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Mon. 02/17 – Badda Bing, Badda Bloomberg Feb 17, 2020

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Sanders takes a more decisive lead and comes under increasing fire for his supporters’ or alleged supporters’ behavior, reporters and detractors keep unearthing more of Bloomberg’s past injudicious remarks and lawsuits against him and practices at his company as his national standing increases, who is the president of Mexico and courting the Latino vote, Pete Buttigieg loves his husband, and Iowa. Yes, you heard me, Iowa.

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Bernie breaks out of the pack (Politico)
Which Democrats Are Leading the 2020 Presidential Race? (New York Times)
Who Will Win The 2020 Democratic Primary? (FiveThirtyEight)
Biden Calls on Sanders to Show Accountability for ‘Outrageous’ Online Threats by Followers (New York Times)
Biden: Sanders has ‘accountability’ for supporters’ ‘misogynistic’ attacks (NBC News)
Bloomberg’s Billions: How the Candidate Built an Empire of Influence (New York Times)
Mike Bloomberg in 2010 called Obamacare legislation ‘a disgrace’ and ‘another program that’s going to cost a lot of money’ (CNN)
Mike Bloomberg for years has battled women’s allegations of profane, sexist comments (Washington Post)
Democrats Look Ahead From Nevada and See a Common Enemy: Bloomberg (New York Times)
Dos precandidatos demócratas no recuerdan el nombre del presidente de México. Solo Buttigieg lo logra (Telemundo)
Bernie Sanders’s Biggest Test Yet With Latino Voters (Atlantic)
How the Iowa caucuses came ‘crashing down,’ under the watchful eye of the DNC (Washington Post)
Glenn Fleishman on Twitter

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Fri. 02/14 - The Bloomberg Is Off the Rise Feb 14, 2020

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Warren goes after Bloomberg following the billionaire’s defense of redlining mortgages, a perfect foil for the progressive candidate, Sanders tries to reign in so-called Bernie Bros in Culinary Union attack, Republicans defend Pete Buttigieg after Rush Limbaugh’s remarks, the New York Times peers into Buttigieg’s tenure as mayor, Nevada brings a not-quite-an-app late in the process to its caucus-counting procedures, and Iowa, always, Iowa.

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Jeet Heer’s thread about Warren and party unity (Twitter)
Twitter thread of videos of Bloomberg blaming lending crisis on poor people and government (Twitter)
Warren Says Bloomberg Shouldn’t Be Nominee, Citing Redlining Remarks (New York Times)
How Can Warren Win? By Attacking Bloomberg (The Nation)
The stakes couldn’t be higher for Mike Bloomberg at the next Democratic debate -- which is why he should avoid them (CNN)
In new flyer, Culinary Union warns members Sanders would ‘end’ their health care if elected president (Nevada Independent)
Culinary Union officials face profanity-laced attacks after scorecard says Sanders would ‘end’ their health care (Nevada Independent)
Sanders disavows attacks on culinary union, saying internet is a ‘strange world’ (PBS NewsHour)
Nevada’s powerful Culinary Union declines to endorse a 2020 candidate (Politico)
US election 2020: Buttigieg sexuality becomes campaign issue (BBC)
What Being a Mayor Taught Pete Buttigieg (New York Times)
As concerns grow, Nevada Democrats clarify how their caucuses will work (Washington Post)
The Nevada Caucuses Are Up Next. Will They Unfold Smoothly? (New York Times)
We Checked the Iowa Caucus Math. Here’s Where It Didn’t Add Up (New York Times)
Glenn Fleishman on Twitter

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Thu. 02/13 - South Carolina Looms Large Even with Nevada Next Feb 13, 2020

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Looking ahead to South Carolina, understanding the impact of Black voters, Klobuchar’s sudden rise to third, millions becomes billions in Sanders’ lexicon, a peek at Nevada caucuses, researchers claim a voting app has deep flaws, Gallup finds American’s distrust the honesty of our elections, and…Iowa.

