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Thu. 09/12 – All About the September Debate Sep 12, 2019

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How to watch tonight’s debate, what to watch for during the debate, Elizabeth Warren’s latest plan happens to target Joe Biden, and last call for Debate Bingo.

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Sam Stein tweet re Yang (Twitter/Sam Stein)
Each Candidate’s Path to Winning the Presidential Debate in Houston (NY Mag)
Expanding Social Security (Medium/Team Warren)
David Dayen thread re Gingrich-Edwards loophole (Twitter/David Dayen)
Warren Plan Would Close Tax Loophole Joe Biden Uses (The American Prospect)
Elizabeth Warren’s plan to expand Social Security, explained (Vox)

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Wed. 09/11 – A Republican Primary Debate is Coming Sep 11, 2019

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There will be a Republican primary debate—kind of, the North Carolina special elections go Republican, you can listen to Tim Ryan’s new album on Spotify (yes, really), the Timesasks 2020 candidates to weigh in on executive power, Buttigieg and Klochubar share an awkward airplane moment, and yet another head-to-head poll makes waves but doesn’t mean much.

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Long-shot GOP primary challengers to have their own debate this month – minus Trump (Fox News)
Business Insider to host GOP debate with Trump challengers (The Hill)
Republicans Won Both Elections In North Carolina — But It’s Not All Bad News For Democrats (FiveThirtyEight)
The Latest: GOP’s Bishop wins NC special election (AP)
Tim Ryan’s tweet re: his album (Twitter/Tim Ryan)
We asked 2020 candidates how they would wield presidential power. Here is what they said. (NYT)
Buttigieg airplane tweet (Twitter/Pete Buttigieg)
United Airlines tweet response (Twitter/United Airlines)
Tweet by another passenger explaining the whole thing (Twitter/L_B_TX)
Sept. 2-5, 2019 Washington Post-ABC News poll (WaPo)
Election Ride Home, August 16: Understanding Early Head-to-Head Polling (ERH)

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Tue. 09/10 – Ossoff is Running Sep 10, 2019

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Jon Ossoff is running in Georgia, Kamala Harris releases a comprehensive criminal justice reform plan, it’s special election day in North Carolina, and Debate Bingo is here.

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Ossoff to run for US Senate in Georgia (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ossoff announcement tweet and video (Twitter/Jon Ossoff)
North Carolina's 9th Congressional District special election, 2019 (Ballotpedia)
Kamala’s Plan to Transform the Criminal Justice System and Re-Envision Public Safety in America (Medium/Kamala Harris)
PDF version of Harris plan (Medium/Kamala Harris)
Harris clip on Twitter regarding criminal justice with Sharpton (Twitter/Kamala Harris)

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Mon. 09/09 – Sanford is Running Sep 09, 2019

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Mark Sanford is running, Tom Steyer makes the October debate, get ready for Q3, and Giffords releases a candidate-heavy video about gun safety.

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He’s in: Mark Sanford, SC Republican, formally declares GOP White House 2020 bid (Post and Courier)
Sanford campaign site (includes “Why I’m Running” video) (Sanford 2020)
Sanford Twitter thread regarding his run (Twitter/Mark Sanford)
Elizabeth Warren rises as Joe Biden clings to delegate edge — CBS News Battleground Tracker (CBS News)
CBS News Battleground Tracker/YouGov Nevada (CBS News/YouGov)
CBS News Battleground Tracker/YouGov South Carolina (CBS News/YouGov)
Democratic Qualifying Spreadsheet (Google Sheets/Politico)
2019 Quarterly reports (FEC)
Giffords PSA on gun violence (Twitter/Giffords)
Giffords – About (Giffords)
Top Democratic candidates come together for an ad on gun violence (CNN)

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Fri. 09/06 – The Yang Media Blackout Sep 06, 2019

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Andrew Yang notes that the media has a habit of leaving him out, Howard Schultz drops out officially, four states are about to cancel their Republican primaries, Bill de Blasio’s busy month as mayor, and a candidate anecdote from Pete Buttigieg.

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Yang thread on omissions (Twitter/Andrew Yang)
Hopper tweet saying that Yang tweet features a doctored image, but referring to non-expired video (Twitter/Michael Hopper)
Hopper tweet on correcting an omission (Twitter/Michael Hopper)
NBC News 2020 Democrats (candidate list, updated to include Yang) (NBC News)
The “expired” video from August 29, which became un-expired later (NBC News)
Example of “expired” video (still) from August 29 (Twitter/Mike A)
Example of “expired” video (cell phone footage) from August 29 (Twitter/Eddie Briseño)
The not-expired video from August 28 (NBC News)
Long thread of omissions (Twitter/Scott Santens)
Who is ahead in the Democratic primary race? (The Economist)
Is Andrew Yang being unfairly ignored? (CNN)
Yang gets media cold shoulder (Axios)
Schultz announcement (Howard Schultz)
Howard Schultz Reminds Nation He Was Running for President by Dropping Out (Grub Street)
Republicans to scrap primaries and caucuses as Trump challengers cry foul (Politico)
De Blasio logged a 7-hour work month at City Hall (New York Post)
Buttigieg explains “blinker fluid” (Pete for America)
Linguists for Pete on Twitter (Twitter/@linguists4pete)

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Thu. 09/05 – A Single-Issue Show on Climate Change Sep 05, 2019

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A single-issue show highlighting the ten candidates who participated in last night’s CNN Climate Town Hall. This is the single most important thing that happened yesterday in the race, so we are going to spend the whole show, and it is a long show, talking about the specific responses we heard from ten candidates.

