Upshot: Bernie Sanders's Possible Primary Path

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Bridget Bennett for The New York Times   A Pileup of Moderates, and Bernie Sanders’s Path to the Nomination His New Hampshire victory reflects the weakness of his divided opposition as much as it does his strength. By Nate Cohn Experiment Shows Conservatives More Willing to Share Wealth Than They Say Across 60 nations, Trump supporters are outliers on their views on economic inequality. But their actions suggest it’s not a core philosophical difference. By Jonathan Rothwell Library of Congress   Young Men Embrace Gender Equality, but They Still Don’t Vacuum New studies show traditional views persist about who does what at home, and it’s holding women back. By Claire Cain Miller     The Federal Budget Under Trump, Per Person The president’s budget is essentially a policy wish list. Here’s how things have actually changed since President Trump took office. By Alicia Parlapiano and Quoctrung Bui

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT     How the Iowa Caucuses Became an Epic Fiasco for Democrats The problems that beset the Democratic Party’s first state caucus of the presidential race ran far deeper and wider than one bad app. By Reid J. Epstein, Sydney Ember, Trip Gabriel and Mike Baker New Hampshire 2020 Primary: Live Results Detailed results and maps from the New Hampshire primary election, the second contest of the 2020 presidential election.

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