DPT 2020: March 31, 2019
Democratic Primary Tracker updates for the week of 3/24 - 3/30
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HEADLINES: Dems react to Trump's best week of Presidency...Beto is officially in (Texas Tribune)...top candidates avoid AIPAC (JPost)...Mueller Report falls flat, Dems call for Barr to make it public (ABC News)...Buttigieg ascension continues (CNN)...
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POLLS:
(Poll data from Morning Consult): The latest results are based on 13,725 interviews with registered voters, collected from March 18- 24, 2019.
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ENDORSEMENTS: FiveThirtyEight's Endorsement Tracker contains interesting early results.
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ODDS(PredictIt, 3/30/19):
—Beto O’ Rourke. . .formally launches 2020 bid with three Texas rallies (KTLA)
. . .hires former Obama aide as campaign manager (New York Times)
. . .introduces himself to key 2020 bloc: black voters (NBC News)
. . .is 2020's John Edwards (The Week)
—Kamala Harris. . .gave an off-the-record speech AIPAC (The Intercept). . .calls 'playing politics' with the Affordable Care Act the 'height of irresponsibility' (CNN Politics). . .receives endorsements from prominent South Carolina Democrats (The Root)—Bernie Sanders. . .ascends from 2016 underdog to 2020 front-runner (USC/Annenberg) . . .isn't kidding about Medicare for All (Splinter) . . .won’t support House Democrats’ plan to Strengthen Obamacare (New York Magazine) —Joe Biden. . .is all over Tinder (Washington Post, paywall) . . .criticizes ‘white man’s culture,’ role in Hill hearing (AP News). . .is on an apology tour (Washington Examiner) —Elizabeth Warren. . .is energized by the campaign trail; she can run for anything (TMZ) . . .has a plan to Make Farming Great Again (Vox)—Cory Booker. . .is Talking About the Issues. None of Them Have to Do With Russia (Esquire) . . .hits 'horrible' 90s-era crime bills backed by Biden, Sanders (The Hill) —Kirsten Gillibrand. . .calls President Trump a coward (New York Times) . . .is the first presidential candidate to release her 2018 tax returns (Vox) —Pete Buttigieg. . .gains with crowds, TV spots and campaign cash (AP News)
. . .calls Pence 'at best complicit' with resurgence of white nationalism (Politico) . . .also gains in polls, receiving his best thus far (CNN) —Andrew Yang. . .has a proposal that could mean prison for owners like Zuckerberg and Buffett (Washington Examiner)—Amy Klobuchar. . .demands entire Mueller report to be released (CBS Minnesota) . . .proposes $1 trillion infrastructure plan (New York Times)—Jay Inslee. . .security detail expands budget to $4 million during campaign (MyNorthwest.com) —John Hickenlooper. . .just might be the fracking candidate (Mother Jones) . . .Is Running for President As Himself. Uh-oh. (Politico)
—Eric Swalwell. . .won't back down from Trump-Russia collusion claims: 'He can sue me'(Washington Examiner)—
—Julián Castro. . .discusses Mueller Report (MSNBC) —John Delaney. . .says Americans should be happy with Mueller's results, but full report still needs to be released (Fox News) —Terry McAullife. . .looks likely to run for President (Political Wire)—Tulsi Gabbard. . .says Mueller discovering collusion could have ‘led to civil war’ (Roll Call)—
Stacey Abrams
. . .what should she do (The New Republic)
—Tim Ryan. . .slams GM for promoting Chevy Blazer on opening day (WFMJ) —Marianne Williamson. . .was Bernie Sanders' spiritual supporter; is now his challenger (VT Digger) —Bill de Blasio. . .says it was a mistake for Democrats to skip AIPAC (NY Post)—Debate Schedule:
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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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“With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
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