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Wed. 09/04 – Everybody Gets a Climate Plan! Sep 04, 2019

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Elizabeth Warren adopts some of Jay Inslee’s climate policies; Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, and Amy Klobuchar all release their climate plans; what’s going on inside the Federal Election Commission; yet another Republican House member from Texas announces his retirement; and the DNC announces a few details for the October debate.

NOTE: I forgot to mention Buttigieg in the list of climate policy folks up top! His plan is covered in the actual story. -Chris

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
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My Plan for 100% Clean Energy (Medium/Team Warren)
100% Clean Energy for America (Jay Inslee for Governor)
How Pete Buttigieg would tackle climate change (Politico)
Mobilizing America: Rising to the Climate Challenge (Pete for America)
Mobilizing America: Rising to the Climate Challenge White Paper [PDF] (Pete for America)
Pete Buttigieg unveils climate change plan that would cost more than $1 trillion and aim to create 3 million clean energy jobs (CNBC)
How Cory Booker would combat climate change (Politico)
Cory’s Plan to Address the Threat of Climate Change (Cory 2020)
How Julián Castro would address climate change (Politico)
People and Planet First (Julián for the Future)
How Kamala Harris would address climate change (Politico)
A Climate Plan for the People (Kamala Harris for the People)
How Amy Klobuchar would address climate change (Politico)
Senator Klobuchar’s Plan to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Medium/Amy for America)
The Federal Election Commission Needs 4 of 6 Members to Enforce the Law. It Now Has 3. (NYT)
List of All Commissioners (FEC)
The Federal Election Commission Could Be Effectively Sidelined in 2020 (NY Mag)
Federal Election Commission (Ballotpedia)
Texas Rep. Flores says he won't seek reelection (Politico)
Fourth Democratic debate scheduled for mid-October (Politico)

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Tue. 09/03 – Iowa’s Virtual Caucus Is in Doubt Sep 03, 2019

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The DNC scraps Iowa’s virtual caucus plan, Manchin says he WILL stay on as a Senator in West Virginia, Biden says details are irrelevant to his war story, and how to watch the CNN climate forum tomorrow.

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Iowa Democratic Party Awaits Virtual Caucus Plan Approval (Iowa Public Radio)
Iowa Democrats Propose "Virtual Caucuses" (Iowa Public Radio)
DNC concerned about security of Iowa and Nevada's virtual caucus plans (CBS News)
DNC will reject Iowa's virtual caucus plan, sources say, throwing the state's first-in-the-nation status into question (Des Moines Register)
The suddenly uncertain future of the Iowa caucuses, explained (Vox)
Delegate Selection Rules for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC)
DNC recommends scrapping Iowa's virtual caucuses. Iowa Democratic Party chair insists Iowa will still be first (Des Moines Register)
DNC to Kill ‘Virtual Caucus’ Option It Forced on Iowa and Nevada (NY Mag)
Manchin Announces Decision to Stay in the Senate (Manchin Senate Site)
Manchin to Stay in Senate, to the Relief of His Party (NY Mag)
NPR Politics Podcast (NPR)
'Details Are Irrelevant': Biden Says Verbal Slip-Ups Don't Undermine His Judgment (NPR)
10 Democratic presidential candidates will participate in CNN climate town hall (CNN)
CNN announces details for climate crisis town hall (CNN)

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Fri. 08/30 – Where They Stand Aug 30, 2019

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Where the candidates will stand on the debate stage (and why), which voter coalitions support each of the top three candidates, a look at one Democrat who is running for Senate in Montana, Joe Biden’s mixed-up recollection of a war story, Tulsi Gabbard says she will not run as an independent, Joe Walsh says he might run as an independent, and a candidate anecdote from Kamala Harris.

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Biden and Warren at Center of the Stage for the Single September Debate (NY Mag)
Biden has said Warren gave him hell. Now they’ll debate together for the first time. (Politico)
The 2020 Democratic Candidates and Their Coalitions (The Cook Political Report)
Polling Fundamentals [crosstab explainer under “Understanding the Numbers Presented in Tables”] (Roper Center for Public Opinion Research)
Liberian Refugee Wilmot Collins, Mayor of Helena, Launches Bid for Montana Senate Seat (The Intercept)
Wilmot Collins (Ballotpedia)
Wilmot Collins (Wikiipedia)
United States Senate election in Montana, 2020 (Ballotpedia)
Collins announcement video (Twitter/Wilmot Collins)
Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins announces 2020 bid for US Senate (Independent Record)
As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden tells a moving but false war story (WaPo)
Biden rejects report he flubbed details in anecdote about war heroes (Politico)
Tulsi Gabbard Rules Out Third-Party Bid (TPM)
From Trumpism to Trump Challenger: Joe Walsh on His 2020 Run (RCP)
Harris anecdote re: Emhoff’s parents (Twitter/Sudaraka Ariyaratne)
Senator Kamala Harris in Conversation with Cleo Wade (92ndStreet Y)

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Thu. 08/29 – Gillibrand Drops Out Aug 29, 2019

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Kirsten Gillibrand drops out, the September debate lineup is confirmed, Michael Bennet’s open letter to the DNC, and Tom Steyer calls for a wealth tax.

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