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Democratic Party of Hawaii staff tabulate presidential primary ballots in Honolulu on Friday, May 22, 2020. The Democratic Party of Hawaii is scheduled Saturday to release the results of its party-run presidential primary which was delayed by more than a month due the coronavirus pandemic. The party expected most members to vote by mail and some to cast ballots at about 20 in-person polling sites. But concerns about the virus forced the party to cancel in-person voting and allow only mail ballots. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
May 23, 2020 - 8:04 am

Hawaii Democrats Hold Presidential Primary Delayed By Virus

HONOLULU (AP) — The Democratic Party of Hawaii was scheduled Saturday to release the results of its party-run presidential primary which was delayed by more than a month due to the coronavirus pandemic. The party had initially planned to hold the primary on April 4 and had expected most party...
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FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
April 30, 2020 - 7:04 am

Biden Reaches Deal To Let Sanders Keep Hundreds Of Delegates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has agreed to let former primary rival Bernie Sanders keep hundreds of delegates he would otherwise forfeit by dropping out of the presidential race in a deal designed to avoid the bitter feelings that marred the party in 2016 and helped...
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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2019, file photo members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather for a memorial ceremony for the late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, at the Capitol in Washington. From left are Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. The Congressional Black Caucus PAC is endorsing Joe Biden’s presidential bid, further cementing his support among the nation’s influential black political leadership. Black voters have long anchored the former vice president’s White House bid with decisive wins in South Carolina and on Super Tuesday. The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee is New York congressman Gregory Meeks, who tells The Associated Press there’s “no question” Biden is the right person to lead the country.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
April 20, 2020 - 6:09 am

Congressional Black Caucus Pac Backs Biden's White House Bid

DETROIT (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support among the nation's influential black political leadership. The political action committee's unanimous endorsement came on the heels of several key nods of support among...
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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet each other before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
April 17, 2020 - 5:04 pm

Biden Looks To Placate Sanders By Letting Him Keep Delegates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to avoid the bitter feelings that marred the 2016 Democratic convention, Joe Biden’s campaign is angling to allow Bernie Sanders to keep some of the delegates he would otherwise forfeit by dropping out of the presidential race. Under a strict application of party rules,...
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
March 10, 2020 - 9:57 pm

The Latest: Joe Biden Wins Democratic Primary In Idaho

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries (all times local): 1:01 a.m. Joe Biden has won Idaho's Democratic presidential primary. The state has 20 pledged delegates at stake. Democrats in Idaho are using a primary for the first time. They used a caucus in 2016 to pick...
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Voters wait in line for the North Dakota Democratic presidential caucus outside a union hall in Fargo, N.D., on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The strong turnout forced party officials to bring in extra equipment and volunteers. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)
March 10, 2020 - 3:46 pm

Hourlong Waits Prompt Democrats To Bolster Fargo Caucus Site

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Democrats moved Tuesday to bolster staffing at the largest of North Dakota's 14 caucus sites after heavy turnout forced some voters in Fargo to wait in line as long as an hour. The party was expecting a big surge in turnout due to a revamping of the state's caucus system and high...
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Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, center, takes park in a roundtable discussing health equity with Stephania Priester, left, and Jalen Elrod, right, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at the Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
February 27, 2020 - 6:10 pm

Ap Explains: Why There Isn't A Winner Of Iowa's Dem Caucuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The New Hampshire primary and Nevada caucuses have passed, and South Carolina’s vote is just days away — but there’s still no winner of the Iowa caucuses. Final results of the first contest to decide the Democratic Party's nominee to challenge President Donald Trump were released...
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This Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 photo, shows part of the forested area and open space at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park just west of the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. The park owned by Washoe County comprises the entire county's voting Precinct 7321 where only one person, a park employee lives. Unbeknownst to many, 108 of Washoe County's 555 precinct have no registered voters. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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February 26, 2020 - 10:23 pm

No One To Vote? Nevada Democrats Puzzle Over Empty Precinct

RENO, Nev. (AP) — What if a neighborhood precinct was voting in Nevada's presidential caucuses and nobody came? Democrats in one county were left scratching their heads about the possibility they had stumbled onto a phantom precinct during the party's third-in-the-nation presidential contest last...
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Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks during a campaign event, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
February 23, 2020 - 7:14 pm

The Latest: Bloomberg Delays Town Hall To Prepare For Debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Mike Bloomberg’s campaign has delayed a scheduled CNN town hall so that he can spend more time preparing for Tuesday’s debate. Bloomberg was scheduled to appear on CNN on Monday. But he’ll now join the...
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign rally late Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
February 23, 2020 - 11:41 am

Buttigieg Questions 3Rd Place Finish In Nevada, Cites Errors

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has questioned his third-place finish in Nevada’s caucuses and called for the state’s Democratic party to release a more detailed breakdown of votes and address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses. But the Nevada State...
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