Election Ride Home

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Thu. 09/26 – Lockdown Sep 26, 2019

Show notes

Key lines from the whistleblower complaint, what Nancy Pelosi left behind on a plane, an update on Cory Booker’s fundraising, an update on Republican fundraising, Michigan launches automatic voter registration, and Joe Biden goes on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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Whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump and Ukraine [PDF] (US House)
The Biggest Revelations in the Ukraine Whistle-Blower Report (NY Mag)
Intel Chief Joseph Maguire’s Whistle-Blower Complaint Testimony — Live Updates (NY Mag)
Frequent flyer Pelosi leaves impeachment speech on the plane (Reuters)
Demissie tweet re $1 million Booker raise on Wednesday (Twitter/Adissu Demissie)
Singh tweet updating Booker fundraising numbers (Twitter/Sabrina Singh)
GOP cashes in on impeachment (Politico)
Secretary of State unveils automatic voter registration (Michigan Live)
History of AVR & Implementation Dates (Brennan Center for Justice)
Joe Biden on Ukraine Transcript, Impeachment & Defeating Trump (YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live)

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Wed. 09/25 – I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow Sep 25, 2019

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A summary of the impeachment stuff, what that impeachment stuff might mean for the presidential race, and highlights from last night’s Republican debate—which, yes, are largely about the impeachment stuff.

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
Chris Higgins on Instagram
Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Speaker Pelosi Announcement on Impeachment (C-SPAN)
Impeachment in the United States (Wikipedia)
Everything We Know About Trump’s Ukraine Whistle-blower Scandal (NY Mag)
Timeline in Ukraine Probe Casts Doubt on Giuliani’s Biden Claim (Bloomberg)
Ukraine Call “Memorandum of Telephone Conversation” (Scribd/White House)
The Impeachment Process Explained: What Happens to Trump Now? (NY Mag)
2020 Republican Primary Debate (Facebook Watch/Business Insider Today)
“(I Heard) That Lonesome Whistle Blow” by Hank Williams (YouTube/Eli Jackson)

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Tue. 09/24 – National Voter Registration Day Sep 24, 2019

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The DNC announces its new rules for the November debate, a new Nevada poll gives us some insight, a new New Hampshire poll gives a little help to Tulsi Gabbard, Alaska Republicans cancel their primary, how to watch tonight’s Republican primary debate, Bernie Sanders proposes a wealth tax, and today is National Voter Registration Day.

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
Chris Higgins on Instagram
Election Ride Home on Twitter
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DNC Again Toughens Debate Qualifications for November (NY Mag)
DNC Announces Qualification Criteria For Fifth Presidential Primary Debate (DNC)
2020 Democratic Polls (Google Sheets/Politico)
Montellaro thread on new Nevada poll (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
Nevada poll w/o methodology (SUPRC/USA Today)
Dem Primary in Flux (Monmouth University)
Montellaro thread on Gabbard qualification (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
Alaska Republican Party cancels 2020 Presidential Preference Poll (KTUU)
Steinhauser tweet with Sanford (Twitter/Paul Steinhauser)
How to watch the first 2020 Republican presidential debate (Business Insider)
Business Insider Today/Facebook Watch
Two of Trump's Republican challengers to debate without him (Reuters)
Tax on Extreme Wealth (Bernie 2020)
Bernie Sanders Proposes a Wealth Tax, Taking Aim at Billionaires (NYT)
Vote dot org – Register to Vote (Vote dot org)
USA dot gov – Register to Vote (US Federal Government)

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Mon. 09/23 – The Iowa Poll Sep 23, 2019

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A new Iowa poll shakes up the race, Tulsi Gabbard gets that third poll, Iowa will hold satellite caucuses, Microsoft is helping with election security, Democrats are targeting 26,849 local races in 2020, and Cory Booker’s campaign needs $1.7 million real soon.

