The Democrats

The chairman of the Democratic Party says he wants to end caucuses. A former Trump-appointed Homeland Security official has endorsed Joe Biden. 

There are 78 days until the election.

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Democratic Chair Wants to End Caucuses

As Democrats met for a virtual convention, the head of the Democratic Party called for ending another tradition: caucuses.

In an interview with the Associated Press, party chairman Tom Perez that the 2020 election should be the last one in which Democrats hold caucuses, hours-long in-person meetups where party members decide how to award their delegates to the presidential candidates.

https://www.c-span.org/convention/?party=dnc

Democratic National Convention, Day 1

AUG 17, 2020 | 8:50PM EDT | C-SPAN

Former first lady Michelle Obama, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) are among the featured speakers on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.