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Thu. 01/02 – Castro Drops Out Jan 02, 2020

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Julián Castro drops out, the state of the race right now, new fundraising numbers are here, how a lack of polling data has collided with January’s DNC debate, the impeachment update, and Pete Buttigieg is no longer Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

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Julián Castro Ends Presidential Campaign (NYT)
Castro Policy Proposals (Julián 2020)
Election Ride Home, June 27, 2019: The Math, After (ERH)
Castro video announcing his campaign suspension (Dropbox)
FiveThirtyEight Latest Polls (FiveThirtyEight)
Sanders Campaign Raises $34.5 Million in Fundraising Surge (WSJ)
Sanders on 5 million donations (Twitter/Bernie Sanders)
Sanders on overall Q4 fundraising (Twitter/Bernie Sanders)
Sanders donors are not capped out (Twitter/Sean Sullivan)
Buttigieg Campaign Says It Raised $24.7 Million in the Fourth Quarter of 2019 (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Andrew Yang Raised $16.5 Million in the Last 3 Months, His Campaign Says (NYT)
Gabbard raises $3.4 million but lags behind 2020 frontrunners (Politico)
Trump campaign credits impeachment for massive $46 million fundraising haul (Politico)
Which 2020 Democrats Raised the Most Money This Summer? [historical comparison] (NYT)
In Leaked Memo, Andrew Yang Asks DNC for More Debate Polls (The Daily Beast)
Steyer agrees with Yang (Twitter/Tom Steyer)
DNC responds to Yang (Twitter/Julia Jester)
Why we don't really know who is ahead in Iowa right now (CNN)
Comparison of polling in Nov/Dec 2015 vs 2019 (Twitter/Patrick Murray)
Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion (NYT)
He’s Not ‘Mayor Pete’ Anymore: Buttigieg’s Successor Is Sworn In (NYT)

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Fri. 12/27 – Pat Maloney on Campaigning in Iowa Dec 27, 2019

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Special episode! An interview with Pat Maloney, a former campaign staffer, about on-the-ground Iowa presidential campaigns.

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The History of the Walkman: 35 Years of Iconic Music Players (The Verge)
Iowa Democratic Party Events (MobilizeAmerica)

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Mon. 12/23 – What’s the Deal with Primaries and Caucuses? Dec 23, 2019

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The fundamentals of states in a federation, what’s the deal with primaries, what’s the deal with caucuses, the inexplicable primary sequencing, and what’s the deal with delegates?

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Kirby Ferguson on Twitter
Kirby’s video series, This is Not a Conspiracy Theory
Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Primary Elections (Wikipedia)
Republicans adjusted rules for their primaries after 2012, and it’s helping Trump (WaPo)
The Iowa caucuses, explained (Vox)
2020 Caucuses (Iowa Democrats)
How do the Iowa caucuses work? (Des Moines Register)
How Democratic Superdelegates Decided the 2016 Election (HuffPo)

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Fri. 12/20 – Rumble in the Wine Cave (December Debate Recap) Dec 20, 2019

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A recap of December’s DNC debate.

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Thu. 12/19 – Debate Prep (December Edition) Dec 19, 2019

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The impeachment update, what to expect at the debate tonight, another Republican retires from Congress—but probably has a nice new job lined up, an update on Julián Castro in Vermont, and a tidbit about each candidate we will see at tonight’s debate.