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Washington Post-Ipsos poll of black Americans, Jan. 2-8, 2020 (Washington Post)
Sanders Takes Top Spot In Dem Primary As Biden Falls (Quinnipiac)
Biden Needs Black Voters to Lift His Campaign. But He Has Competition (New York Times)
Biden faces competition for black vote in his SC ‘firewall’ (AP)
Will black voters save Joe Biden? (LA Times)
Inside Mike Bloomberg’s big play for black voters (PBS News Hour)
How Amy Klobuchar Pulled Off the Big Surprise of the New Hampshire Primary (New York Times)
Klobuchar raises $2.5M after 3rd-place finish (AP)
Bernie Sanders is saying ‘millionaires’ less often, one way his 2020 message has changed (CNBC)
Andrew Kaczynski’s recording of Sanders (Twitter)
The Nevada Caucuses Are Up Next. Will They Unfold Smoothly? (New York Times)
Voting on Your Phone: New Elections App Ignites Security Debate (New York Times)
The Ballot is Busted Before the Blockchain (MIT)
Voatz Response to Researchers’ Flawed Report (Voatz)
Faith in Elections in Relatively Short Supply in U.S. (Gallup)
Troy Price, Iowa Democratic Party Leader, Resigns Over Caucus Debacle (New York Times)
Glenn Fleishman on Twitter

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Wed. 02/12 - Everything in Moderation Feb 12, 2020

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The takeaways from New Hampshire where Sanders won yesterday, how Black and Latino voters still need to weigh in on the nomination, and now there eight as three low-performing candidates exit the race. (And no Iowa.)

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New Hampshire Primary Results 2016 (New York Times)
Sanders Is Winning Because He’s Popular (Atlantic)
5 Takeaways From the New Hampshire Primary (New York Times)
Klobuchar faces tough questioning in case of juvenile lifer (AP)
Where Latinos have the most eligible voters in the 2020 election (Pew Research Center)
Trends in party affiliation among demographic groups (Pew Research enter)
Who’s Running for President in 2020? (New York Times)
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Tues. 02/11 - Don’t Take Them for Granite Feb 11, 2020

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New Hampshire goes to the polls today and candidates make their closing pitches, the race will likely stay crowded as seven or eight candidates have plans to keep moving until Super Tuesday and beyond, Bloomberg begins to appear nationally viable and prompts more examination of his record, and a tiny Iowa update.

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N.H. Primary Countdown Blog - Part 2: Candidates Make Closing Pitches To New Hampshire Voters (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Democrats battle for New Hampshire’s ‘undeclared’ voters (The Hill)
Trump plunges into New Hampshire race, aiming to rattle Dems (AP)
New Hampshire Usually Winnows the Field. This Year May Be Different (New York Times)
Biden retreats to South Carolina (Politico)
Sanders Takes Top Spot In Dem Primary As Biden Falls (Quinnipiac)
Michael Bloomberg: ‘Stop and frisk’ keeps New York safe (Washington Post)
Why ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Inflamed Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods (New York Times)
Bloomberg’s Blunt Defense of Stop-and-Frisk Policy Draws Scrutiny (New York Times)
Iowa Democrats say they’ll respond to the campaigns’ recanvass requests in 48 hours (New York Times)
Glenn Fleishman on Twitter

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Mon. 02/10 - A Basket of Debillionaires Feb 10, 2020

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The key moments from Friday’s debate, attacks between candidates rise in New Hampshire, a brief fundraising update, the latest and last polls from New Hampshire in advance of tomorrow’s primaries, and Iowa, always Iowa, Iowa, Iowa.

