Four Big Things About the Democratic Race
Voters finally get their say starting Monday in Iowa. The results will be subject to lots of interpretation, so let’s begin.
Here we go.
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The race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has been going on for a bit over three years now. Finally, it’s time for the voters. On Monday, Democrats in Iowa will caucus. The following Tuesday, Feb. 11, New Hampshire will hold the election cycle’s first primary. Nevada caucuses follow on Saturday, Feb. 22. The South Carolina primary comes on leap day a week later, followed by a massive Super Tuesday on March 3. That’s five weeks from now. There’s a good chance that the nomination fight will be over after that, or at least that the winner will emerge. If not, a long battle is possible or even (gulp) a contested convention starting July 13 in Milwaukee.