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Elizabeth Warren leads Register’s Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (Des Moines Register)
Warren Takes Lead in Key Iowa Poll (NY Mag)
Iowa’s Virtual Caucus Is in Doubt [September 3] (Election Ride Home)
Iowa Democrats propose ‘satellite’ caucus system to replace virtual caucuses in 2020 (Des Moines Register)
DNC approves Iowa’s plan to hold ‘satellite’ caucuses in nursing homes, college campuses and more in 2020 (Des Moines Register)
Microsoft to provide free Windows 7 updates for voting systems in 2020 (ZDNet)
Extending free Windows 7 security updates to voting systems (Microsoft On the Issues)
Democrats target over 26,000 local races to unseat Republicans (Axios)
Contest Every Race
Next one out? Booker memo warns he may not be in 2020 race 'much longer' (NBC News)
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge (Politico)
Demissie memo [PDF] (Politico)
“Tell The World The Truth”: The Maybe Final Days Of Cory Booker’s Campaign (BuzzFeed News)
Demissie tweet Monday morning announcing $500k raise (Twitter/Addisu Demissie)

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Fri. 09/20 – De Blasio Drops Out Sep 20, 2019

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Bill de Blasio drops out, Bernie Sanders reaches one million donors, key moments from MSNBC’s Climate Forum, and a candidate anecdote from Cory Booker.

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
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Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Bill de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Race (NY Mag)
Clip from Morning Joe announcing de Blasio leaving the race (Twitter/Morning Joe)
Why I'm ending my 2020 presidential campaign — and what I promise to do next (NBC News/Bill de Blasio)
Bernie Sanders hits 1 million donors (Politico)
MSNBC Climate in Crisis homepage (MSNBC)
Watch live: MSNBC’s Climate Forum 2020 (MSNBC)
2020 candidates take action on the climate crisis (MSNBC)
Bernie on climate crisis: ‘I would use all the executive powers that we have’ (MSNBC)
Global climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates (The Guardian)
Mayor Cory Booker at Yeshiva University (YouTube/Yeshiva University)
Shmuley Boteach (Wikipedia)
Michael T. Benson (Wikipedia)

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Thu. 09/19 – The Saga of Gabbard’s Third Poll Sep 19, 2019

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The saga of Tulsi Gabbard and the elusive third poll, another new poll gives no help to the debate qualifying field, Joe Kennedy III is definitely running for Senate, a listener question about the million-donor mark, Kamala Harris doubles down on Iowa, and Amazon will allow voice donations to presidential candidates starting in October. What could possibly go wrong?

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
Chris Higgins on Instagram
Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Gabbard tweet announcing third qualifying poll (Twitter/Tulsi Gabbard)
Joe Biden ahead in Democratic race, with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren filling out the top tier [the poll in question] (WaPo)
Poll details for one of Gabbard’s qualifying polls (ABC News/WaPo)
Poll details for another of Gabbard’s qualifying polls (CBS News/YouGov)
DNC Announces Details For Third Presidential Primary Debate [the rules] (DNC)
Who Will Make the Fourth Democratic Debate? [includes topline comments from DNC] (FiveThirtyEight)
Skelley tweet re topline DNC rule (Twitter/Geoffrey Skelley)
Who has qualified for the fourth Democratic debate [includes note on CNN/SSRS poll repeat] (WaPo)
Bennet’s letter to Perez/DNC (Bennet for America)
What If The Third Debate Were Based On Different Polls? (FiveThirtyEight)
2020 Democratic polls [spreadsheet indicating what counts] (Google Sheets/Politico)
Montellaro tweet re Fox News poll (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
Joe Kennedy to formally announce he’ll run for Senate (Boston Globe)
Kennedy to challenge Markey for Massachusetts Senate seat (Politico)
Elizabeth Warren’s Campaign Receives 1 Million Donations, Hitting Milestone (NYT)
Kamala Harris bets it all on Iowa to break freefall (Politico)
‘Alexa, I want to make a political contribution.’ Amazon to start voice-controlled donations to 2020 presidential campaigns (WaPo)
Alexa Political Contributions (Amazon Pay)
“And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords” (YouTube/The Simpsons)

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Wed. 09/18 – The Gun Safety Debate Sep 18, 2019

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A quick correction on that Andrew Yang story, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke disagree on gun safety laws, details on the MSNBC climate town hall starting tomorrow, Jimmy Carter reflects on age and the presidency, and another new national poll comes out and does not change the picture for October.

