(CNN) — The one-on-one showdown between former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders begins Tuesday with a test of the candidates’ ability to win in the crucial general election battleground state of Michigan. The state, along with Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington, all vote on the second Super Tuesday of the primary. Biden is expected to dominate in Mississippi, where […]
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(CNN) — Elizabeth Warren is dropping out of the presidential race, a source familiar with her plans tells CNN, following another round of disappointing finishes in primary contests across the country on Super Tuesday. The Massachusetts senator, who centered her bid on a promise to wipe out corruption in Washington, announced her decision on a staff call Thursday […]
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Polls are closed and early numbers are in meaning there’s a pretty good idea of who is heading to the general election. NBC Palm Springs spoke with all of the candidates moving likely forward. Incumbent Congressman Raul Ruiz released a statement saying in part, “I’m honored to be winning support from such a large majority […]
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Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, held a comfortable lead Wednesday for the special election to fill a state Senate seat representing a large swath of Riverside County that was vacated last year. Former Sen. Jeff Stone resigned his position Nov. 1 to take the reins as the Trump administration’s western regional director for the U.S. […]
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(CNN) — Former Vice President Joe Biden dashed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ hopes of igniting a comeback and moved into a dominant position in the Democratic nomination battle with a run of impressive victories on Tuesday night. Biden raised the first doubts about Sanders’ future in the race when he pulled off a crushing victory in the key Midwest swing state […]
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Problems started as soon as the polls opened at the Rancho Mirage Public Library polling place. “I’m use to voting up on bob hope for years,and I went up there and they didn’t have me listed,” said Voter Ron Lewis. Confusion over polling places and once here confusion over ballots. On Facebook, complaints of poll […]
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(CNN) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ political revolution goes head-to-head against former Vice President Joe Biden’s swelling support from moderates Tuesday in a series of primaries that will set the course for the Democratic presidential race. Fourteen states and American Samoa will vote today. The biggest prize is California, where Sanders expects to do well. And the biggest battleground is Texas, where Biden rallied […]
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(CNN) — Bernie Sanders has spent his entire campaign saying this day would come. Now, it’s here. After more than a year of angling and long periods of indecision, the leaders of the moderate wing of the Democratic Party are rapidly coming together to lift and fortify former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of Super Tuesday. The dramatic coalescing around Biden all […]
