Many African American women have run for president of the US, despite the enormous barriers facing both Black and female candidates. Biden’s pick puts a Black woman much closer to the Oval Office.
By picking Kamala Harris, a Black running mate, Biden may have brought younger Black Americans, who now comprise a critical set of swing voters, over to his side.
This is what matters to Biden: his VP must be able to lead from day one, be a true partner in governance and have great chemistry with him. There’s one clear choice who fits the bill.
Predictions about how a woman presidential candidate might fare in 2020 are largely speculation, writes a political scientist, because there isn’t enough experience to base those predictions on.
More and more district attorney candidates are running on reversing the government’s traditional approach to crime and punishment. And they’re winning.
Scholars say a ‘critical mass’ of representation is necessary to overcome ‘token’ status. That’s exactly what we saw at the Democratic debate in Atlanta.
She’s sitting third on the list of Democratic candidates at the moment, but the Massachusetts Senator’s growing popularity may catapult her to the nomination.
There’s one reason the US Democratic presidential field is so crowded – a belief Trump can be beaten. Here’s a closer look at the five leading candidates.
The problems facing America are unrestrained capitalism and corruption, said the Democratic presidential candidates over two nights of debates. Or was that really Teddy Roosevelt speaking?
Charisma may be a necessary trait for getting elected – but it also discourages voters from independent moral deliberation about a potential leader’s qualifications to govern.
Reparations has emerged as a hot topic among Democratic candidates hoping to replace Trump in 2020. But until now, the issue has only rarely received national attention.