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February 7, 2020

Sandra Smith confronts Bloomberg campaign co-chair who credits Obama for economic boom

Michael Bloomberg could do better than the "smoke-and-mirrors" Donald Trump economy if the former New York City mayor is elected president, Bloomberg campaign co-chair Stephen Benjamin maintained Friday.

February 7, 2020

Sanders slams Buttigieg in New Hampshire over 'billionaire donors,' as race tightens

With his lead shrinking in the latest New Hampshire polls, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday for the first time took aim at Democratic presidential nomination rival Pete Buttigieg – whose support in the state has soared this week coming out of Iowa.

February 7, 2020

Karl Rove: Iowa fiasco may mean the end to Hawkeye Caucus

Former Bush adviser Karl Rove said the ongoing troubles with the Iowa Democratic presidential caucus process may be its death knell before the next iteration rolls around in 2024.

February 7, 2020

MSNBC's Maddow presses DNC chair Tom Perez over low Dem turnout in Iowa: 'They didn't turn out in droves!'

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow grilled Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez over the low turnout at Monday's Iowa caucuses, pointing out how Democrats "didn't turn out in droves" like in previous election cycles. 

February 7, 2020

Iowa Dems release '100 percent' of caucus vote totals showing Buttigieg ahead, amid calls for recanvass

The Iowa Democratic Party announced that 100 percent of precincts were finally reporting results late Thursday night -- 72 hours after the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses concluded on Monday, and after numerous irregularities led the head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to call for a complete recanvass.

February 6, 2020

Sanders declares victory in Iowa, says he can 'defeat the most dangerous president in modern American history'

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., says he does not consider himself the Democratic frontrunner in the upcoming presidential elections but is confident he is the one to beat President Trump in a 2020 faceoff. 

February 6, 2020

Elizabeth Warren apologizes after 6 women of color quit her Nevada campaign

Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologized Thursday night after six staffers of color working in the early-voting state of Nevada left her campaign amid complaints of feeling tokenized and having to deal with a toxic work environment.

February 6, 2020

New Hampshire officials promise to 'get it right' with voter tabulations ahead of state primary

Officials in New Hampshire attempted to quell voters' fears ahead of the state primary, with Republican Gov. Chris Sununu promising to "get it right" with voter tabulations, as results from the Iowa caucuses remain incomplete three days later.

February 6, 2020

Greg Gutfeld says Pete Buttigieg best Democrat to face Trump: 'He's still the smartest one'

As the chaos surrounding the Iowa caucuses continued Thursday, "The Five" took a fresh look at the Democratic presidential field, with co-host Greg Gutfeld saying former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg seems to be best equipped to take on President Trump in the general election.

February 6, 2020

Democracy 2020 Digest: Dueling claims of victory muddy Iowa’s already-clouded caucus

Three days after the Iowa caucuses, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is declaring victory over Democratic presidential rival Pete Buttigieg in the first contest in the presidential nominating calendar.