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Sen. Cory Booker says he will seek reelection to the Senate rather than continue his presidential campaign.

Politics & Government

Cory Booker Drops Out Of Presidential Race

11:23am January 13, 2020

by Brian Naylor

The New Jersey Democrat cited a lack of money to sustain a campaign that can win the Democratic nomination. His exit reduces the diversity of the field further, as three candidates of color remain.

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Cory Booker Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race

11:19am January 13, 2020

New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker is the latest candidate to drop out of the Democratic presidential race. Booker did not qualify for Tuesday's debate in Iowa, the second straight debate he's missed.

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Bernie Sanders' Campaign Co-Chair On Black Voters

5:15pm January 12, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Turner, national co-chair of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, about African American voters supporting Sanders over Vice President Joe Biden.

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Ahead Of Primary, New Hampshire Voters Looking More Decisive

5:14pm January 12, 2020

by Scott Detrow

Democratic presidential campaigns are spending more time and resources on get out the vote efforts. NPR followed the Biden campaign on the ground in New Hampshire.

Iowa state Auditor Rob Sand is seen in his office at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Multiple presidential campaigns have sought Sand's endorsement in the final stretch before next month's caucuses, which he has declined to give.

Why The Most Coveted Democratic Endorser In Iowa Isn't Picking Sides

10:37am January 12, 2020

by Clay Masters

State Auditor Rob Sand is often mentioned as a potential candidate for higher office but despite being courted by Democratic presidential campaigns, Sand says endorsements "barely" matter "at all."

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Digital Threats On 2020 Elections

5:30pm January 11, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan about digital threats facing democratic elections in 2020.

Democratic presidential candidate author Marianne Williamson had qualified only for the first two Democratic debates this past summer but she did garner an Internet following.

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Marianne Williamson Suspends Presidential Campaign

4:22pm January 10, 2020

by Elena Moore

The author and spiritual leader garnered curiosity and lots of attention in early debates. In a letter to supporters on Friday, she wrote, "I don't want to get in the way of a progressive candidate."

Democratic presidential candidate and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker speaks at the Teamsters Vote 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum Dec. 7 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Cory Booker Is A Stirring Speaker, Iowa Voters Say. But His Support Still Lags

7:59am January 10, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Iowans say he's charismatic, but polls suggest they're not willing to caucus for him. Why has the New Jersey senator not taken off in the Democratic presidential primary?

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Six candidates have qualified for next Tuesday's Democratic debate: former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and business

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Democratic Debate Grows To 6 Candidates As Steyer Hits January Threshold

9:21pm January 09, 2020

by Jessica Taylor

Tom Steyer is likely the final Democrat to qualify ahead of Friday's deadline. He'll join Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren onstage in Iowa.

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivers a foreign policy statement on Iran at Chelsea Piers in New York on Tuesday.

In Iran Speech, Biden Calls Escalating Tension Avoidable And Dangerous

6:27pm January 07, 2020

by Scott Detrow

The former vice president blasted President Trump's decision to kill Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. So too did Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.