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Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home)
Chris Higgins on Twitter
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Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Thursday (The Guardian)
Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted (NYT)
Gabbard casts lone ‘present’ vote on impeachment (Politico)
Pelosi threatens to delay Senate impeachment trial (Politico)
This week's Dem debate: The time, the location, and the labor fight that almost derailed it (Politico)
What does it take to host a presidential debate? [video] (Politico)
Politico full debate coverage (Politico)
First in POLITICO Playbook: Mark Meadows to leave Congress, plus what McConnell will say on impeachment (Politico)
Tracking House retirements from the 116th Congress (WaPo)
Montellaro tweets re Castro on Vermont primary ballot (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
Di Mezzo list from Vermont SOS (Twitter/R. Christopher Di Mezzo)
How Andrew Yang would improve health care (Politico)
A New Way Forward for Healthcare in America (Yang 2020)
An Era Where Every Latino is Empowered and Belongs (Univision)
My Plan to Fight Global Financial Corruption (Warren for President)
Statement from Vice President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitism and the Battle for the Soul of This Nation (Medium)
You Don’t Know Bernie (BuzzFeed News)
Senator Klobuchar’s Housing First Plan (Medium/Amy for America)
Tom Steyer Statement on House Impeachment Vote (Tom 2020)

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Wed. 12/18 – A Prayerful Moment Dec 18, 2019

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The impeachment update, Joe Biden releases a health summary, Susan Collins is running again for Senate in Maine, Michael Bennet says he needs money to keep going, three candidates will not appear on the Vermont primary ballot, and an update on Wisconsin’s pending voter purge.

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Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home)
Chris Higgins on Twitter
Chris Higgins on Instagram
Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Wednesday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Tuesday (The Guardian)
House panel sets rules for impeachment debate (CNN)
What to expect from the House impeachment vote (WaPo)
How the House Vote on Impeachment Will Work (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Letter from President Trump to Speaker Pelosi (The White House)
Impeachment live updates: Trump excoriates Pelosi and Democrats in letter to House speaker, calls impeachment ‘declaring open war on American Democracy’ (WaPo)
Trump rips Democrats for ‘attempted coup’ on eve of likely impeachment (WaPo)
Read Trump’s Letter to Pelosi Protesting Impeachment [includes fact-check] (NYT)
President Trump’s written tirade to Nancy Pelosi, annotated (FactCheck dot org)
Fact-checking President Trump’s impeachment letter to Pelosi (WaPo)
‘Dump Trump!’ Protesters across the nation rally for impeachment (WaPo)
Dear Colleague on Floor Vote on Articles of Impeachment Against the President (Speaker Pelosi)
Trump tweet re: prayer (Twitter/Donald J. Trump)
Biden medical report (GW Department of Medicine)
Joe Biden is a ‘healthy, vigorous’ 77-year-old, his doctor declares (WaPo)
Elizabeth Warren releases physician’s letter attesting to her health (WaPo)
Doctor: Democrat Bloomberg, 77, is in ‘outstanding health’ (WaPo)
Susan Collins will run for reelection in Maine (Politico)
Poll: 50 percent of Maine voters disapprove of Susan Collins's job performance (The Hill)
Bennet New Hampshire strategy (Bennet for America)
“Opposite of Trump” TV ad (YouTube/Michael Bennet)
Polling average, New Hampshire (FiveThirtyEight)
Cory Booker, Michael Bennet and John Delaney won't be on Vermont primary ballot (CNN)
Effort to stop removal of 234K voter registrations heads to federal court, while attorney general tries to stall purge in state court (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Judge orders state to purge more than 200,000 Wisconsin voters from the rolls (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center)
Josh Dukelow (Twitter/Josh Dukelow)

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Tue. 12/17 – The Debate Is On Dec 17, 2019

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Thursday’s DNC debate is actually happening, Georgia purges more than 300,000 voters from its voter rolls, the impeachment update, a new Republican-funded Super PAC aims to defeat Trump, candidates ask the DNC to change its qualification rules for upcoming debates, and Debate Bingo is here.

