Election 2020The WBUR Newsroom's 2020 election coverageAs He Mulls Challenging Markey, Rep. Kennedy Creates A Senate Campaign CommitteeU.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III confirmed reports that he is weighing a challenge of his fellow Massachusetts Democrat, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, next year.WBUR NewsAug 26, 2019After A Short Presidential Run, Moulton Faces District Voters — And 2 Primary OpponentsThe North Shore Democrat says he should have jumped into the race earlier, but he doesn't have "any regrets." Now, he's shifting his focus to being re-elected to Congress.PlayWBUR News03:23Aug 26, 2019Mass. U.S. Rep. Moulton Drops Out Of Presidential RaceThe Marine veteran and 6th District congressman is ending his long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination for president. PlayWBUR News04:37Aug 23, 2019Warren Endorses Markey For Re-Election As Kennedy Explores Bid For SenateIn a 90-second video released Monday, Sen. Warren says we need Markey in the Senate "now more than ever."WBUR NewsAug 19, 2019Warren Publicly Apologizes For Native American Heritage ClaimHer remarks were an effort to move past the fallout from her past claims of tribal ancestry, which culminated in a widely criticized release of a DNA analysis last year.WBUR NewsAug 19, 2019Kennedy Reportedly Considering Primary Challenge To Sen. MarkeyJames Pindell, political reporter from The Boston Globe, joined WBUR to discuss. PlayWBUR News04:43Aug 19, 2019Trump To Hold 1st N.H. Rally Since 2016. How Do Republicans There Feel About The President?Three Republican voters from New Hampshire joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to share their thoughts on the president.PlayWBUR News15:28Aug 15, 2019Warren Makes A Bet By Backing Sanders' 'Medicare For All' PlanElizabeth Warren has built her presidential campaign on lots of detailed policy proposals, but her health care plan can be summed up with: "I'm with Bernie."PlayWBUR News05:58Aug 9, 2019Elizabeth Warren Calls President Trump A White SupremacistWarren told the New York Times that she thinks Trump not only fits the label himself, but has also "given aid and comfort to white supremacists."WBUR NewsAug 8, 2019These Mass. Employers' Workers Have Donated The Most Money To Presidential CandidatesHarvard employees have donated more money to campaigns this year than workers at any other Massachusetts employer, and their contributions so far favor Sen. Elizabeth Warren far above the rest...PlayBostonomix04:34Aug 8, 2019Help Shape WBUR's Presidential Election CoverageWe've developed a survey to determine which issues matter to you the most, and what you want the candidates to discuss.WBUR NewsAug 2, 2019How Our Panel Of New Hampshire Democrats Saw The DebatesFour New Hampshire Democrats discuss this week's debates.PlayWBUR News08:19Aug 2, 2019Challenge To Neal Is The Latest Evidence Of A Political And Generational Split Among DemsHolyoke Mayor Alex Morse, who's 30, is challenging Rep. Richard Neal, a 30-year congressional veteran, in the state's western Massachusetts district.PlayWBUR News06:51Aug 2, 2019Rejecting The Age Of The Sick BurnThe Democratic hopefuls should take every opportunity to reject the rancor that the president exhaustingly exploits, writes Steve Almond.CognoscentiAug 2, 2019The Value Of Fringe CandidatesAs we await the inevitable shrinking of the field, writes Joanna Weiss, let’s raise a glass to Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, and that rarest of campaign artifacts: the unvarnished truth.CognoscentiAug 1, 2019Warren And Buttigieg Raised Their Mass. Money In Different PlacesButtigieg raked in cash from fundraising excursions in Boston, Provincetown, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, while Warren received money from a much wider swath of her home state.WBUR NewsJul 31, 2019Rather Than Clashing, Warren And Sanders Stand Together In Democratic DebateTo size up what the second round of debates could mean for Warren and Sanders, Tufts University political science professor Jeff Berry joined WBUR's Morning Edition.PlayWBUR News06:26Jul 31, 2019The Democratic Debates Aren’t Helpful. Here’s How To Make Them BetterWhat if debates were focused on a single topic? And moderated not by generalist anchors, but by deeply-knowledgeable beat reporters who could ask questions that get to both nuance and...CognoscentiJul 31, 2019Warren And Sanders Will Face Off In 2nd Round Of Dem DebatesDemocratic political analyst Wilnelia Rivera and Republican strategist Rob Gray joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what to expect. PlayWBUR News05:32Jul 30, 2019Is America Heading For Another Civil War?As the 2020 campaign unfolds, writes Austin Sarat, candidates on both sides are offering dire predictions of what will result if the other side wins. CognoscentiJul 30, 2019 Previous PageNext Page
