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Fri. 11/22 – November’s DNC Debate Had the Lowest Viewership Yet Nov 22, 2019

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Bernie Sanders hits 4 million donations, Mike Bloomberg files paperwork on his way to an announcement, the Senate impeachment trial might have a shorter timeline than expected, we now know how few people actually watched Wednesday’s debate, initial debate polling shows very minor changes, the Trump impeachment stuff in five minutes or less, Elizabeth Warren’s two-part plan to implement Medicare for All, and Pete Buttigieg campaign’s plan for preemptively fighting fake video.

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Bernie Sanders reaches 4 million donations, thanks in part to automatic monthly giving (WaPo)
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg files papers to join Democratic race for president (WaPo)
Bloomberg FEC filing (FEC)
Silver tweet on how official the Bloomberg stuff is (Twitter/Nate Silver)
White House and Republicans discuss limiting impeachment trial to two weeks (WaPo)
Senate Republicans Mulling Two-Week Impeachment Trial (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Democratic Debate Watched by 6.6 Million Viewers (WSJ)
Who Won The Fifth Democratic Debate? (FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos)
Key Moments From Hill and Holmes’s Testimony in the Impeachment Inquiry (NYT)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Thursday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Wednesday (The Guardian)
Fiona Hill Opening Statement (YouTube/C-SPAN)
What’s next for impeachment (Axios)
My First Term Plan for Reducing Health Care Costs in America and Transitioning to Medicare for All (Medium/Team Warren)
Elizabeth Warren’s new Medicare-for-all plan starts out with a public option (Vox)
Corse tweet re Buttigieg video (Twitter/Alexa Corse)

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Thu. 11/21 – Are You Experienced? (November Debate Recap) Nov 21, 2019

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A recap of the November 2019 DNC debate. Issues: Experience, coalition-building, marijuana policy, affordable housing, paid family leave, and more.

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Wed. 11/20 – Debate Prep (November Edition) Nov 20, 2019

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Wayne Messam drops out, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Mike Pompeo may be considering a run for Senate in Kansas, what to expect at tonight’s debate, and last call for Debate Bingo.

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I am Suspending My 2020 Presidential Campaign But I’m Not Finished Yet (Medium/Mayor Wayne Messam)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Wednesday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Tuesday (The Guardian)
Sondland opening statement [PDF] (House Intelligence Committee)
Mike Pompeo Is Searching for a Safe Exit From State Ahead of Senate Run, GOP Sources Say (Time)
Gordon Sondland: ‘Yes,’ There Was a Quid Pro Quo (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Castro tweet re debate (Twitter/Julián Castro)
Election Ride Home, June 18, 2019: Castro's Housing Policy (ERH)
Election Ride Home, November 5, 2019: Tom Steyer’s Campaign Aide Allegedly Stole Kamala Harris’s Data (ERH)
Get ready for Wednesday’s debate (WaPo)

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Tue. 11/19 – Biden and Marijuana Nov 19, 2019

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Twitter releases its rules for political ads, the Trump impeachment stuff in four minutes or less, Joe Biden says he needs more data before fully legalizing marijuana, another candidate qualifies for the December DNC debate, and Stacey Abrams continues to keep her Vice Presidential options open.

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Political Content advertising guidelines (Twitter)
Twitter rolls out total ban on ads from political figures (Politico)
Twitter's political ad ban to limit micro-targeting, putting pressure on Facebook (The Guardian)
Impeachment Hearing Schedule: How to Watch House Testimony (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Tuesday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Monday (The Guardian)
Wilkie tweet quoting Vindman comment to his father (Twitter/Christina Wilkie)
Clip of Schiff/Vindman exchange (Twitter/ABC News)
Leonnig tweet re Vindman relocation (Twitter/Carol Leonnig)
Impeachment hearings live updates: Vindman testifies that he spoke to intelligence official about Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian leader (WaPo)
Biden says marijuana may be a ‘gateway drug.' Like most of his generation, he’s not ready to legalize it. (WaPo)
Political positions of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary candidates (Wikipedia)
Montellaro tweet re Steyer and Yang qualification (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
November 18, 2019 - Biden Dominates South Carolina Dem Primary, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Undecided Is In Second Place (Quinnipiac University)
Stacey Abrams is focused on voting rights. But she wouldn’t mind being vice president. (WaPo)

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Mon. 11/18 – A Three- Or Four-Way Race…So Far Nov 18, 2019

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A close governor’s race in Louisiana stays blue, Michael Bloomberg apologizes for his stop-and-frisk policy, a giant pile of new polling data arrives, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Barack Obama tells Democrats to chill out just a bit, there’s a rumor that yet another Republican might jump into the primary or something, and a brief reminder that there is a DNC debate in two days.

