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Wed. 07/17 – July Debates Take Shape Jul 17, 2019

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Who’s in the July debates, how the candidates spent their Q2 money, will Democrats benefit from high turnout in 2020?, Harris’s plan for domestic workers, Trump gets another possible primary challenger, Bullock makes his pitch on Hardball, and a few important dates to mark on your calendar.

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Who Will Make The Second Democratic Debate? (FiveThirtyEight)
How Democratic Candidates Are Spending All That Money (FiveThirtyEight)
Gabbard tweet with current donor count (Twitter/Tulsi Gabbard)
Facebook Ad Library (Facebook)
Huge Turnout Is Expected in 2020. So Which Party Would Benefit? (NYT)
High Turnout May Not Help Democrats in 2020 (NY Mag)
Bill of Rights press release (National Domestic Workers Alliance)
Bill of Rights one-pager (Harris Senate Site)
Summary of National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (Harris Senate Site)
S.2112 - A bill to enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes. (US Congress)
H.R.3760 - To enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes. (US Congress)
Mark Sanford, SC Republican, former US Rep, considers presidential run against Trump (Post and Courier)
Hardball tweet/video with Bullock (Twitter/Hardball)
Dark Money (2018 Documentary)(Kimberly Reed)
Apollo 11 Moon Launch 50th Anniversary | CBS News Special Coverage, live stream (YouTube/CBS News)

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Tue. 07/16 – Show Me the Money, Q2 Edition Jul 16, 2019

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All the Q2 fundraising numbers are in, Biden suggests a push-up contest against Trump, an update on that whole climate debate thing, and an update on who’s already in the September debates.

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The Money [cash on hand/Q2 graphs] (Politico)
Candidate-by-candidate analysis, with links, of FEC reports (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
Beto O'Rourke's fundraising plummets to $3.6 million in 2019's second quarter (CNN)
FEC Candidates for president data explorer (FEC)
Joe Biden: I’ll challenge Trump to do push-ups on stage if he makes fun of my age or mental state (WaPo)
The Energy 202: How a bizarre blog post is undermining a 2020 climate forum (WaPo)
The Energy 202: DNC will consider holding a climate debate amid protests (WaPo)
DNC opts against climate change debate, Inslee says (Politico)
Why We’re Challenging the 2020 Democrats to a Climate Summit (Gizmodo)
Update on Our 2020 Climate Summit (Gizmodo)
It Won’t Be Easy For Many Democrats To Make The September Debate (FiveThirtyEight)

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Mon. 07/15 – BidenCare Jul 15, 2019

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Biden releases his healthcare policy, Delaney goes on Firing Line, the current state of the July debates, and Gabbard takes the weekend off—for a very good reason.

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The Biden Plan to Protect and Build on the Affordable Care Act (Biden for President)
Biden: We Have to Protect & Build on Obamacare | Joe Biden For President (YouTube/Joe Biden)
Joe Biden unveils his health care plan (Axios)
Biden unveils health care plan: Affordable Care Act 2.0 [includes citation for $750 billion figure] (Politico)
Firing Linetweet re Delaney and bipartisan bills(Twitter/Firing Line with Margaret Hoover)
Delaney pledges sole focus on ‘bipartisan proposals’ in first 100 days of presidency (The Hill)
Firing Linetweet re Delaney and immigration policy(Twitter/Firing Line with Margaret Hoover)
Here are the candidates who have qualified for the 2020 Democratic debates (CBS News)
Gravel tweet re: the debates (Twitter/Mike Gravel)
The roster for the second Democratic debate will be determined this week (Vox)

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Fri. 07/12 – White Privilege and Black Coffee Jul 12, 2019

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Yang releases his Q2 numbers (and I’ll actually tell you about them this time), Gillibrand explains white privilege in her own words, Sanders visits BET’s Black Coffee, Gravel launches a live donor-count website, and some exciting podcast news you’ll want to stick around for.

