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HEADLINES: BIDEN ACCUSED(NEW YORK TIMES)...RIVAL CANDIDATES REACT (NBC NEWS)...TOO MANY DEMOCRATS RUNNING, ACCORDING TO SCIENCE (POLITICO)...BLOOMBERG STILL MIGHT RUN (AXIOS)...CNN TO HOST FIVE TOWN HALLS NEXT WEEK (CNN)
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THIS WEEK'S POLLS:
(data from Emerson Polling)
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(Data from YouGov/TheEconomist, G. Elliott Morris)
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ENGAGEMENT:
(Source: Newswhip/Axios)
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FUNDRAISING:
(Source: OpenSecrets via Center for Responsive Politics)
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Beto O’ Rourke (Beto for America)
. . .raises $9.4 million in 18 days (Bloomberg)
. . .backs assault weapons ban (AP News)
. . .sees Trump's immigration trap clearly (The Atlantic)
. . .makes pitch to black voters at Al Sharpton forum (Yahoo News)
. . .says Charter schools are a complicated issue, especially since his wife founded one (Texas Tribune)
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Kamala Harris (Kamala Harris: For the People)
. . .raises $12 million in Q1 (L.A. Times)
. . .fires up labor unions in Sacramento speech: ‘Unions built the middle class’ (San Francisco Chronicle)
. . .wants Dreamers to work in Congress (Politico)
. . .misses key California vote to campaign (Politico)
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Bernie Sanders (Not Me. Us.)
. . .raises $18 million in Q1 (CNBC)
. . .floats modified term limits for Supreme Court justices (CNN)
. . .makes pitch to black voters at Al Sharpton forum (Yahoo News)
. . .has inspired people in the U.K. and around the world (Newsweek)
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Joe Biden (American Possibilities)
. . .accused of inappropriate touching (New York Times)
. . .responds to the accusations (NPR)
. . .has a problem with his hands (Quartz)
. . .pledges to be 'more mindful about respecting personal space' (The Hill)
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Pete Buttigieg (It's time for a new generation of American leadership.)
. . .raises $7mm in Q1 (New York Times)
. . .brings pro-Israel, 'Religious Left' message to 2020 Democratic primary (Haaretz)
. . .represents shift in American views toward a gay presidential candidate (NBC News)
. . .has a Boomlet that isn't like the others (The Atlantic)
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Elizabeth Warren (We Will Save Our Democracy)
. . .big donor plan appears to have backfired (Vanity Fair)
. . .unveils a bill to make it easier to jail executives for company abuses (CNBC)
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Cory Booker (We Will Rise Together)
. . .regularly texts back-and-forth with AIPAC president (The Intercept)
. . .speaks Hebrew on CNN (The Jewish Standard)
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Kirsten Gillibrand (Brave Wins)
. . .campaigns in places 'no one bothers to go to' (Washington Free Beacon)
. . .father worked for the Nxivm sex cult (Fox News)
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Andrew Yang (A Campaign of Ideas)
. . .raises $1.7 million in Q1 (Washington Examiner)
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Amy Klobuchar (Amy for America)
. . .releases 12 years of taxes (Minnesota Public Radio)
. . .is counting on 'Heartland Economics' to win Iowa (The Atlantic)
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Jay Inslee (Our Moment)
. . .testifies on climate change in front of Congress (MyNorthwest.com)
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John Hickenlooper (It's Time for Our Nation to Come Together and Get Things Done)
. . .defends his disapproval of Green New Deal, touts record on climate change (CBS Denver)
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Julián Castro (Julián for the Future)
. . .unveils immigration platform (Texas Tribune)
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Tim Ryan (Tim Ryan for America)
. . .announces 2020 bid (Axios)
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John Delaney (Focus on the Future)
. . .touts rural revitalization plan in Iowa City (The Gazette)
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Terry McAullife (Standing up for the Common Good)
. . .will have the 'funnest' campaign if he runs (Washington Free Beacon)
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Tulsi Gabbard (For the Country We Love)
. . .accuses CNN's Fareed Zakaria of 'trying to goad Trump into going to war with Russia' (Washington Times)
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Marianne Williamson (Repair, restore, and renew America)
. . .discusses love as a political force (Iowa State Daily)
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Seth Moulton (Join Seth)
. . .to decide on presidential bid in ‘next few weeks’ (Politico)
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Debate Schedule:
— Important Dates, 2020 (dates subject to change pending legislation):
February 3: Iowa caucus
February 11: New Hampshire primary
February 22: Nevada caucus
February 29: South Carolina primary
March 3: Super Tuesday (Alabama, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia primaries)
March 7: Louisiana primary
March 10: Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio primaries
March 17: Arizona, Florida, and Illinois primaries
To be determined: Colorado primary (March 3, 10 or 17)
April 7: Wisconsin primary
April 28: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island primaries
May 5: Indiana primary
May 12: West Virginia primary
May 19: Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oregon primaries
June 2: Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota primaries
June 7: Puerto Rico primary
June 16: District of Columbia primary
July 13–16: The Democratic National Convention (Milwaukee, WI)
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“How low do you have to stoop in this country to be President?”
― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
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