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Identity Politics and Class Warfare Define Julian Castro 2020 Campaign

Perhaps it was fitting that in the moments that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam first came under fire late last week for a yearbook photograph portraying two men in racially insensitive manners–one in blackface, the other donning Ku Klux Klan robes–former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro was the first 2020 Democrat hopeful to call on Northam to resign.

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Beto O’Rourke Supports ‘Concept’ of ‘Green New Deal’

Beto O’Rourke supports the “concept” of a Green New Deal, a proposed economic stimulus program designed to transition the U.S. from fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy within a decade, joining other potential 2020 presidential candidates in backing the initiative.

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2020: Slate’s Bouie: Tougher for White Dems to Beat ‘Racist’ Trump

Slate’s Jamelle Bouie argues that it could be tougher for white Democrats to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020 because white Democrats will have to move further to the left on racial politics to show solidarity with Democrats of color, which could turn off crucial blue-collar white swing voters in the general election.

(INSET: Joe Biden) DALLAS, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 03: U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (

2020 Poll: Trump Beats Beto

President Donald Trump defeats liberal darling Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) in a hypothetical 2020 matchup. 

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