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Littwin: Do the debates tell Dems anything about who can beat...

If you’re looking for a Democratic debate winner, it was almost certainly Amy Klobuchar, the senator from the Midwest, for exceeding expectations while the...

Littwin: Dem debates haven’t mattered much so far, and it may...

It was another big debate night, and the key question after it was finally over is whether these debates, particularly one with 12 people...

Littwin: History says change is coming in Dem race, but latest...

The real news from the Houston debate was not Joe Biden’s overpraised performance. He was OK for the first hour, not so much after...

Leading Democratic presidential candidates say they will boost teacher diversity. Here’s...

Teacher diversity wasn’t an explicit part of either Hillary Clinton’s or Bernie Sanders’ platforms in the lead-up to the 2016 election. But as 2020 approaches,...

Littwin: Booker and Warren (who wasn’t there) win debate while Bennet...

On the second night of the second round of Democratic debates, the clear winners were Cory Booker, who arrived just in time, and Elizabeth...

Littwin: Hick, Bennet might have been better off in Round 1...

The first round of the Democratic primary debates — which, of course, are not really debates; you can’t have a debate with 10 contestants...

Littwin: The smart move would be not to impeach Trump, but...

So now that we have the damning Mueller Report, or much of it, in hand, the obvious question is what the hell we should...

Littwin: Colorado’s not a swing state anymore, but that doesn’t mean...

When the news broke that Michael Bennet was mulling a run for president and even talking to Iowa politicos about the possibility, one thought...