As He Mulls Challenging Markey, Rep. Kennedy Creates A Senate Campaign CommitteeU.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III confirmed reports that he is weighing a challenge of his fellow Massachusetts Democrat, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, next year.WBUR NewsAug 26, 2019
After A Short Presidential Run, Moulton Faces District Voters — And 2 Primary OpponentsThe North Shore Democrat says he should have jumped into the race earlier, but he doesn't have "any regrets." Now, he's shifting his focus to being re-elected to Congress.PlayWBUR News03:23Aug 26, 2019
Mass. U.S. Rep. Moulton Drops Out Of Presidential RaceThe Marine veteran and 6th District congressman is ending his long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination for president. PlayWBUR News04:37Aug 23, 2019
Warren Endorses Markey For Re-Election As Kennedy Explores Bid For SenateIn a 90-second video released Monday, Sen. Warren says we need Markey in the Senate "now more than ever."WBUR NewsAug 19, 2019
Warren Publicly Apologizes For Native American Heritage ClaimHer remarks were an effort to move past the fallout from her past claims of tribal ancestry, which culminated in a widely criticized release of a DNA analysis last year.WBUR NewsAug 19, 2019
Kennedy Reportedly Considering Primary Challenge To Sen. MarkeyJames Pindell, political reporter from The Boston Globe, joined WBUR to discuss. PlayWBUR News04:43Aug 19, 2019
Trump To Hold 1st N.H. Rally Since 2016. How Do Republicans There Feel About The President?Three Republican voters from New Hampshire joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to share their thoughts on the president.PlayWBUR News15:28Aug 15, 2019
Warren Makes A Bet By Backing Sanders' 'Medicare For All' PlanElizabeth Warren has built her presidential campaign on lots of detailed policy proposals, but her health care plan can be summed up with: "I'm with Bernie."PlayWBUR News05:58Aug 9, 2019
Elizabeth Warren Calls President Trump A White SupremacistWarren told the New York Times that she thinks Trump not only fits the label himself, but has also "given aid and comfort to white supremacists."WBUR NewsAug 8, 2019
These Mass. Employers' Workers Have Donated The Most Money To Presidential CandidatesHarvard employees have donated more money to campaigns this year than workers at any other Massachusetts employer, and their contributions so far favor Sen. Elizabeth Warren far above the rest...PlayBostonomix04:34Aug 8, 2019
Help Shape WBUR's Presidential Election CoverageWe've developed a survey to determine which issues matter to you the most, and what you want the candidates to discuss.WBUR NewsAug 2, 2019
How Our Panel Of New Hampshire Democrats Saw The DebatesFour New Hampshire Democrats discuss this week's debates.PlayWBUR News08:19Aug 2, 2019
Challenge To Neal Is The Latest Evidence Of A Political And Generational Split Among DemsHolyoke Mayor Alex Morse, who's 30, is challenging Rep. Richard Neal, a 30-year congressional veteran, in the state's western Massachusetts district.PlayWBUR News06:51Aug 2, 2019
Rejecting The Age Of The Sick BurnThe Democratic hopefuls should take every opportunity to reject the rancor that the president exhaustingly exploits, writes Steve Almond.CognoscentiAug 2, 2019
The Value Of Fringe CandidatesAs we await the inevitable shrinking of the field, writes Joanna Weiss, let’s raise a glass to Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, and that rarest of campaign artifacts: the unvarnished truth.CognoscentiAug 1, 2019
Warren And Buttigieg Raised Their Mass. Money In Different PlacesButtigieg raked in cash from fundraising excursions in Boston, Provincetown, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, while Warren received money from a much wider swath of her home state.WBUR NewsJul 31, 2019
Rather Than Clashing, Warren And Sanders Stand Together In Democratic DebateTo size up what the second round of debates could mean for Warren and Sanders, Tufts University political science professor Jeff Berry joined WBUR's Morning Edition.PlayWBUR News06:26Jul 31, 2019
The Democratic Debates Aren’t Helpful. Here’s How To Make Them BetterWhat if debates were focused on a single topic? And moderated not by generalist anchors, but by deeply-knowledgeable beat reporters who could ask questions that get to both nuance and...CognoscentiJul 31, 2019
Warren And Sanders Will Face Off In 2nd Round Of Dem DebatesDemocratic political analyst Wilnelia Rivera and Republican strategist Rob Gray joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what to expect. PlayWBUR News05:32Jul 30, 2019
Is America Heading For Another Civil War?As the 2020 campaign unfolds, writes Austin Sarat, candidates on both sides are offering dire predictions of what will result if the other side wins. CognoscentiJul 30, 2019
