https://preprod.pressherald.com/tag/election-2020/page/114

Election 2020

Published
August 12, 2020

Biden campaign adds to staff in Maine

The new hires include the former chief of staff to Senate President Troy Jackson.
Published
August 12, 2020

Biden introduces historic pick for vice president as both attack Trump

The former vice president and California Sen. Kamala Harris appeared for the first time together as the Democratic presidential ticket.
Published
August 12, 2020

Harris pick sparks delight in India and Jamaica

Harris is the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman to join a major-party presidential ticket in the United States.
Published
August 12, 2020

Women say they will fight sexism, ‘ugly’ attacks on Harris

The women's groups say their efforts are informed by the sexism Hillary Clinton faced from Donald Trump, some of his supporters and the media during the 2016 campaign.
Published
August 11, 2020

Minnesota’s Rep. Ilhan Omar holds off well-funded primary challenger

She defeats Antone Melton-Meaux, an attorney and mediator who raised millions in anti-Omar money.

advertisement

Published
August 11, 2020

Analysis: In picking Harris, Biden makes history and plays it safe

Politics and the moment may have conspired to bring the former vice president to the decision to select his former rival Kamala Harris as his running mate.
Published
August 11, 2020

Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate

The Democratic presidential candidate embraces a former primary rival and makes history by selecting the first Black woman to run on a major party’s presidential ticket.
Published
August 11, 2020

Voting in five states opens with no wait times, smooth ballot processing

The contests in Georgia, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Vermont were also expected to draw lower turnout.
Published
August 11, 2020

Democratic convention speakers span spectrum of U.S. politics

The nominating convention will encompass the left flank of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the Republican old guard of former Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Published
August 10, 2020

Democrats maintain large lead in voter registration in Maine

Both major parties have their highest enrollments in at least 30 years, but Democrats are gaining members at a faster clip, driven in part by recent presidential and U.S. Senate primary elections.