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Pete’s Record | Joe Biden For President (YouTube)
The Question All Democrats Need to Ask Themselves (New York Times)
CNN 2020 New Hampshire Primary Poll (CNN)
Bernie Sanders leads in final CNN New Hampshire tracking poll (CNN)
American Research Group Feb. 8–9 New Hampshire poll (American Research Group)
UMass Lowell: Survey of New Hampshire Democratic Primary Voters (UMass Lowell)
February 9, 2020: NH Democratic Primary Tracking Poll (Suffolk University)
Buttigieg, Sanders in Statistical Dead Heat in NH, NBC10 Boston/Franklin Pierce/Herald Poll Shows (NBC Boston)
Boston Herald FPU NBC New Hampshire Primary Poll (RKM Research and Communications)
CBS News Battleground Tracker – February 5-8, 2020 (CBS News)
New Hampshire 2020 tracking poll night 8 (Emerson)
Sanders campaign asks for partial recanvass of Iowa caucuses results (CNN)
Iowa Democrats Give Buttigieg the Most Delegates as Sanders Team Seeks Recanvass (New York Times)
AP Explains: Why isn’t there a winner of Iowa’s Dem caucuses (AP)
How the Iowa Caucuses Became an Epic Fiasco for Democrats (New York Times)
Glenn Fleishman on Twitter

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Fri. 02/07 – If It Ain’t Brokered, It’s Fixed Feb 07, 2020

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New campaign narratives emerge in New Hampshire following the muddle in Iowa, including, shudder, the chance of a brokered convention, the 8th Democratic candidates’ debate is tonight in New Hampshire, another Iowa recap, and Joe Walsh leaves the GOP primary race.

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Thu. 02/06 – Schrödinger’s Caucuses Feb 06, 2020

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Fundraising becomes key with a murky Iowa outcome and Super Tuesday looming, Sanders had a big January haul, a dust up over Super PAC spending, more, yes, more, on Iowa, the upcoming DNC debates, and a new Department of Justice policy on starting investigations into candidates and foreign spending.

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Amid frustration over Iowa, Sanders posts huge fundraising numbers (Politico)
Sanders Raises $25 Million in January, a Huge Show of Financial Strength (New York Times)
How Biden Blew It: The former vice president’s Iowa dud was a long time coming (Atlantic)
Joe Biden’s new reality: What happens when a candidate who guarantees wins starts by losing? (CNN)
Yang fires dozens of staffers after Iowa debacle (Politico)
Michael Halle tweet about Buttigieg and Nevada (Twitter)
Roger Lau retweet about Buttigieg and Super PACs (Twitter)
Buttigieg camp invites more super PAC help (Politico)
Deval Patrick eyes opening in South Carolina after Biden’s Iowa slip (Politico)
Tom Perez calls for recanvass (Twitter)
Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies (New York Times)
Democrats Somehow Lose Primaries (Onion)
NBC News, MSNBC announce 5 moderators for Democratic debate in Las Vegas (NBC News)
Glenn Fleishman on Twitter

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Wed. 02/05 – Caucus Results 75% Loaded Please Wait Feb 05, 2020

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Iowa precincts are now reporting on Monday’s caucuses, but results are still incomplete, Biden goes on the attack in New Hampshire, Biden is well behind Sanders in New Hampshire polling but maintains a national lead, more on the app that sunk the Iowa caucuses, and Mitt Romney is the little senator who could.

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More Iowa Results Released as Candidates Focus on New Hampshire: Live Updates (New York Times)
New Hampshire 2020 Tracking Poll Night 3 (Emerson Polling)
Bernie Sanders widens lead in latest N.H. poll (Boston Globe)
The Economist/YouGov National Poll, Feb. 2–4 (Economist/YouGov)
Reuters/Ipsos Poll: 2020 Democratic Primary Tracker (Ipsos)
Trump Job Approval at Personal Best 49% (Gallup)
Here’s the Shadow Inc. App That Failed in Iowa Last Night (Motherboard)
Iowa’s Tally-by-App Experiment Fails (Wall Street Journal)
Iowa disaster prompts Nevada Dems to drop caucus tech plan (AP/Daily Journal)
Glenn Fleishman on Twitter

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Tues. 02/04 – Caucuses Will Continue Until Morale Improves Feb 04, 2020

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The meltdown in reporting results of the Iowa caucuses, no need for conspiracy theories in what went wrong, how the app was largely responsible, what the candidates are saying about the lack of results, and a very brief impeachment update.

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