2020 election

The Democratic National Committee is overhauling its entire tech operation ahead of the 2020 elections in the hopes of better communicating with voters, Axios reports. Committee chief technology officer Raffi Krikorian told Axios that he's spearheading efforts to better target voters by overhauling how the DNC processes voter file data. "There's a pretty amazing energy in the progressive tech industry right now," Krikorian told Axios. "We want to make sure we have the best people aligned around the Democratic Party." The DNC is moving from one vendor to a three-vendor strategy to maximize efficiencies in data hygiene, consumer data and social data, Krikorian told Axios. "We have two years to perfect this new system," Krikorian told Axios. … [Read more...] about DNC Overhauling Tech Operation Ahead of 2020 Elections

World International Affairs Donald Trump President Donald Trump's promises to end the costly, "endless wars" waged by the United States abroad was one of the mainstays of his Republican candidacy. With his domestic border security policy faltering and his eyes on the 2020 election, he's returning to his roots. Trump inherited his predecessor's fight against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) at the peak of its intensity and vowed to defeat the jihadis, rather than pursue any more regional adventurism. In the two years since he took office, however, his administration had set its sights on boosting efforts to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and take on Iran as ISIS was reduced to a collapsing pocket in the country's remote east. Following a major victory by the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Trump suddenly announced that "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency." The news was followed by a White … [Read more...] about Donald Trump is Keeping Promise to Withdraw From Syria So He Can Win the 2020 Election, Experts Say

Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic candidate for president, still has a role to play as a “surrogate” for the party’s nominee in 2020, according to a Democratic strategist. “She should not stay away — she absolutely has a role, she will be a surrogate for whoever the eventual nominee is,” Jennifer Holdsworth, the senior vice president of issues management at MWWPR Public Affairs, told Hill.TV on Friday. Clinton reportedly met with two prominent Democrats, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and former Vice President Joe Biden, to discuss the upcoming election at her house in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, according to CNN. Biden has yet to announce a presidential campaign, but has said he is considering it, while Klobuchar announced her campaign soon after meeting with the former secretary of state. … [Read more...] about Dem Strategist: Hillary Clinton ‘Absolutely’ Has Role in 2020 Election

Potential Democratic candidates eager to unseat President Donald Trump in the 2020 election already have begun their unofficial presidential primary, The Hill reports. It may be 6 months too early, it may be unsanctioned - just one Democrat has officially announced to run - but the machinations of fundraising, a would-be candidate's message platform and seeding a campaign are well underway. "We live in a world where presidential campaigns are four-year cycles, and many potential candidates don’t have the luxury to delay conversations with potential donors and … operatives until after the midterms," Democratic strategist Adam Parkhomenko told The Hill. "I think lots of folks are anxious to test the waters and put out feelers about what a race might look like and if they’ll get the support they’ll need," one Democratic donor told The Hill. And the "invisible primary" does not mean camping out in Iowa and New Hampshire; it's a national play now, leaning on a … [Read more...] about 2020 Primary Already Has Begun for Democrats

Democrats are wondering whether Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., would be a viable candidate for president in the 2020 election. According to The Hill, some in the party are worried that Warren lacks the ability to flip voters in blue-collar states who chose President Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016. "I just can't see a blue-collar, Rust Belt guy voting for her," a Democratic strategist with presidential campaign experience told The Hill. "I think the party needs to be realistic about that." Democratic strategist Basil Smikle said, "Democrats are certainly motivated on issues like [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] separating children and the potential for the Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade, but are independents that upset? They may not like Trump's tactics, but they may, to some extent, like the ultimate outcome if it helps to stem the tide on undocumented workers." The Democrat Party has one declared major candidate — Rep. John Delaney, D-Md. … [Read more...] about The Hill: Dems Unsure if Warren is the Right 2020 Candidate