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Tue. 07/02 – Sanders, Gabbard, and Warren Jul 02, 2019

Show notes

Sanders releases his Q2 fundraising numbers, highlights from Gabbard’s appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, and Warren’s plan to secure federal elections.

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Bernie Sanders' campaign says it raised $18 million in Q2 (Axios)
Sanders campaign says Buttigieg likely raised more money last quarter (CBS News)
Tulsi Gabbard | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) (YouTube/Real Time with Bill Maher)
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Re-introduces the Securing America’s Elections Act (Gabbard House Site)
Which Candidates and Topics Got the Most Time During the Democratic Debate [includes Gabbard talk time figure for debates] (NYT)
My Plan to Strengthen Our Democracy (Medium/Team Warren)
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Transform American Elections (HuffPost)
Election Assistance Commission (Wikipedia)

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Mon. 07/01 – Show Me the Money Jul 01, 2019

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Harris faces false “birther” style attacks, an update on the viewer numbers for last week’s debates, thoughts on when candidates will begin dropping out, and Buttigieg raises a boatload of money in Q2.

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Don Jr.’s now-deleted birther-style retweet about Kamala Harris, explained (Vox)
FEC fundraising to date [only includes Q1 and prior for now] (FEC)
FEC2019 Quarterly reports [key dates for fundraising] (FEC)
Tweet with final Nielsen numbers (Twitter/Gerry Smith)
Record 18.1 million viewers tune into Democratic debate (The Hill)
Democratic Candidates, Please Drop Out on Our Show! | Full Frontal on TBS (YouTube/Full Frontal with Samantha Bee)
Pete Buttigieg's campaign raised $24.8 million in the second quarter (Politico)

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Fri. 06/28 – Food Fight in Miami Jun 28, 2019

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The big picture on what we saw last night, how the Harris/Biden exchange represents so many issues in this primary, Buttigieg’s comments on policing in South Bend, some notable closing remarks, and the ratings for these debates actually broke records.

Links:

Democratic Presidential Debate - June 27 (Full) (YouTube/NBC News)
Full Transcript: Night 2 of the Democratic Presidential Debates (NYT)
Women candidates, on average, spoke more than men in the first Democratic debate [updated for night 2: still true!] (Vox)
Breakdown of time spent per night from Washington Post (Twitter/Post Graphics)
Andrew Yang had less than 3 minutes of debating. Here’s what he’d say if he had more. (Miami Herald)
Kamala Harris Says She Actually Wouldn’t Abolish Private Health Insurance (NY Mag)
Harris tweet showing photo of herself as a child (re: bussing) (Twitter/Kamala Harris)
Kamala Harris was the Democrat you could imagine taking on Trump (Vox)
Biden’s Bad Night Exposed Some Dangerous Weaknesses (NY Mag)
More than 15 million viewers tuned into the first Democratic debate of the 2020 race (CNN)
Harris, Biden face-off is highest-rated Democratic primary debate in history (CNN)
First Democratic debate draws over 15 million live viewers [2015] (CNN)

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Thu. 06/27 – The Math, After Jun 27, 2019

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The big picture about what we saw and did not see last night, Warren and the show of hands about health insurance, Castro’s breakout moments, Gabbard’s breakout moments, and Debate Bingo for Thursday night.

Links:

Primary Ride Home DEBATE BINGO!
Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) (YouTube/NBC News)
Full Transcript: Night 1 of the Democratic Presidential Debates (NYT)
Women candidates, on average, spoke more than men in the first Democratic debate (Vox)
The First Debate-Night Lesson: This Race Is Not All About Joe Biden (NY Mag)
Who won the first Democratic presidential debate? (NBC News)
Julián Castro Is an Underrated Candidate (NY Mag/The Cut)
Julián Castro had a very good night at the first Democratic debate (Vox)
Beto O'Rourke has tough outing in 2020 debate debut (Texas Tribune)

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Wed. 06/26 – Debate Prep 102 Jun 26, 2019

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Moulton’s plan to sneak into the debates, President Trump weighs in on whether he’s going to watch, a look at the candidates’ polling numbers for each night, one reporter’s read on who has to do what in the debates, and a quick look at the 51 for 51 effort to make DC a state.

Links:

Primary Ride Home DEBATE BINGO!
Seth Moulton Buys TV Ads to Make Appearance in Democratic Debates (WSJ)
Rebecca Ballhaus tweet re Trump (Twitter/Rebecca Ballhaus)
What We’re Watching For In The First Democratic Debates (FiveThirtyEight)
Polling chart for the two nights (Twitter/FiveThirtyEight)
Who Needs to Do What in the First Democratic Debate of 2020 (NY Mag)
Twitter account for 51 for 51 (Twitter)
51 for 51 website
H.R.51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Congress.gov)

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Tue. 06/25 – Debate Prep 101 Jun 25, 2019

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What to expect at Wednesday’s debate, Sanders releases his plan to eliminate all student debt in the US, and more about Buttigieg’s policing problems on South Bend.