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Andrew Yang raises $2.8 million in second quarter (Politico)
Yang fundraising history (itemized, by date) (FEC)
Gillibrand tweet with video of her remarks (Twitter/Kirsten Gillibrand)
Amanda Golden tweet [original viral bit; images only] (Twitter/Amanda Golden)
Gillibrand remarks rough transcript (Sara Carter)
Bernie Sanders Breaks Down Targeted Policies For Black America | Black Coffee (YouTube/Black Coffee)
Bernie Sanders Talks Reparations, Student Debt And How His Policies Would Help The Black Community [includes partial transcript] (BET)
We Can’t End Mass Incarceration Without Ending Money Bail (ACLU)
Gravel Donor Count website
Mike Gravel to Run First Anti-Biden Attack Ad During MSNBC Show (The Daily Beast)
Marianne Williamson helped a protest candidate get a surge of campaign donations to aid him in qualifying for the next debates (Business Insider)

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Thu. 07/11 – The Buttigieg Plans Jul 11, 2019

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More about Biden’s taxes, Buttigieg’s national service plan, and Buttigieg’s Douglass plan. (NOTE: The intro claims that this episode has a story with Yang's Q2 numbers, but Chris goofed—they'll be in the show on Friday!)

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Joe Biden Used Tax-Code Loophole Obama Tried to Plug (WSJ)
A New Call to Service: Policy Proposal (Pete for America)
Buttigieg introduces national service plan (Politico)
Buttigieg says plan to expand national service will unify US (AP News)
The Douglass Plan: A Comprehensive Investment in the Empowerment of Black America (Pete for America)
Buttigieg Proposes Broad Plan To Counter Racial Inequality (NPR)
Andrew Yang raises $2.8 million in second quarter (Politico)

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Wed. 07/10 – Houston, We Have a Debate Jul 10, 2019

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A few more details emerge about the September debates, rumors abound that Amash may enter the race as a third-party challenger, a look at Biden’s new campaign strategy, Yang’s plan to revitalize American malls, Biden releases yet more tax returns, and McGrath rakes in record money in her Kentucky Senate race.

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Third Democratic primary debate will be in Houston (Politico)
Democratic presidential primary debate (September 12-13, 2019) (BallotPedia)
Justin Amash: Our politics is in a partisan death spiral. That’s why I’m leaving the GOP. (WaPo)
The 2020 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet (The Atlantic)
Rep. Justin Amash sounds like a guy who might just run for president (WaPo)
Embattled Biden ditches Rose Garden strategy (Politico)
Yang, Andrew. The War on Normal People (p. 32). Hachette Books. Kindle Edition.
Andrew Yang Wants to Save Your Dying Mall (CityLab)
Yang tweet/video at the Columbia Place mall (Twitter/Andrew Yang)
American Mall Act (Yang 2020)
Financial Disclosures & Tax Returns (Biden for President)
Joe and Jill Biden made more than $15 million in two years after leaving the White House, tax returns show (CNBC)
McGrath raises a record $2.5 million on first day of Senate campaign (NBC News)

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Tue. 07/09 – Steyer is Running Jul 09, 2019

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Steyer is running, Swalwell drops out, Warren releases her Q2 numbers, an update on Gravel’s fundraising, and the LGBTQ Victory Fund endorses Buttigieg.

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“Fundamental Change.” [Steyer campaign launch video] (YouTube/Tom Steyer)
Steyer YouTube channel (YouTube/Tom Steyer)
Billionaire Tom Steyer says he is willing to run for president in 2020 in SC visit (Post and Courier)
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer won't run for president, he announces in Des Moines (Des Moines Register)
Eric Swalwell ends White House bid, citing low polling, fundraising (Politico)
Congressman Eric Swalwell withdraws from 2020 presidential race | ABC News (YouTube/ABC News)
Richard Ojeda Drops Out of Presidential Race (The Intercept)
Twitter thread re: Warren numbers (Twitter/Alex Thompson)
Warren puts Sanders on notice with $19 million fundraising haul (Politico)
Gravel tweet with “clarification” on donor numbers (Twitter/Sen. Mike Gravel)
Gravel tweet explaining current donor numbers (Twitter/Sen. Mike Gravel)
LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses Mayor Pete Buttigieg for President of the United States on 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Uprising (LGBTQ Victory Fund)

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Mon. 07/08 – We Can All Agree on Soccer Jul 08, 2019

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Harris releases her Q2 numbers, Bullock releases his Q2 numbers, Williamson encourages her donors to help out Gravel, CNN will televise the lineup draw for the July debates, Biden apologizes for his remarks about segregationists, the candidates shout out the big USWNT win—and call for equal pay, Eric Swalwell makes a big announcement, Julián Castro makes a big announcement, and we have rumors of yet another Democratic primary candidate.

