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Election 2020

Read the latest on the 2020 election, including coverage of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and more.

Read the latest on the 2020 election, including coverage of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and more.

Our Guide to the 2020 Election

The Latest

Hillary Clinton’s criticism of Bernie Sanders ricocheted across the Democratic Party, threatening to reopen the barely healed wounds of the 2016 primary.

State of the Race

With Mr. Sanders and Elizabeth Warren unable to consolidate the left, Joe Biden maintains a modest but stable national lead. Here’s our latest polling analysis.

What’s Ahead

It may be difficult for another campaign-trail moment to break through as the impeachment trial against President Trump overshadows the primary contest.

Meet the Candidates »

Learn more about some of the top-polling Democratic presidential contenders.

Joe Biden

Michael Bloomberg

Pete Buttigieg

Tulsi Gabbard

Amy Klobuchar

Bernie Sanders

Tom Steyer

Elizabeth Warren

Andrew Yang

Democratic Primary Polls »

CANDIDATEPOLLING AVG.

Highlights

  2. PhotoJoseph R. Biden Jr. at a campaign event in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday. He and Senator Bernie Sanders have stepped up their criticism of each other in recent days. 
    CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times

    Biden and Sanders Trade Attacks Over Honesty and Social Security

    A day after they seemed to have brokered a truce, Joe Biden released a video criticizing “Bernie’s negative attacks” and Bernie Sanders responded with one blasting his rival’s record on Social Security.

  1. Pete Buttigieg Traverses Iowa, Trying to Channel Obama and Sway the Undecided

    With three of his top rivals pinned down at the Senate impeachment trial, Mr. Buttigieg has seized the opportunity to camp out in the state, largely below the radar.

    By Trip Gabriel

  2. Who Are the House Impeachment Managers in the Trump Trial?

    Chosen by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the seven Democratic lawmakers reflect the geographic and demographic diversity of the party’s caucus.

    By Michael Levenson

  3. Democrats push to hear witness testimony from Mulvaney.

    The debate raises the larger question of whether any Republican senators will join Democrats in insisting that senior administration officials appear before the Senate.

    By Catie Edmondson

  4. On Politics MEDIA WATCH

    Four Senators Are Trying to Be in 2 Places at Once. Here’s How.

    Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Michael Bennet are all on jury duty for the Senate impeachment trial. They’re also running for president.

    By Nick Corasaniti

  5. Lawmakers debate a Democratic amendment for more documents.

    The amendment, which is likely to be defeated along party lines, would cover a series of communications the administration has withheld.

    By Catie Edmondson

  6. Flake says argument that president ‘did no wrong’ pains him.

    Good arguments can be made, he said, both for or against the idea that the president’s campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals rose to the level of an impeachable offense.

    By Sheryl Gay Stolberg

  7. Republicans Block Subpoenas for New Evidence as Impeachment Trial Begins

    Republicans made last-minute changes to their proposed rules to placate moderates, but they held together to turn back Democratic efforts to subpoena documents.

    By Nicholas Fandos

  8. It’s Primary Season in New Hampshire. Time to Go Skiing!

    A veteran political journalist offers a guide to visiting the state in the run up to the February vote, when after hitting the slopes you can hit a stump speech or two.

    By David M. Shribman

  9. Biden Dismisses Doubts on His Black Support: ‘You Know Better. You Know Better.’

    Joe Biden’s forceful remarks, made at an event in Iowa focused on voters of color, reflected his intensifying competition with Senator Bernie Sanders in the state.

    By Katie Glueck

  10. Sanders Apologizes to Biden for Surrogate’s Critique

    The opinion piece by Zephyr Teachout accused Joe Biden of having “a big corruption problem.”

    By Daniel Victor