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President Trump Bet Big This Election Year. Here’s Why He Lost. (NYT)
More Red-State Alarms for Trump in Louisiana Governor’s Race (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Michael Bloomberg Pushed ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Policing. Now He’s Apologizing. (NYT)
Democrats Need High Black Turnout In 2020. How Can They Get It? (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
CBS News Battleground Tracker: Buttigieg rises in Iowa and New Hampshire, Biden back atop delegate hunt (CBS News)
Iowa Poll: Pete Buttigieg rockets to the top of the 2020 field as a clear front-runner (Des Moines Register)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Monday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Friday (The Guardian)
Rough transcript of call shows Ukraine leader wanted Trump to attend inauguration (WaPo)
Trump ignored aides' advice to raise corruption in first Zelensky call, source says (Politico)
Mueller grand-jury material urgently needed for impeachment inquiry, Congress tells court (WaPo)
Impeachment Public Hearings Week 2 — Who Is Testifying And What Happens Next (NPR)
Obama tells Democratic candidates to ease off talk of revolution (WaPo)
Obama Tells His Party’s Elites to Relax (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Weigel tweet re Hurd (Twitter/Dave Weigel)
Mayberry tweet re Hurd (Twitter/Matt Mayberry)

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Fri. 11/15 – Bloomberg Announces Massive Anti-Trump Ad Campaign Nov 15, 2019

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Michael Bloomberg is about to spend big attacking Trump, a new poll tells us about Bloomberg’s national numbers, Matt Bevin officially concedes in Kentucky, Cory Booker says he doesn’t want the new pro-Booker super PAC, the Trump impeachment stuff in five minutes or less, which candidates still need to qualify for December’s DNC debate, and how to watch next week’s November DNC debate.

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Bloomberg Will Spend $100 Million on Anti-Trump Online Ad Blitz (NYT)
Electoral Vote Map dot com, 2016 map (Taegan Goddard)
Reuters/Ipsos poll: 3% support Bloomberg for Democratic nomination (Reuters)
Reuters/Ipsos crosstabs (Ipsos)
Bevin concedes after recanvass in Kentucky governor's race (NBC News)
Bevin Concedes After Republicans Decline to Help Him Steal the Election (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Super PAC vows to spend $1 million to help Cory Booker make December debate (CNN)
Weigel tweet re Booker comment on super PAC (Twitter/Dave Weigel)
Buck tweet re Weigel tweet (Twitter/Rebecca Buck)
October 29, 2019: North Carolina’s Gerrymandered Map Is Toast [includes PAC/Super PAC explainer] (Election Ride Home)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Friday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Thursday (The Guardian)
Tweet with reconstruction of phone call between Trump and Zelensky (Twitter/Andrew Desiderio)
LIVE: House Impeachment Inquiry Hearing, Friday (YouTube/C-SPAN)
Trump tweets re: Yovanovitch (Twitter/Donald J. Trump)
Harris tweet re: witness intimidation (Twitter/Kamala Harris)
Montellaro tweet re: poll status (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
Line-up announced for MSNBC/Washington Post Democratic debate (NBC News)
Everything you need to know about the next Democratic debate (WaPo)
Here's who will be onstage for the November Democratic debate hosted by MSNBC and the Washington Post, what time it'll start, and how to watch (Business Insider)

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Thu. 11/14 – Patrick is Running Nov 14, 2019

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Deval Patrick is running, how hard is this last-minute filing stuff anyway?, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is running for her late husband’s House seat, and there’s a big asterisk in Twitter’s new rules about political ads.

