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Each week, The Times is bringing you the latest political data and analysis to track the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

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Current State of the Race

Who Is Leading the Polls?

National polls are a flawed tool for predicting elections. That’s even truer in a primary that unfolds in stages, with one or several states voting at a time. But the broad national picture is still important, offering a sense of which candidates are gaining support overall.

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Remember, political fortunes can shift rapidly in a national campaign.

On March 20 in previous election cycles ... Primary Polling leader Eventual nominee? 2016 Democrats Hillary Clinton 2016 Republicans Donald J. Trump 2012 Republicans Mitt Romney 2008 Democrats Barack Obama 2008 Republicans John McCain Source: RealClearPolitics

Who Is Leading the Money Race?

Presidential campaigns are expensive, and candidates’ ability to compete often depends on their prowess at collecting large sums of money. Candidates used to focus on courting a few thousand wealthy individuals; many now spend more time raising money in small increments from millions of people online.

These statistics show which candidates are inspiring financial enthusiasm, either from a cluster of deep-pocketed donors or from a larger army of supporters. See full fund-raising numbers from January 2020 here »

Contributions, Jan. Contributions, Jan. Bernie Sanders Sanders $ 25.1m Joseph R. Biden Jr. Biden $ 8.9m Current numbers are as of the Jan. 31 filing deadline. The next filing deadline is March 20. · Source: Federal Election Commission

Who Is Getting News Coverage?

A candidate’s ability to make news and draw the attention of voters — and cameras — is a major asset in any campaign. This statistic tracks which candidates are breaking through on cable television, which helps drive perceptions of the race among highly engaged voters and the wider media.

Being talked about isn’t always a good thing: It can also mean a candidate made a major mistake or confronted damaging information from his or her past.

Total Mentions Since 2019 CNN Fox News MSNBC Joseph R. Biden Jr. Biden 99,382 Bernie Sanders Sanders 56,544 Mentions are the number of 15-second clips in which a candidate’s full name is mentioned on any of the three cable news networks. A more detailed methodology can be found here · Source: Internet Archive's Television News Archive via the GDELT Project.

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