Thread by @POLITICOMag

Presenting our newest issue: "The Field," a guide to the 2020 presidential candidates: politi.co/2INPhXe

Here are some of its (many) stories that you should read 👇

You’ll hear fire-breathing promises at the #DemDebate, but it’s not the candidates who’ve changed that much. It’s the party, writes @harrispolitico: politico.com/magazine/story…

There's never been a presidential race as sprawling and wide-open as the 2020 Dem primary, writes @TimAlberta. It would be a landscape entirely without a map — except that a small handful of battle-hardened veterans have navigated similar terrain before: politico.com/magazine/story…

We did a piece of comics journalism: How @CoryBooker became a heroic meme as Newark's young mayor — and then turned into a 2020 question mark: politico.com/interactives/2…

A deep-dive into @ewarren's years as a Republican, what led her to leave the GOP — and what that means for her 2020 campaign:
politico.com/magazine/story…

.@JoeBiden's "most extraordinary ability came at a profoundly high price," writes @michaelkruse in a moving look into the two major tragedies that have defined Biden's life. "Could it also help elect him president?" politico.com/magazine/story…

The full oral history of the escalator ride that marked the start of @realDonaldTrump's presidential campaign, as told by the people who witnessed that day at Trump Tower politico.com/magazine/story…

A surprising look at @BernieSanders, and how he, a democratic socialist, ended up being a millionaire. (Hint: It wasn't simply by writing a best-selling book.) politico.com/magazine/story…

“Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.”

How @KamalaHarris fought online sexual exploitation online — and created enemies in the tech world: politico.com/magazine/story…

How @PeteButtigieg, the mayor of a midsized city in Indiana, engineered his stunning, meteoric rise into a major presidential contender:
politico.com/magazine/story…

How did @SenGillibrand, one of Washington’s most recognizable women, find herself buried in the polls beneath a number of less prominent men?

Here's @TimAlberta's profile of her, plus a podcast from the trail: politico.com/magazine/story…

Why @AndrewYang, a man who, as @nancyscola writes, had no prior political experience or prominent backers, but is "nonetheless gaining a peculiar traction, including some true believers who want him to be president" politico.com/magazine/story…

He band didn't catch on. His alt-weekly newspaper flopped. He lost his biggest race. Now, he's running for president.

"In the end, @BetoORourke’s best recommendation that he can win might be that he knows how to fail big — and then aim even higher."
politico.com/magazine/story…

Unlike on the jam-packed Democratic side, former Mass. @GovBillWeld has the microphone to himself to make his case to the disaffected members of the GOP and outraged independents.

The question is: Are they listening?
politico.com/magazine/story…

A smart take of the unforeseen consequences of @JoeBiden's War on Drugs policies, and why health experts say they've made the opioid crisis more difficult to treat:
politico.com/magazine/story…

What happens when a political campaign trades away precision and accountability for a Silicon Valley-style relentless focus on growth at any cost?

@sissenberg got an inside look at Beto's 2018 campaign, and explores what it could mean for 2020: politico.com/magazine/story…

The significance of @BernieSanders’ endorsement of Jesse Jackson in 1988 is not that he supported a black candidate, but what it taught him about the power of working inside the Democratic Party — and the emergence of Sanders’ nascent national ambitions:
politico.com/magazine/story…

Former Colorado Gov. @Hickenlooper's dad was friends with Kurt Vonnegut, who once gave him some advice that came to guide his life: “Be very careful who you pretend to be, because that’s who you’re going to be.”

The profile + podcast, from @TimAlberta: politico.com/magazine/story…

In 2004, @ewarren was a respected but little-known academic with an obscure specialty. Then Dr. Phil called.

The full story, from @michaelkruse: politico.com/magazine/story…

“You can’t live in a community like this and not live with a sense of urgency,” @CoryBooker said. “And this is not the exception in America. This is the reality.”

In Newark, Booker won over critics who thought he was a phony. Can he do it again?
politico.com/magazine/story…