In a recovery year that wasn’t, Politico Magazine’s editors pick the sharpest,
most engaging stories we published on the issues America is still wrestling
with.
In this edition: Lessons from the latest fundraising reports, Black Democrats
look to replace retiring White incumbents, and the Colin Powell presidential bid
that never was.
Troy Price devoted years of his life to the Iowa caucus, hoping to make it
successful, transparent, and inclusive. But in a year when everything fell
apart, the 2020 Iowa caucus was the first institution to collapse.
“Seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart,” Yang says in his launch
video, entering the 2021 race as both a national star and a target for a
sprawling field of competitors.