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More from 2020 election: announcements, news, and updates

Politics
Bernie Sanders’s failure to win over black voters on Tuesday could doom his campaignBernie Sanders’s failure to win over black voters on Tuesday could doom his campaign
Politics

Sanders said Wednesday that he’s staying in the race, but he’ll face an uphill battle without black voters.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
The current state of the Biden-Sanders delegate math, explainedThe current state of the Biden-Sanders delegate math, explained
Explainers

Biden’s delegate advantage is growing, and Sanders is rapidly running out of time.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Biden turned out a new, key group on Tuesday: Working-class white votersBiden turned out a new, key group on Tuesday: Working-class white voters
Politics

Biden expanded his coalition on Tuesday with a resounding win in Michigan.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Who is winning the March 10 delegate count so farWho is winning the March 10 delegate count so far
Politics

Biden has the lead, but Washington still hasn’t been called.

By Caroline Houck
Politics
Poll: Bernie Sanders does well with Latinos — but not in FloridaPoll: Bernie Sanders does well with Latinos — but not in Florida
Politics

A new poll shows Latino voters are backing Joe Biden over Sanders in Florida.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Joe Biden wins Idaho primary, beating Bernie Sanders in a state he won in 2016Joe Biden wins Idaho primary, beating Bernie Sanders in a state he won in 2016
Politics

Sanders won Idaho in 2016 with 78 percent of the vote. But this year, Biden took the state.

By German Lopez
2 winners and 3 losers from Tuesday’s Democratic primaries
Politics

Joe Biden won big in Michigan and elsewhere. Bernie Sanders’s black outreach campaign had a rough night.

By Dylan Scott, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
Mike Espy wins Mississippi Senate primary
Politics

Three candidates vied to take on incumbent Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Joe Biden wins Michigan, in a big blow to Bernie SandersJoe Biden wins Michigan, in a big blow to Bernie Sanders
Politics

Biden’s Michigan win helps solidify his frontrunner status.

By Ella Nilsen
6 states will vote in Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary. Trump will win all 6.
Politics

In two states, he’s the only candidate on the ballot.

By Jane Coaston
Politics
Joe Biden wins the Mississippi Democratic primaryJoe Biden wins the Mississippi Democratic primary
Politics

Biden notches another big win over Bernie Sanders in the South.

By Dylan Scott
Michigan primary live results
Politics

Voters cast their ballots in a key Midwestern state.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Why James Carville thinks Trump will loseWhy James Carville thinks Trump will lose
Podcast
Politics

“This is an opportunity that you just don’t see very often in politics. ... We have a chance to run the table in November,” Carville says on Today, Explained.

By Lauren Katz
Politics
10% of Trump 2016 voters might not vote for him in 202010% of Trump 2016 voters might not vote for him in 2020
Politics

The persuadable Trump voter could swing the election in November.

By Laurel Bliss and Brian Schaffner
Politics
Elizabeth Warren did better with college-educated white men than with working-class womenElizabeth Warren did better with college-educated white men than with working-class women
Politics

Gender and voting behavior is more complicated than you think.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The political map ahead is bad for Bernie SandersThe political map ahead is bad for Bernie Sanders
Politics

His best state has already voted, and he’s facing a month-long stretch of unfavorable matchups.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Joe Biden’s new plan to end the opioid epidemic is the most ambitious in the fieldJoe Biden’s new plan to end the opioid epidemic is the most ambitious in the field
Politics

The plan emphasizes more addiction treatment and prevention — and less war on drugs.

By German Lopez
Politics
Here’s what happens to delegates after their candidates drop outHere’s what happens to delegates after their candidates drop out
Politics

The answer is a little different depending on the type of delegate.

By Li Zhou
Politics
The problem with saying the Democratic primary is “rigged”The problem with saying the Democratic primary is “rigged”
Politics

An expert on actual election rigging debunks the conspiracy theory.

By Alex Ward
Explainers
The delegate math for Biden and Sanders after Super Tuesday, explainedThe delegate math for Biden and Sanders after Super Tuesday, explained
Explainers

Biden’s lead isn’t that big yet. That could change quickly.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
“The party needed an intervention and the voters staged it”“The party needed an intervention and the voters staged it”
Politics

Why James Carville thinks the Democratic Party just saved itself.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Elizabeth Warren’s exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag leftElizabeth Warren’s exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag left
Politics

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders supporters, and how online meanness backfires.

By Zack Beauchamp
Why women are feeling so defeated after Elizabeth Warren’s loss
Explainers

It’s important to reckon with the role sexism played in the 2020 Democratic primary.

By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen
California primary live results
Politics

Voters cast their ballots in the presidential primary and a slew of contentious House races.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Elizabeth Warren’s political legacy should include destroying Mike Bloomberg and Chris MatthewsElizabeth Warren’s political legacy should include destroying Mike Bloomberg and Chris Matthews
Politics

On her way down, she took them with her.

By Laura McGann