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Tue. 06/04 – Everybody Gets a Town Hall! Jun 04, 2019

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Moulton, Ryan, and Swalwell hold CNN Town Halls; Bennet meets the polling criteria for the debates…becoming the 21stcandidate to do so; and how Booker and Warren are betting big on Iowa.

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9 takeaways from Seth Moulton, Tim Ryan and Eric Swalwell's CNN town halls (CNN) [NOTE: has serious typo in quote form Ryan re: Medicare for All]
Moulton on systemic racism (Twitter/Seth Moulton)
Ryan on job automation (Twitter/LiberalTed)
Swalwell town hall, including response/clarification on Medicare for All (around 18:30) (YouTube/”CNN Politics” unofficial account)
Swalwell response to Camara on impeachment (YouTube/CNN)
Bennet meets polling criteria for first Democratic debates (Politico)
Ipsos/Reuters Poll (PDF) (May 15, 2019)
Democratic Primary Candidates Who Have Qualified for the First Debates (Ballotpedia)
Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren Are Making Massive Bets on Iowa (NY Mag)

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Mon. 06/03 – Harris and the Protestor Jun 03, 2019

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A protestor interrupts Harris onstage at the MoveOn Big Ideas Forum, Sanders holds a grassroots fundraiser at a San Francisco nightclub, and what happened at the California Democratic Party convention.

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Video clip of Harris protestor incident (Twitter/Face the Nation)
Full Video of Harris’s remarks (YouTube/MoveOn)
Christopher Cadelago tweet re: protestor (Twitter/Christopher Cadelago)
Joy Reid tweet (Twitter/Joy Reid)
People have rightfully not gotten over a man storming Kamala Harris’s stage (Mashable)
Kyung Lah tweet (Twitter/Kyung Lah)
Douglas Emhoff tweet (Twitter/Douglass Emhoff)
More MoveOn videos (including many candidates at the Big Ideas Forum) (YouTube/MoveOn)
Bernie Sanders After Dark: Inside His First ‘Grass-Roots Fund-Raiser’ (NYT)
Meet the 2020 Candidate: Bernie Sanders (The Mezzanine)
Ticket prices for Sanders June 1 event (ActBlue)
California Is Now an ‘Early Primary State.’ Democrats Are Grappling With How to Compete. (NYT)
A Democratic 2020 contender denounces socialism — and gets booed (WaPo)
Elizabeth Warren speech (MSN)
Beto O’Rourke speech (MSN)
Buttigieg speech (MSN)

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Fri. 05/31 – Younger Voters Keep Voting May 31, 2019

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A look at how Millennials, Gen X, and Gen Z voters turned out in 2018, Warren releases a child care cost calculator, Greenpeace releases a scorecard on the candidates’ climate positions, and the new DNC debate requirements are really not going over great with some campaigns.

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Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X outvoted older generations in 2018 midterms (Pew Research)
Generational graph showing midterm turnout (Pew Research)
Young Americans Outvoted Baby Boomers in 2018 Midterm Elections. Millennials Doubled 2014 Turnout (Newsweek)
Gen Zers, Millennials and Gen Xers outvoted Boomers and older generations in 2016 election (Pew Research)
Poverty Guidelines (Department of Health & Human Services)
Universal Child Care Calculator (Warren for President)
Cancel My Student Debt Calculator (Warren for President)
Warren tweet announcing calculator (Twitter/Elizabeth Warren)
Nick Klensch tweet responding to calculator (Twitter/Nick Klensch)
My plan for Universal Child Care (Medium/Elizabeth Warren)
Where’s Your 2020 Candidate on Climate? (Greenpeace USA)
Greenpeace USA #Climate2020 Scorecard - How Our Ranking and Research Works (Google Docs/Greenpeace USA)
Jay Inslee tops Greenpeace climate grades, Joe Biden gets a D- (NBC News)
New Democratic Debate Rules Will Distort Priorities, Some Campaigns Say (NYT)
Silver Bulletpoints: Who’s In Danger Of Missing The Third Debate? (FiveThirtyEight)
Exclusive: DNC Requires Female Moderators At Every 2020 Debate (Refinery29)

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Thu. 05/30 – Julián Castro’s Immigration Plan May 30, 2019

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A look at Julián Castro’s immigration plan, what we learned from the documentary Running with Beto, and how the candidates are preparing for June’s debates.

