in a Democratic party that is increasingly the party of nonwhites and white liberals.
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    Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri characterized her 2018 electoral defeat as a "failure" of the Democratic Party "to gain enough trust with rural Americans."
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    McCaskill Blames Senate Defeat On Democratic 'Failure' With Rural America

    Nov 30, 2018
    The Missouri Democrat reflected on her loss in an interview with NPR. McCaskill criticizes how Democrats handled the Kavanaugh nomination and warns her party against going too far investigating Trump.
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    Possible Democratic presidential candidates for the 2020 race include Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (left), New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke and California Sen. Kamala Harris.
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    Yes, It's Almost Decision Time For 2020 Democratic Presidential Hopefuls

    Nov 14, 2018

    Dozens of Democrats are preparing to run for president in 2020. Advisers to some say that the Thanksgiving holiday next week begins a short window for potential candidates to make decisions.

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    A volunteer stands in front of an American flag before President Trump speaks at a rally last week in Indianapolis. Indiana is a key Senate battleground state for the GOP.
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    Key Questions The 2018 Election Will Answer

    Nov 04, 2018
    Voters will give the final judgment on Tuesday, determining not just the control of Congress — but also the very future of American politics.
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    Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida, takes a selfie with Dorothy Himmelstein after a campaign event in Flagler County.
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    As More Democrats Embrace 'Progressive' Label, It May Not Mean What It Used To

    Oct 29, 2018
    More Democratic candidates who call themselves progressive entered the ring in 2018 than in the past several campaigns, but they're not all running on the full Bernie Sanders agenda.
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    Democratic U.S. House candidate Andrew Janz raised more than $4 million in three months as part of his effort to unseat U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.), part of a wave of record-breaking fundraising hauls by Democratic candidates.
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    Democrats Enter Campaign's Final Stretch Flush With Cash

    Oct 10, 2018
    One party celebrates its fundraising, while the other starts culling out the weakest candidates.
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    Former U.S. President Barack Obama, attends the Nordic Business Forum business seminar in Helsinki, Finland last month. Obama has endorsed more than 300 candidates running for office in this year's midterm elections.
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    Obama Endorses More Democratic Midterm Candidates — From Congress To State Houses

    Oct 01, 2018
    The former president voiced support for 260 Democrats, up and down the ballot, a majority of whom are women. He's put a focus on races that could have an impact on redistricting in the near future.
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    Chris Pappas participates in a debate of Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., earlier this month. Pappas won the Tuesday, Sept. 11, Democratic primary and will represent his party in
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    Establishment Candidates Prevail In New Hampshire Primaries

    Sep 11, 2018
    Democratic candidates backed by the state's political establishment won in races for the state's open 1st congressional district and the primary for governor, beating more progressive challengers.
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    Politics
    "I think we all still have PTSD from 2016," says Raffi Krikorian, chief technology officer at the Democratic National Committee, referring to the massive hack of DNC emails at a pivotal moment in the presidential election.
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    Here's What Keeps The Democratic Party's Technology Boss Awake At Night

    Aug 30, 2018
    The DNC wants local chapters to use complex passwords and is leaning heavily on tech giants — while also wishing for more help from government agencies in defending against cyberthreats.

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