Joe Biden is unlikely to win in 2020 by doing things the old-fashioned way
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Beto O'Rourke acknowledges 'privileges' afforded to him because of race and gender
On an Iowa presidential campaign swing, O'Rourke praised the diversity of the large Democratic field.
The real college crisis: Student debt drags down economy
The net impact is not only a drag in people's personal financial situation, but it’s also a drag on the economy as a whole.
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Reporting and analysis for the 2018 midterm elections, including data points, interesting national trends, short updates and more from the NBC News political unit.
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