Democratic primary

The U.S. is pretty much the only country in the world that holds primary elections before the general one, and this system is a major reason American politics has become so dysfunctional, according to NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky. He breaks down why primaries disenfranchise voters and create more extreme candidates, and possible solutions to fix them.

Voters in Louisville pounded on doors demanding to be allowed to vote in a primary election on Tuesday. After a court injunction, the doors were opened and they were allowed to cast their ballots.

Joe Biden overwhelmingly won a Democratic presidential primary in Kansas conducted exclusively by mail balloting by the state party because of the coronavirus pandemic

Nearly two months after ending his presidential campaign, Mike Bloomberg is again deploying his massive personal fortune – this time to combat the coronavirus

Joe Biden has won the Alaska Democrats’ party-run presidential primary, beating Sen. Bernie Sanders days after Sanders suspended his campaign

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, spent nearly a billion dollars on his long-shot presidential bid, according to his campaign’s final financial disclosure report released Friday. Bloomberg spent $936,225,041.67 on the campaign, which lasted roughly three months. More than half of that total was spent in the month of February — roughly $470 million. He had…

Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders in Illinois’ Democratic primary for president on Tuesday, a contest with a sizable impact on the race, the Associated Press projects.

The nation’s largest labor union has lined up behind Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, with the National Education Association on Saturday endorsing the former vice president for the Democratic nomination over his last remaining primary rival Bernie Sanders

Georgia election officials are postponing the state’s March 24 presidential primaries until May because of fears over the coronavirus

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., told reporters that despite falling behind former Vice President Joe Biden in several state primaries on Tuesday, he intends to stay in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee and is “looking forward’ to challenging Biden during Sunday’s debate.

The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is dropping out of the race for president after not finishing above third place in any of the first 18 primary contests. 

Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out the Democratic presidential race on Thursday after disappointing showings in the early-voting states and on Super Tuesday, a source familiar with the decision told NBC News.

Vice President Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday victory speech in Los Angeles was interrupted when two anti-dairy protesters rushed the stage, but were quickly shoved out by his wife Jill Biden and senior campaign advisor Symone Sanders.

Democrat Pete Buttigieg is ending his campaign for president. Three people with knowledge of Buttigieg’s decision tell The Associated Press he is informing campaign staff. They were not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. A campaign aide confirmed the news to NBC News Sunday evening. His campaign says Buttigieg will speak Sunday night in South Bend, Indiana. Buttigieg...

Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday.

Joe Biden scored a thundering victory Saturday in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on the strength of African American support, a decisive win that could force moderate rivals out of the race and blunt the rise of progressive leader Bernie Sanders. Biden’s win came at a perilous moment in his 2020 bid as he needed an emphatic rebound after underwhelming...

Fourteen states and one U.S. territory will hold “Super Tuesday” primaries or caucuses on March 3. The elections will award 1,357 delegates for the Democratic presidential candidates, more than a third of the total up for grabs before the party’s convention in July. This year’s Super Tuesday includes the nation’s two most populous states — California and Texas. The delegate...

Illinois’ primary Election Day falls on March 17, when voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in several races. Here are a few big contests to keep an eye on.

Many Democratic presidential candidates launched their campaigns last year with bold pledges to reject help from super PACs and dark money groups