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Putting people first (Medium/Julián Castro)
People First Immigration: Immigration Plan Summary (Julián for the Future)
Other (philosophy) (Wikipedia)
Julián Castro wants to radically restrict immigration enforcement (Vox)
Julián Castro Talks About Barack Obama, Ben Carson and Immigration (NBC/Late Night with Seth Meyers)
O’Rourke tweet from listener Maddie (Maddie/Twitter)
Running with Beto(HBO)
No One Knows How to Prepare for the Democratic Debates (NY Mag)
Twitter @LedPast (Twitter/WaPo)

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Wed. 05/29 – Harris’s Town Hall May 29, 2019

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The DNC increases its qualifying requirements for the third set of debates, key moments from Harris’s MSNBC Town Hall, a brief glimpse at Republican primary polling four years ago today, and a look at how close presidential elections have become since the late 80s.

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DNC to raise qualifying threshold for third presidential debate (NBC News)
Democrats up requirements for 2nd round of primary debates (AP)
Reproductive Rights Act: Blocking Dangerous and Deadly Abortion Restrictions Before They Take Effect (Kamala Harris for the People)
Sen. Kamala Harris wants to require laws that threaten Roe v. Wade undergo DoJ approval (MSNBC/The Last Word)
The 3 most interesting moments from Kamala Harris’s MSNBC town hall (Vox)
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC)
Kamala Harris (Twitter)
Health care system not 'fair or just': 5 takeaways from MSNBC Town Hall with Kamala Harris (Greenville News)
Neil Stevens tweet re: May 29, 2015 Republican primary poll average (Twitter/Neil Stevens)
Are Blowout Presidential Elections A Thing Of The Past? (FiveThirtyEight)

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Tue. 05/28 – Candidates Spar Over Bone Spurs May 28, 2019

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On Memorial Day, Buttigieg and Moulton accuse Trump of dodging the draft; an update on who’s in and who’s probably out for the debates; and how the Hispanic vote might be key for the primaries.

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Buttigieg Doubles Down On Trump’s Vietnam Deferment: He Faked ‘Disabled Status’ (Talking Points Memo)
The Daily 202: Veterans running for the Democratic nomination call Trump a draft dodger as he travels overseas (WaPo)
Trump received ‘bone spurs’ diagnosis as a ‘favor,’ doctor’s daughters allege (WaPo)
Anderson Cooper 360: Rep. Moulton: Trump is ‘fundamentally unpatriotic’ (Facebook/AC360)
Rep. Seth Moulton slams President: 'I have never seen a weaker commander in chief in American history' (MSNBC/Kasie Hunt)
Mike Gravel tweet re: donor count (Twitter/Mike Gravel)
Jay Inslee hits 65,000-donor threshold to make the Democratic debates (Politico)
Democratic presidential nomination, 2020—Who has qualified? (Ballotpedia)
2020 Democratic Polls (Google Sheets, Author Not Listed)
2020 Dem primary calendar may boost Hispanic voter clout (AP)

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Fri. 05/24 – I’m Lovin’ the McDonald’s Strike May 24, 2019

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Primary candidates rally with McDonald’s workers, Marianne Williamson will be in the DNC debates, a look at Warren’s campaign right now, and Sanders and Gillibrand propose a tax on financial trading.

