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AP VoteCast: NH Democrats angry, seek alternative to Trump

By HANNAH FINGERHUT | February 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic voters in the New Hampshire primary were angry at President Donald Trump's administration and eager to pick the candidate most likely to oust him from office.Roughly three-quarters of voters said they were not just dissatisfied...

Deval Patrick, last black candidate in 2020 race, drops out

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE | February 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the last remaining African American candidate in a Democratic presidential field once defined by its diversity, ended his 2020 campaign Wednesday after his late bid failed to catch fire or resonate...

AP VoteCast: Young, liberal voters key to Sanders’ NH win

By JOSH BOAK and HANNAH FINGERHUT | February 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders won the young, the liberal and the disaffected in New Hampshire. Their votes were enough to deliver him a victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary, while Pete Buttigieg earned a slight edge among more moderate and conservative...

Buttigieg lands black South Carolina lawmaker’s endorsement

By MEG KINNARD | February 12, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg is picking up his first endorsement among South Carolina’s black lawmakers as attention in the early voting contest turns toward more diverse states.Buttigieg‘s campaign announced...

Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners

By STEVE PEOPLES, KATHLEEN RONAYNE, and HUNTER WOODALL | February 12, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary, edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party’s chaotic 2020 nomination fight.In his Tuesday night win, the 78-year-old...

A victory, a caution: Takeaways from New Hampshire’s primary

By HUNTER WOODALL and NICHOLAS RICCARDI | February 12, 2020

New Hampshire Democrats gave Bernie Sanders a win, but also a warning.Sanders' durability, based both on his 2016 campaign and the first two contests this year, cannot be questioned. What remains unanswered is how moderates will now come at him and whether...

The Latest: Top Nevada union warns about Sanders, Warren

February 12, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential contest and the New Hampshire primary (all times local):12:15 a.m. WednesdayNevada's most influential union is sending a warning over the heath care stances of the two most progressive...

Yang, who created buzz with freedom dividend, ends 2020 bid

By SARA BURNETT | February 11, 2020

Democrat Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who created buzz for his presidential campaign by talking about his love of math and championing a universal basic income that would give every American adult $1,000 per month, suspended his 2020 bid on Tuesday.“I...

Bennet ends 2020 bid after poor showing in New Hampshire

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI | February 11, 2020

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet ended his long-shot presidential bid Tuesday, failing to break out of a crowded Democratic field dominated by other moderate candidates, including Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar.Bennet, 55, was a late entrant...

Klobuchar faces tough questioning in case of juvenile lifer

By MICHAEL REZENDES and ROBIN McDOWELL | February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — As voters made their way to the New Hampshire polls, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar faced pointed questions Tuesday about her oversight of a high-profile murder case in which a black teen was sentenced to life after...

Bloomberg embraces stop and frisk in resurfaced 2015 audio

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE | February 11, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which the Democratic presidential candidate says the way to bring down murder rates is to "put a lot of cops" in minority neighborhoods because that's where "all the crime...

Warren betting that getting personal can help her rebound

By WILL WEISSERT | February 11, 2020

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Elizabeth Warren still “has a plan” for everything. She’s just trying to put a more personal face on them.Being a proud policy nerd helped catapult the Massachusetts senator into front-runner status last summer but may...