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Third-Quarter Fundraising Stratifies the Candidates

All the candidates for president have filed their fundraising reports for the third quarter with the Federal Election Commission, and the general view is that candidates have separated into three distinct categories: those raising enough money to mount credible campaigns in the early nominating contests as well as the later caucuses and primaries; those raising enough to fund one- or two-state campaigns in Iowa and/or New Hampshire and hoping to use early success in order to propel them into contention; ... Read More >>

Vice President Joe Biden has personally made a series of calls this week to Democratic strategists from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, asking a final round of detailed questions about how — not whether — to launch a 2016 presidential campaign.

Millennials warming to Sanders, cooling to Clinton

Millennials are feeling the Bern, according to the latest results from a national NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll of Democrats out Friday.

Hillary Clinton still leads Bernie Sanders 45 percent to 31 percent, essentially unchanged from last month’s survey.

If Vice President Joe Biden were looking for any clear sign from Tuesday night’s Democratic debate that he should enter the 2016 race, he probably didn’t see it.

Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton gave a polished performance, deftly responding to the criticisms about her campaign and making the case she’s well prepared to face off against the eventual Republican nominee.

The first Democratic debate is in the books, so we surveyed the state of the Democratic primary in this week’s 2016 election Slack chat. As always, the transcript below has been lightly edited.

Clinton Emerges Stronger From First Democratic Debate

The first debate among the Democratic candidates was held last night, and most press accounts seem to agree that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came out on top. A special version of the POLITICO Caucus (they normally weigh in on Friday) offers the following assessment:

Insiders: A runaway victory for Clinton

Hillary Clinton won — by a landslide.

Clinton was the clear winner of the first Democratic presidential debate, according to the assessment of both Democrats and Republicans in this week’s ... Read More >>

If Vice President Joe Biden was looking to the first Democratic presidential debate to fuel demand for him to jump in the race, Tuesday was not his night.