/tags/democrats Democrats en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:23:24 GMT /regional-news/2022-11-07/nevada-races-headline-mountain-west-midterms Heading into Election Day, a handful of races across the Mountain West are attracting national attention – especially Nevada's Senate race. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:23:24 GMT /regional-news/2022-11-07/nevada-races-headline-mountain-west-midterms Emma VandenEinde /politics/2022-01-10/rep-ed-perlmutter-wont-seek-reelection-26th-dem-to-retire Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter on Monday announced he won't seek reelection in a competitive district in Denver's western suburbs, making him the 26th Democrat to retire from the House before an election cycle that's expected to be difficult for their party. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 23:27:58 GMT /politics/2022-01-10/rep-ed-perlmutter-wont-seek-reelection-26th-dem-to-retire Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press /2020-11-16/democrats-dont-have-a-message-that-rural-folks-can-relate-with-says-montana-senator Democrats once again lost ground in much of the rural West. That includes Montana, where Republicans swept the election for the first time in at least two decades. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., will soon be the lone progressive holding federal office in the state. He spoke about lessons learned from November's election with reporter Nate Hegyi of the Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Bureau. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:00:13 GMT /2020-11-16/democrats-dont-have-a-message-that-rural-folks-can-relate-with-says-montana-senator Nate Hegyi /npr-news/npr-news/2020-02-08/5-takeaways-from-the-last-democratic-debate-before-the-new-hampshire-primary The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 10:00:54 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2020-02-08/5-takeaways-from-the-last-democratic-debate-before-the-new-hampshire-primary Domenico Montanaro /2020-02-07/live-analysis-of-the-feb-7-democratic-debate Seven candidates are meeting onstage in New Hampshire for the first Democratic presidential primary debate of February. The night follows a major issue with the results of the first contest of 2020. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:13:36 GMT /2020-02-07/live-analysis-of-the-feb-7-democratic-debate /npr-news/2020-01-14/live-analysis-of-the-january-democratic-debate Six candidates are onstage beginning at 9 p.m. ET as the field shrinks and the standards rise. The debate is taking place in Iowa, less than three weeks from the caucuses. Follow live coverage. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:37:39 GMT /npr-news/2020-01-14/live-analysis-of-the-january-democratic-debate /politics/2020-01-14/democratic-debate-live-updates-and-analysis-of-januarys-faceoff Six Democratic presidential candidates are debating in Iowa on Tuesday, less than three weeks from the caucuses there. NPR reporters are providing… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 23:25:34 GMT /politics/2020-01-14/democratic-debate-live-updates-and-analysis-of-januarys-faceoff NPR °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /npr-news/2020-01-14/6-democrats-debate-in-iowa-heres-what-you-need-to-know Just six of the remaining 12 Democratic candidates qualified for Tuesday night's debate, making it the smallest debate stage yet. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00:30 GMT /npr-news/2020-01-14/6-democrats-debate-in-iowa-heres-what-you-need-to-know Benjamin Swasey /2019-10-23/from-toxic-to-staple-gun-control-is-now-front-and-center-on-the-campaign-trail Instead of running away from the issue of guns, as the Democratic Party has for years, many of the candidates have recently tried to one up each other on their gun control cred. Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:22:13 GMT /2019-10-23/from-toxic-to-staple-gun-control-is-now-front-and-center-on-the-campaign-trail Heath Druzin /npr-news/npr-news/2019-10-16/6-takeaways-from-the-4th-democratic-presidential-primary-debate Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges, and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden's son got relatively little focus. Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:13:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-10-16/6-takeaways-from-the-4th-democratic-presidential-primary-debate Domenico Montanaro