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In establishing the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential nomination campaign, the party selected four states representing each U.S. region. These events are almost like a preseason before the big contests in March such as Super Tuesday when California and Texas cast ballots. The four early states that select delegates in February start in the Midwest with the Iowa caucuses, move to the Northeast and the New Hampshire primary, head to the West and the Nevada caucuses, and end in the South with the South Carolina primary.
If you ask, most people may tell you they think in words or that they talk to themselves. We’ve seen it portrayed in movies and on TV, like the popular show “You” currently on Netflix.
Volunteers working on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign were so determined to reach small-town Nevada voters that they traveled on horseback to their rural destination.
In establishing the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential nomination campaign, the party selected four states representing each U.S. region.
In establishing the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential nomination campaign, the party selected four states representing each U.S. region.
As the Democratic nomination race shifts to the South and into states with more African American voters, the party’s white front-runners must directly confront the question of race and explain how their policies uplift black America. Each of them has been criticized for harboring a superficial understanding of American anti-blackness, if not manifesting outright racism.
How can beauty pageants adapt in the wake of the #MeToo movement?
Today is Valentine's Day, and while you may be celebrating with flowers and chocolates, we want to give you a little history lesson. Joining us with more is Elizabeth Nelson is a 19th-century pop culture expert and author who for 30 years has been studying the marketing surrounding holidays. She's available to help separate facts about the effects of advertising, consumerism, and social media on the evolution of Valentine's Day from fiction about love's golden age.
Who doesn’t love getting the “I voted” sticker after passing through the ballot booth during election season? A badge of honor for many, the sticker often makes it way to car bumpers, desktops, and refrigerator doors.
After the chaos in Iowa, Nevada Democrats want to show the country what a caucus should look like.
Looking to capitalize on the momentum of her third-place finish in New Hampshire, Amy Klobuchar pivoted Wednesday to the next presidential contest in Nevada, where she will face new tests of organizational strength in a state with a much more diverse population than any she has campaigned in before.
Not male, not female.
Each year, thousands of people are born in the U.S. with sex characteristics that don’t typically identify them as one gender or the other.