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Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home)
Chris Higgins on Twitter
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Unite Here 11 press release (Unite Here 11)
The fate of L.A.’s Democratic presidential debate hinges on a bargaining session (LA Times)
Judge Permits Georgia Voter Roll Purges, Plans 2nd Hearing (AP/NYT)
Berman on purges as percentages of electorate (Twitter/Ari Berman)
Stacey Abrams group files emergency motion to stop Georgia voting roll purge (The Hill)
Centrist Democrats line up behind impeachment (WaPo)
Republican group to run online ads targeting Reps. Spanberger and Luria over impeachment (WaPo)
Need to Impeach hits Trump with new ads ahead of House vote (Politico)
More than 700 scholars pen letter urging House to impeach Trump (WaPo)
Impeachment live updates: House Rules Committee to set parameters for historic debate on Trump’s fate (WaPo)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Tuesday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Monday (The Guardian)
We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated (NYT)
Booker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications (The Hill)
2020 frontrunners back Cory Booker's call to ease DNC debate rules (Axios)
Several Democratic candidates call on the DNC to make the debates more diverse (WaPo)

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Mon. 12/16 – Every Candidate Plans to Boycott Thursday’s DNC Debate Dec 16, 2019

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Every candidate plans to boycott Thursday’s DNC debate, the impeachment update, the Jeff Van Drew-slash-Cory Booker debate, a Wisconsin judge orders a purge of 200,000 voter registrations, and how to watch Thursday’s debate.

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2020 Democrats may skip the next presidential debate over a labor dispute (Vox)
United Here Local 11 statement re: strike (Twitter/Unite Here Local 11)
Sodexo workers protest company (The Los Angeles Loyolan)
DNC statement about strike (Twitter/Alex Thompson)
Second Labor Dispute Roils Los Angeles Democratic Debate (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Monday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Friday (The Guardian)
Read the House Judiciary Committee’s Full Impeachment Report (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Six staffers resign as anti-impeachment Democrat Rep. Jeff Van Drew plans to join the GOP (WaPo)
New Jersey Congressman’s Staff Resigns Ahead of Expected Party Switch (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Schumer and McConnell Play Chess Over Impeachment Trial Rules (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Booker tweet re: Van Drew (Twitter/Cory Booker)
Van Drew tweet re National Dentist’s Day (Twitter/Van Drew for Congress)
Van Drew Party Switch Moves NJ-02 from Toss Up to Lean Republican (Cook Political Report)
Judge orders state to purge more than 200,000 Wisconsin voters from the rolls (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Judge Orders Purge of 200,000 Voters in Wisconsin (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Live stream of December DNC Debate (YouTube/PBS NewsHour)

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Fri. 12/13 – Trump Considers Skipping Debates in 2020 Dec 13, 2019

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Twitter will verify candidates running for Congress and governorships, next week’s debate is going on exactly as planned, get ready for an Education Town Hall this weekend, the impeachment update, Mike Bloomberg donates to House Democrats, President Trump privately considers skipping the presidential debates in 2020, Julián Castro and John Delaney fail to file for the Virginia primary ballot, and Bill Weld says he will not run as an independent.

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Chris Higgins on Twitter
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Election Ride Home on Twitter
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Chris Higgins interview on Words Matter podcast (Words Matter Media)
Twitter to verify all congressional and gubernatorial primary hopefuls (Politico)
“Humblebrag” definition (Merriam-Webster)
Seven Candidates Have Qualified For The December Democratic Debate (FiveThirtyEight)
Livestream of MSNBC’s Public Education Forum (MSNBC)
After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday (ABC News)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Friday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Thursday (The Guardian)
Bloomberg to donate $10 million to House Democrats targeted by GOP (ABC News)
Will Trump Debate a Democrat in 2020? He’s Not So Sure. (NYT)
Actually, a Malfunction Did Affect Donald Trump’s Voice at the Debate (NYT)
All but Castro and Delaney file signatures in effort to get on Virginia's Democratic primary ballot (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Trump challenger Bill Weld rules out 2020 independent bid (The Hill)

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Thu. 12/12 – All the Debate News You Can Handle Dec 12, 2019

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The DNC announces the next four debates, the polling deadline closes tonight for next week’s debate…and why it was so hard to qualify this time, who has and has not qualified for that debate, Hawaii cancels its Republican primary, a judge dismisses that lawsuit about the South Carolina Republican primary, the impeachment update, and a comparison of TV spending by the Democratic candidates.

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