Longtime Democrat J.B. Pritzker, 59, has been Illinois governor since 2019 and is now in his second term. He's been a strong voice on issues like gun control and reproductive rights. Pritzker is also a billionaire scion of the family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain. His ability to self...
Mr. Bidenendorsed Harrisafter announcing his decision to drop out, but he cannot personally appoint a Democratic nominee to fill his spot in the presidential race. Whoever is ultimately chosen will be determined through a vote by the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which...
July 23, 2024, 2:30 PM UTC BySteve Benen On the first full day of the new 2024 presidential race, it quickly became apparent that Vice President Kamala Harris was likely to be the Democratic nominee. It was equally evident that she’d need a running mate — and she wouldn...
In New Hampshire on April 18, Suarez said a relationship with the Hispanic community would be critical for the Republican nominee in 2024. More than 70% of the city of Miami is Hispanic, according to the latest census data. Suarez's campaign, however, never caught hold with the broader Rep...
Former 2016 Green Party nominee Stein announced she will again seek the party’s blessing for the 2024 race in early November. Seen as a surprise, Stein’s bid fills the Green Party vacancy previously occupied by West. “Our democracy is on life support,” Stein wrote on X, f...
He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries. Before entering politics, Kemp was a professional quarterback...
And whoever the Democratic nominee, that person will have to defend the burden of hugely unpopular electric vehicle mandates, which would send autoworker jobs to China. VIRGINIA AG SAYS BIDEN ‘CHANNELED HIS INNER GAVIN NEWSOM’ TO ‘RAM EVS DOWN THE THROATS' OF AMERICANS ...
president was the first candidate of either party to formallyannouncea 2024 bid, launching his campaign in a November 2022 speech from Mar-a-Lago, his South Florida resort. And after Super Tuesday, he was the last major Republican candidate left in the race to be the Republican nominee. ...
Two Minnesota Democrats have said they will not endorse President Biden as the Democraticpresidential nominee in 2024and seek "new leadership," but refuse to explain how exactly they will combat the president's bid for re-election. Rep. Dean Phillips was recently asked during a town...
Lead Art: Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks during the third night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, on Aug. 21, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Aug 2024 | From the DNC Buttigieg sees politics as 'soulcraft' “Yes, politics at its...