Less Rancor But a Still-Stark Divide in Last Debate
It is finished. The final debate of 2020 is done. Donald Trump walked off his last debate stage on Thursday night, and soon the country will decide whether to let him keep his job or hand the...
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COVID, Hunter Biden Likely to Light Up Last Debate
The coronavirus may finally fulfill the most enduring cliché of modern politics now that the coming presidential election...
Both Candidates Face Hurdles With Catholics
If the road to the White House runs through the Catholic vote, both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden face significant...
Election Videos
Biden And Trump Each Blame Opposite Party For Failure To Pass COVID Relief Bill
President Trump Goes On Attack About Hunter Biden: "You Owe An Explanation To The American People"
Joe Biden: "You Know His Character," "Our Character Is On The Ballot, Look At Us Closely"
Biden Says He Would "Transition" Away From The Oil Industry: "It Has To Be Replaced"
Trump: The Democrats Want Socialized Medicine, They'll Force Biden To Do It
Biden Proposes Commission To Study "Out Of Whack" Court System
Hunter's Ex-Business Partner Says Joe Biden Lied About Business Deals In China, FBI Has Proof
Luntz Focus Group Confused Why Media Won't Investigate Hunter Biden Allegations
Trump Advisor: Hunter Biden Is Not The Story, Hunter Is The "Bag Man" For The "Biden Cartel"
The Last Debate of 2020: RealClearPolitics Takeaway October 22
General Election 2020
- Five Takeaways From the Final Trump-Biden Debate
- A Restrained Trump Faces the Same Old Problems
- Trump, Biden Tangle Over Wall Street Ties, Fundraising
- "A Dark Winter": Biden Says Trump Has No COVID Plan
- Trump Paints Biden as Creature of Washington
- Biden Deploys Campaign-Closer: Barack Obama
- Trump Juices Base To Compensate for Defectors
- New Data Shows Democratic Early-Vote Lead
Battle For Senate
- Out-of-State Donors Give Big in Senate Races
- Maine: Collins and Gideon Clash in 4th Debate
- NC: Showdown Enters Final Days of the Campaign
- MI: Detroit News Backs John James Over Democrat
- SC: In October, Graham Rakes in $1M per Day
- GA: Libertarians Could Affect Senate Elections
- TX: Money Counts, but Timing Matters, Too
- KS: GOP Stresses Over Costly Senate Race
House & Governors
- Dems Target Asian Voters in Crucial Districts
- PA-01: Fitzpatrick, Finello Vie for District Seat
- NJ-02: Race Garnering National Attention
- MN-07: Blue Dog Democrat Bets on Record
- PA-17: Democrat-Held District Could Be Key Indicator
- Dems Fundraising Arms Outpacing GOP Counterparts
- CA-39: Gil Cisneros and Young Kim Spar in Rematch
- IN-05 Will Test How Far Suburbs Have Moved for GOP
Real Clear Politics Election 2020
Plurality of Catholics Back Barrett; Biden Lead Holds
As public opinion polls show Joe Biden handily ahead in his quest to become the second Roman Catholic candidate elected president of the United States, Catholic voters have emerged as perhaps the key...
Trump, Biden Go on Offense to Flip States
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense over the weekend as both campaigned in states they are trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election, just...
At Trump Townhall, Guthrie Steps In as Opponent
Behind the scenes, there was anger, even before the first question, but this time it wasn't from President Trump. NBC employees seethed that they had agreed to host a Trump townhall in the same hour...
Dueling Town Halls for Trump and Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally...
Fighting in Swing States, Trump Also Plays Defense
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late...
Trump Intensifies Focus on Harris in Final Weeks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Grasping for a comeback, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are intensifying their focus not on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, but on his running mate, Sen....
Graham's Last Stand? Sen. Leads Barrett Hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is wielding the gavel in the performance of his political life. Once a biting critic of President Donald Trump, the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Trump's Path to Victory (With a Nod to WA State)
Last month, I posed this question: "If President Trump wins, what should we have paid attention to that would have allowed us to see it coming?" The article noted his improving job approval rating,...
Few Interruptions, Even Fewer Straight Answers
Last time around, two angry old men argued for over an hour and a half in what was supposed to be a presidential debate but was widely dismissed as either a complete waste of time or a national...