Links:

Primary Ride Home DEBATE BINGO!
‘That’s Hell’: Democrats’ Debate Prep Gets Real (NY Mag)
Democratic 2020 First Debate Lineup, Schedule: Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden Will Go Head-to-Head (Newsweek)
Tweet showing the debate stage (Twitter/Savannah Guthrie)
DNC ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR THE FIRST TWO PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATES (DNC)
Bernie Sanders Unveils Education Plan to Eliminate Student Loan Debt (NYT)
Sen. Sanders and Rep. Lee Introduce Inclusive Prosperity Act to Curb Wall Street Greed (Sanders Senate Site)
Bernie Sanders unveils plan to cancel all $1.6 trillion of student loan debt (CNN)
Bernie Sanders’s student loan plan is the most expansive of the 2020 field [contains analysis comparing to other candidates’ plans] (WaPo)
DJ Judd tweet re Buttigieg and protest/petition (Twitter/DJ Judd)
Keith Boykin tweet with video of Buttigieg from CNN (Twitter/Keith Boykin)
CNN clip (more context for Boykin clip above) (YouTube/CNN)
A fatal police shooting has upended Mayor Pete Buttigieg's campaign. Here's what you need to know. (Indianapolis Star)
‘We don’t trust you!’: After fatal police shooting, black residents confront Buttigieg (WaPo)
Timeline of events that escalated police tension in South Bend (South Bend Tribune)
Buttigieg faces tense town hall on South Bend police shooting (Axios)
How Badly Did Pete Buttigieg Mishandle a Police Shooting? (NY Mag)

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Mon. 06/24 – Sestak is Running Jun 24, 2019

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Joe Sestak joins the field, two key moments from the Planned Parenthood Forum in South Carolina, and Primary Debate Bingo is here!

Links:

Primary Ride Home DEBATE BINGO! (Primary Ride Home)
Video: Presidential Announcement [includes scripted remarks, close to a transcript] (Joe Sestak for President)
Joe Sestak, Former Pennsylvania Congressman, Becomes the 24th Democratic Candidate for President (NYT)
Former congressman Joe Sestak enters 2020 White House race (WaPo)
Planned Parenthood Candidates Forum, Part 1 (C-SPAN)
Planned Parenthood Candidates Forum, Part 2 [BIDEN CLIP starts around 9 minutes] (C-SPAN)
Planned Parenthood Candidates Forum, Part 3 [BOOKER CLIP starts around 47 minutes] (C-SPAN)

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Fri. 06/21 – "I Have No Comfort Food" Jun 21, 2019

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An update on Harris’s HIV prevention bill, Warren’s Refund Equality Act, online reaction to the candidates’ comfort foods, and good news about streaming the debates.

Links:

Harris Introduces Bill to Dramatically Expand Access to PrEP (Harris Senate Site)
Senate bill 1926 - A bill to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV FULL TEXT (PDF) (Harris Senate Site)
Proposed Bill Could Provide Same-Sex Couples $67M [sic] in Tax Refunds (NBC News, 2017)
Warren introduces bill to unlock millions in tax refunds denied to gay couples (NBC News, 2019)
Warren tweet re: House action on Refund Equality Act (Twitter/Elizabeth Warren)
18 Questions. 21 Democrats. Here’s What They Said. (NYT)
What is your comfort food on the campaign trail? (NYT)
Tweet listing candidate comfort foods (Twitter/Behind 2020)
Twitter thread involving Adams, Darth, Walsh, and Harris’s fries (Twitter/Lily Adams)
Twitter thread re Harris’s use of multiple oils, etc. (Twitter/Darth)
Which 2020 Candidate’s Comfort Food Is the Most Haunting? (The Cut)
Jake Tapper tweet re: veggies (Twitter/Jake Tapper)
Booker tweet re: Vonda’s Kitchen Brussels sprouts (Twitter/Cory Booker)
All of the Democratic primary debates will be live-streamed (CNN)

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Thu. 06/20 – PrEP, Guns, Housing, and Merch Jun 20, 2019

Show notes

Harris introduces a bill aimed at preventing the spread of HIV, Swalwell releases his gun control plan, a look at parts two and three of Castro’s housing plan, and a listener question about buying merchandise from a campaign.

Links:

How Kamala Harris would prevent the spread of HIV (Politico)
Sen. Kamala Harris Introducing Bill to Mandate PrEP Coverage (The Advocate)
A National Framework to End Gun Violence (Swalwell for America)
Our Comprehensive Plan To END GUN VIOLENCE! (YouTube/Eric Swalwell)
Democratic presidential candidate Eric Swalwell releases gun control plan (NBC News)
Rep. Eric Swalwell rolls out gun control plan (Washington Examiner)
People First Housing Part II (Julián for the Future)
People First Housing Part III (Julián for the Future)
Julian Castro calls for surge in federal spending to end homelessness (LA Times)
Kathryn Henry tweet re: campaign merchandise and fundraising (Twitter/Kathryn Henry)
FEC rules: “Proceeds from sales” (FEC)
FEC: Current receipts and disbursements for 2020 election for president (FEC)
Andrew Yang Disbursements—look for “Merchandise,” “Printing,” etc. (FEC)

Corrections:

In the first segment (about PrEP), this episode mistakenly says that Truvada used as PrEP requires twice-daily dosing. In fact, it is only taken once per day. Thanks to Kenneth Berger for spotting this.

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Wed. 06/19 – Biden's Remarks on Civility Jun 19, 2019

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Who gets center stage at the debates, Primary Ride Home Debate Bingo is coming, how Bullock plans to spend debate night, Biden’s remarks at a fundraiser spur a big debate of their own, and Buttigieg responds to an officer-involved shooting in South Bend.

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