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Deval Patrick Joins the 2020 Race: ‘This Won’t Be Easy, and It Shouldn’t Be’ (NYT)
Deval Patrick Announcement Video (YouTube/Deval For All)
Deval Patrick bows out of 2020 presidential run (Politico)
Bloomberg news: Michael Bloomberg launches presidential campaign in Alabama (Montgomery Advertiser)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Thursday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Wednesday (The Guardian)
CLIP: "President Trump cares more about the investigations of Biden" (YouTube/C-SPAN)
AP source: 2nd US official heard Trump call with Sondland (AP)
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress (Baltimore Sun)
Kweisi Mfume begins campaign to regain congressional seat, replace the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (Baltimore Sun)
August 2, 2019: The Great Winding-Down [includes info on where leftover campaign funds can go] (Election Ride Home)
Twitter Is Banning Political Ads. But It Will Allow Those That Don't Mention Candidates Or Bills. (BuzzFeed News)

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Wed. 11/13 – Sanford Drops Out Nov 13, 2019

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Mark Sanford drops out, a new poll shows Pete Buttigieg doing great in Iowa, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Tom Cotton’s Democratic opponent drops out hours after the filing period ends, who did and did not file for the Arkansas primary—and what that might mean, and the tentative schedule for the Senate impeachment trial is out.

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Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford has dropped out of presidential race (Post and Courier)
Mark Sanford Ends His Long-shot Bid to Dethrone Donald Trump (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Silver tweet re: net favorability (Twitter/Nate Silver)
Monmouth Iowa crosstabs (Monmouth University)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Wednesday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Tuesday (The Guardian)
Impeachment inquiry live stream (YouTube/CSPAN)
Taylor clip on Ukraine and Russia (Twitter/Newsmax)
Schiff tweet on next week’s testimony (Twitter/Adam Schiff)
Two hours after filing period ends, Democrat Josh Mahony drops out of U.S. Senate race (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Democrat drops bid to challenge Sen. Tom Cotton in Arkansas (AP)
RPA Press Release – Mahoney Lawsuit (Republican Party of Arkansas)
Montellaro tweet listing who filed in Arkansas (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
N.H. Primary Status In The Spotlight As Some Candidates Forgo Traditional Filing (NHPR)
The Green Papers: 2020 Election [includes filing deadlines] (The Green Papers)

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Tue. 11/12 – More Last-Minute Candidates?! Nov 12, 2019

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Is Bloomberg running or not, Deval Patrick might run at the last minute, a New Hampshire poll gives help to candidates for the DNC debates, a pollster weighs on that poll, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Mike Pence plants a moon tree, and the twentieth Republican announces his retirement from the House.

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Even Michael Bloomberg Supporters Are Worried a Run Would ‘Hand the Nomination to Warren’ (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
How Seriously Should We Take Michael Bloomberg’s Potential 2020 Run? (FiveThirtyEight)
Michael Bloomberg on Twitter (Twitter/Michael Bloomberg)
Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering 2020 Presidential Race (NYT)
Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’ (NYT)
November 11, 2019 - Biden Holds Slight Lead In New Hampshire Dem Primary, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; 54 Percent Definitely Wouldn't Vote For Bloomberg In Primary (Quinnipiac)
Montellaro on Quinnipiac NH poll (Twitter/Zach Montellaro)
2020 Democratic polls (Google Sheets/Politico)
Silver tweets re Quinnipiac NH polls re: Gabbard (Twitter/Nate Silver)
Silver image from Quinnipiac crosstabs (Twitter/Nate Silver)
Open Primaries – New Hampshire (Open Primaries)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Tuesday (The Guardian)
Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Monday (The Guardian)
Pence plants a 'moon tree' but will it grow? (Politico)
The "Moon Trees" [includes locations where known] (NASA)
New York’s Peter King Is 20th House Republican to Announce Retirement (NY Mag/Intelligencer)
Rep. Peter T. King, a 14-term Republican congressman from New York, announces retirement (WaPo)

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Fri. 11/08 – Is Bloomberg Running? Nov 08, 2019

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Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to maybe-probably-maybe-probably enter the race, a Tom Steyer aide allegedly offered to pay for endorsements in Iowa, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Jeff Sessions is running for his old Senate seat, and highlights from The Weather Channel’s climate forum.

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