Elizabeth Warren had long been expected to announce a run for the Democratic nomination for president, from the progressive wing of the party. In Iowa in October, the Guardian listened as he warned against “sedentary agitation” and received rave reviews from his crowd. Gillibrand, who arrived in the Senate when Hillary Clinton joined the Obama administration, remains a strong voice at the centre of the Democratic party. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/APBarack Obama’s vice-president was a long-term Delaware senator before he went to the White House and is a Mount Rushmore-sized figure in the Democratic party. And the rest …As mentioned, the Maryland congressman John Delaney has declared his bid for the Democratic nomination.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2018 17:03 UTC