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Kamala Harris Raised Close to $12 Million in 3 Months, Lagging Top Rivals (NYT)
Steve Bullock raises over $2 million for White House campaign despite late entry (CBS News)
Marianne Williamson campaign uses fundraising email to help rival 2020 Democratic candidate (The Hill)
CNN will hold live draw for 2020 Democratic debate lineup (CNN)
Joe Biden to defend record on race [video] (YouTube/Washington Post)
Biden Apologizes for the ‘Pain’ and ‘Misconception’ of Segregationist Comments (NY Mag)
Biden says he regrets remarks about working with segregationists, but stands by his record on issues of race (WaPo)
Biden's post-debate South Carolina support: Strong — but not certain (NBC News)
US World Cup win proves female players deserve equal pay, team says (CNN)
U.S. wins World Cup with a final four-star performance (WaPo)
USWNT tweets...
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Biden (Biden)
Buttigieg (Buttigieg)
Castro (Castro)
De Blasio (de Blasio)
Delaney (Delaney)
Gabbard (Gabbard)
Gillibrand (Gillibrand)
Gravel (Gravel)
Harris (Harris)
Hickenlooper (Hickenlooper)
Inslee (Inslee)
Klobuchar (Klobuchar)
Messam (Messam)
Moulton (Moulton)
O’Rourke (O’Rourke)
Sanders (Sanders)
Sestak (Sestak)
Warren (Warren)
Williamson (Williamson)
Yang (Yang)
David S. Bernstein w/screenshots from Moulton, Warren, Gillibrand, Swalwell, Ryan, Bullock, and Booker (David S. Bernstein)
Leo tweet re: wanting tweets (Leo)
Politics1 tweet re: Swalwell’s NH cancellation (Politics1)
Swalwell tweet re: Nelson (Swalwell)
Pat Ward tweet re Castro fundraising (Pat Ward)
Tom Steyer reconsiders 2020 and plans to enter the race (Politico)

Transcript: Transcript for Primary Ride Home Podcast: Mon. 07/08 – We Can All Agree on Soccer.

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Thu. 07/04 – Primary Websites Don't Work for People with Disabilities Jul 04, 2019

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Many campaign websites are not accessible to people with disabilities, an update on Biden's Q2 fundraising, and which candidates have already qualified for the September debates.

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Not one 2020 candidate has a website that is accessible to the blind (Vox)
Brian McNeilly on accessible candidate websites…in 2018 (Twitter/Brian McNeilly)
Matt May on Twitter (Twitter/Matt May)
Web Accessibility Statement (Warren campaign site)
axe: Accessibility for Development Teams (Deque)
WCAG 2.0 conformance levels (University of California)
DOJ Places Website Rulemaking on the “Inactive” List [context for why the ADA doesn’t currently cover government website accessibility] (ADA Title III)
"Access" [Chris's short film about accessibility] (Chris Higgins)
Biden reports big fundraising number despite recent stumbles (Politico)
Here Are the Democrats at Risk of Not Making the July Debates (NYT)
Yang meets donor requirement for third and fourth debates (The Hill)

Transcript: Transcript for Primary Ride Home Podcast, Thursday 07/04 – Primary Websites Don’t Work for People with Disabilities.

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Wed. 07/03 – Biden, By the Numbers Jul 03, 2019

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New post-debate polling shows mixed results, Biden releases his Q2 numbers, Hickenlooper’s campaign loses key staffers, and Bennet releases his Q2 numbers.

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