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
Chris Higgins on Instagram
Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Election Ride Home for September 18, 2019 [includes Yang misstatement] (ERH)
Beto vs. Buttigieg on gun control (Axios)
Beto O'Rourke: "Hell Yes, We Are Going To Take Your AR-15" (RealClearPolitics)
‘My AR is ready for you,’ Texas Republican lawmaker tells Beto O’Rourke over mandatory buybacks (WaPo)
Americans of both parties overwhelmingly support ‘red flag’ laws, expanded background checks for gun buyers, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds (WaPo)
Beto refuses to acknowledge "politics or the polling" on AR-15s (Axios)
O’Rourke tweet responding to Briscoe Cain (Twitter/Beto O’Rourke)
MSNBCLive-Streaming for Climate Forum 2020 (MSNBC)
NBC News Climate in Crisis (NBC News)
NBC News Debuts Climate Unit and Kicks off Week-long ‘climate in Crisis’ Series (NBC Universal Media Village)
MSNBC will host 2020 Democrats — and one Republican — at the next climate town hall (Vox)
Jimmy Carter says he couldn’t have managed presidency at 80 (AP)
New NBC News/WSJ poll (DocumentCloud)

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Tue. 09/17 – Post Debate Ergo Propter Debate Sep 17, 2019

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What the post-debate polling tells us, the oldest candidates promise to release their medical records, Andrew Yang scores post-debate donations, Pete Buttigieg’s new plan for disaster preparedness, Kamala Harris slow-jams the news, and a few details on the October DNC debate.

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
Chris Higgins on Instagram
Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc(Wikipedia)
A Final Look At Who Won The Third Democratic Debate (FiveThirtyEight)
The Third Debate Influenced Those Who Watched … But A Lot Of People Didn’t (FiveThirtyEight)
Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders commit to releasing medical records early (CNN)
Andrew Yang’s campaign says over 450,000 people have entered debate contest (Politico)
Resilient Communities: A New Disaster Preparedness Approach (Medium/Pete Buttigieg)
Slow Jam the News with Senator Kamala Harris (YouTube/The tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)
DNC Announces Details For Fourth Presidential Primary Debate (DNC)
CNN and The New York Times to co-host next Democratic presidential debate (CNN)
The 2020 election calendar (Vox)
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75 (NPR)

CORRECTION: In this podcast, Chris says the Yang plan will cost $1.2 million. It is in fact $120,000. An on-air correction will be made in tomorrow's show.

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Mon. 09/16 – Are Canadian Elections Better? Sep 16, 2019

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Canada is a whole different country, 59% of Americans suffer from election fatigue, why American elections are so long, why Canadians have short elections, is the Canadian way better?, and a Canadian idea we should definitely steal.

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
Chris Higgins on Instagram
Kirby Ferguson on Twitter
Kirby Ferguson’s video series, This is Not a Conspiracy Theory
Election Ride Home on Twitter
Election Ride Home on Facebook
Why Canada bucks the two-party system (National Post)
How The U.S. And Canadian Election Processes Differ (Toronto City News)
The American election explained (Maclean’s)
Overview of Federal Elections in Canada (ThoughtCo)
Most Americans already feel election coverage fatigue (Pew Research)
Why do American elections last so long? (WaPo)
Why This Election Feels Never-Ending (NYT)
American Elections: How Long Is Too Long? (The Atlantic)
How Presidential Campaigns Became Two-Year Marathons (NYT)
Why Does Iowa Vote First, Anyway? (NPR)
Why are American elections so long? (Pacific Standard)
Why Are U.S. Elections So Much Longer Than Other Countries'? (NPR)
OpenSecrets.org Campaign Funding (Open Secrets)
How Money Affects Elections (FiveThirtyEight)
The typical US Congress member is 12 times richer than the typical American household (Quartz)
Voter turnout in the United States presidential elections (Wikipedia)
Voter turnout in Canada (Wikipedia)
Three Things the U.S. Could Learn from Canada’s Election (Brennan Center)
How Canada ended gerrymandering (Vox)
Gerrymandering Wikipedia entry (Wikipedia)
Where does the term gerrymandering come from? (Vox)

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Fri. 09/13 – This Is Why Presidential Debates Are Becoming Unwatchable Sep 13, 2019

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The big picture about last night’s debate, Andrew Yang’s big surprise, who got the most speaking time at the debate, what those protestors were saying, the Julián Castro-versus-Joe Biden moment and who was actually wrong there, and Pete Buttigieg’s closing statement.

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