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Sanders to seek partial recanvass of Iowa caucus results

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE | February 9, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign plans to ask for a “partial recanvass” of the results of last week's Iowa caucuses.A campaign aide confirmed the plans Sunday night, ahead of a Monday deadline for candidates to ask the Iowa Democratic...

Klobuchar pushes to defy expectations in New Hampshire

By HOLLY RAMER | February 9, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Amy Klobuchar's campaign staff initially set up 250 chairs ahead of a Sunday rally at Southern New Hampshire University. But in the moments before the Minnesota senator arrived on campus, the aides scrambled to remove most of...

The Latest: Warren says she’s best positioned to beat Trump

February 9, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential race and Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire (all times local):6:45 p.m.Elizabeth Warren is tweaking her standard campaign speech, saying that she’s in the best position to win...

NH poses a last chance for some struggling 2020 Democrats

By MICHAEL CASEY | February 9, 2020

PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Bounding onto a stage at a conference center in New Hampshire, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang beamed a smile to a cheering crowd and launched into his pitch for votes heading into Tuesday's first-in-the nation primary.Yang didn't...

Biden faces competition for black vote in his SC ‘firewall’

By MEG KINNARD | February 9, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden is facing increasingly formidable competition in South Carolina, a state his campaign has long assumed was safely in his column and one he's repeatedly described as a “firewall" in his bid for the Democratic presidential...

Flashing signs, cheering fans as Dems make NH closing pitch

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and HUNTER WOODALL | February 9, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The battle for momentum in New Hampshire, for at least one night, came down to how expressive fans in the cheap seats could be.Democrats made an effort to project an aura of unity at a party dinner Saturday designed to pump up...

Biden tells NH Democrats that Buttigieg ‘not a Barack Obama’

By JULIE PACE and HUNTER WOODALL | February 8, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Scrambling to salvage his presidential campaign, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of Pete Buttigieg on Saturday, mocking Buttigieg's experience as a small city mayor and cutting down the comparisons Buttigieg has drawn to the...

Democrats on edge after 2020 election season’s ragged launch

By JULIE PACE | February 8, 2020

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For Democrats, this was supposed be a moment to begin easing three years of built-up of anxieties. Instead, the launch of the 2020 presidential primary has left the party deeply unsettled and President Donald Trump gleeful about...

The Latest: Biden: first two states important, not critical

February 8, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on 2020 Democratic president race and Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire (all times local):4:30 p.m.Joe Biden is continuing to waffle over whether he needs to do well in New Hampshire even as he promised supporters...

Oregon candidate, once a Trump critic, now embraces him

By ANDREW SELSKY | February 8, 2020

BEND, Ore. (AP) — In 2018, the Republican party's candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President Donald Trump's environmental stance and said he didn't want to be linked to divisive national figures.Knute Buehler...

Key takeaways from Democratic debate in New Hampshire

By HUNTER WOODALL and NICHOLAS RICCARDI | February 8, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Three days before the critical New Hampshire Primary, seven Democratic presidential candidates debated, with many of them fighting to survive in the race to challenge President Donald Trump.Here are some key takeaways.MAYOR PETE...

NH campaigns expected to shift into overdrive after debate

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and HUNTER WOODALL | February 8, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The final stretch before the New Hampshire primary is typically a frenetic period for White House hopefuls eager to make their mark early in the nomination process. But with just a few days left before the next contest, the scene...