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Fight for $15 and a Union
McDonald’s Workers Are Striking, and 2020 Candidates Are Paying Attention (NY Mag)
Bernie Sanders: Fight for $15 Town Hall at McDonald’s Shareholder Meeting (Facebook)
Political positions of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary candidates (Wikipedia)
Buttigieg tweet (Twitter/Pete Buttigieg)
Bullock tweet (Twitter/Steve Bullock)
Joe Biden and the $15 Question (WSJ)
Spirituality guru Marianne Williamson locks in 2020 debate spot (Politico)
Slowly and Persistently, Elizabeth Warren Is on the Rise (NY Mag)
The State of the Democratic Primary (Morning Consult)
How high-frequency trading hit a speed bump (FT)
Sen. Sanders and Rep. Lee Introduce Inclusive Prosperity Act to Curb Wall Street Greed (Sanders Senate Site)
Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (Bill Text, Sanders Senate Site)

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Thu. 05/23 – Gillibrand Proposes a Family Bill of Rights May 23, 2019

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Gillibrand introduces a Family Bill of Rights, two candidates are now accepting cryptocurrency donations, how Buttigieg’s comments on Jefferson and Jackson have played in the media, and Nevada is poised to join states in sidestepping the Electoral College.

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The Family Bill of Rights: a new economic policy for my first 100 days in office (Medium/Kirsten Gillibrand)
How Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would address maternal and child health (Politico)
Rep. Eric Swalwell Is Accepting Crypto Donations in Bid for US Presidency (CoinDesk)
Crypto/Digital Asset Regulation and Consumer Protection (Yang 2020)
Andrew Yang Says Blockchain ‘Needs to Be a Big Part of Our Future’ (Bloomberg)
2020 Presidential Hopeful Andrew Yang Says Regulators ‘Owe’ Clarity on Rules for Crypto Industry (CoinDesk)
Republican Senate Candidate Accepts The Largest Single Bitcoin Donation in Federal Election (CCN)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg On Biography, Policy and Politics (Hugh Hewitt)
Daily Caller tweet showing original headline in main tweet text (Twitter/The Daily Caller)
Hugh Hewitt tweet thread responding to Daily Caller (Twitter/Hugh Hewitt)
Democrats Say the Craziest Things (Karl Rove, WSJ)
Republicans Keep Lying About Pete Buttigieg and Thomas Jefferson (NY Mag)
Nevada could become 15th state to buck Electoral College in favor of popular vote (CBS News)
United States Electoral College (Wikipedia)
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

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Wed. 05/22 – Early Polling Attempts to Gauge Popularity May 22, 2019

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A new poll shows who registered voters like most—and least, eight primary candidates want a climate-focused debate, Booker proposes a “White House Office of Reproductive Freedom,” and a summary of O’Rourke’s CNN town hall.

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New poll reveals the least liked Democrat running for president (NBC News)
May 21, 2019 - Good Feelings On Economy Don't Help Trump, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Biden Is Only Contender With Positive Score (Quinnipiac University)
US Youth Climate Strike (Twitter)
Warren climate change debate tweet (Twitter/Elizabeth Warren)
How I Will Take Immediate Action to Protect Reproductive Rights as President (Medium/Cory Booker)
Cory Booker Vows to Create a White House Office for Reproductive Freedom (The Daily Beast)
O'Rourke unveils plan to protect and expand women's reproductive rights and health care (CNN)
Beto busts out at CNN town hall (Politico)
Six takeaways from Beto O'Rourke's CNN town hall (CNN)
Protect Reproductive Rights | CNN Town Hall (YouTube/Beto O’Rourke)
Impeachment | CNN Town Hall (YouTube/Beto O’Rourke)
Beto O'Rourke takes questions at CNN town hall (CNN)

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Tue. 05/21 – Summer is Coming May 21, 2019

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How the field will winnow, according to Charlie Cook; Buttigieg releases policy proposals (sort of); and the hidden value of Inslee’s climate plans.

Links:

It Won't Take Long for the Deep Dem Field to Start Thinning (Cook Political Report)
Week-By-Week Look at Google Searches of 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates (Cook Political Report)
Issues: It’s time to reclaim the values that drive our policy decisions (Pete for America)
Pete Buttigieg unveils first list of policy proposals (Axios)
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (Wikipedia)
Yang 2020 – Policy — Make Election Day a Holiday (Yang 2020)
Green New Deal (PDF, 116th Congress)
An Evergreen Economy for America (Jay Inslee)
Jay Inslee is writing the climate plan the next president should adopt (Vox)
WATCH: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announces 2020 presidential bid (PBS NewsHour)

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