2020 Elections

New Republic Faces Backlash Over Mayor Pete Hit Piece

The Hill reports: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) announced Saturday it pulled out of a climate forum hosted by The New Republic after the outlet posted an offensive piece about White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg. “The offensive piece by this author, and the choice to run it, are inconsistent with our values and LCV is withdrawing our participation in …

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Mayor Pete Questions Medicare For All, Free College

CNN reports: Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg weighed in on his opponents’ plans to implement “Medicare for All” and free college tuition, calling them “questionable on their merits” and “pretty far out from where Americans are.” “I do think that we should be realistic about what’s going to work. And just flipping a switch and saying we’re instantly going to …

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New Republic Deletes Bizarre Hit Piece On Mayor Pete

Mediaite reports: Just hours after The New Republic posted a bizarre, acerbic, and definitely not satirical essay by gay novelist and critic Dale Peck about 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who is also gay, the magazine pulled down the piece and posted a short Editor’s Note in its place. Almost immediately after the essay’s publication, criticism began pouring in on …

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Seth Moulton: Trump Voters Know He’s An Asshole

Politico reports: Rep. Seth Moulton thinks voters know Donald Trump is an “asshole” — but he says Democrats are wasting their time launching a “moral crusade” against the president. Moulton is polling at the back of the pack seeking the Democratic nomination for president, and he didn’t make it on the stage for the first primary debate last month. But …

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Harris Proposes $1B Fund To Clear Rape Kits Backlog

Newsweek reports: There are currently hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits in police evidence storage facilities around the country and 2020 Democratic hopeful Kamala Harris has a plan to end the nationwide backlog. On Thursday, Harris said she would spend $1 billion in order to help states clear rape kit backlogs. The money would also help law enforcement reform …

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Joe Biden Vows Return To Daily Press Briefings [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: White House hopeful Joe Biden vowed his administration would revive daily press briefings, a tradition that has become less and less frequent under President Trump. “We believe in the power of free press. That’s why I’ll return immediately to daily press briefings in the White House, the State Department and the Defense Department,” the former vice president …

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CALIFORNIA: Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Trump To Release Taxes To Appear On 2020 Ballot, Gov To Sign

The Sacramento Bee reports: California lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday to force President Donald Trump to publicly release his tax returns ahead of the 2020 election, setting the stage for another legal showdown between the state and the Trump administration.The proposal passed both chambers of the Legislature on a party-line vote. Democrats say the measure will serve as a …

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Mayor Pete Unveils Sweeping Plan On Racial Disparity

NPR reports: South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg got a really big boost to his campaign recently, announcing a staggering $24.8 million fundraising haul over the past three months. But that hasn’t changed one of the toughest realities his candidacy faces: support among black voters that barely registers in the polls. Countering skeptics who doubt he can win crucial African …

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McConnell Challenger Raises Record $2.5M On First Day

NBC News reports: Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath raised more than $2.5 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign against Mitch McConnell — over $1 million of it coming in just the first five and a half hours after she announced, according to her campaign. McGrath campaign manager Mark Nickolas said it’s the most ever raised in …

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Former USMC Fighter Pilot To Challenge McConnell

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports: Former Marine Corps fighter pilot Amy McGrath announced Tuesday that she wants to challenge U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November 2020, ending months of speculation about whether she’d try to take out one of the most powerful political figures in the country. In a three-minute video on social media and on the MSNBC show …

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Activist Tom Steyer Announces 2020 White House Bid

NBC News reports: Billionaire activist Tom Steyer declared his candidacy for the presidency on Tuesday in a video, reversing an earlier announcement several months ago that he intended to sit out the 2020 Democratic primary race. While he is not well known and the candidate field is already overstuffed with two dozen candidates, Steyer’s money could give him an edge, …

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It’s Official: Eric Swalwell Drops Out Of 2020 WH Race

The Daily Beast reports: The 2020 Democratic field is starting to winnow. Three months since he entered the historically large primary ring, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced Monday that he will bring his long-shot campaign to an end. Swalwell, the 38-year-old member of the House Intelligence Committee, focused his presidential bid on confronting gun violence but failed to gain any …

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Warren Raises Whopping $19M In Second Quarter

The Boston Globe reports: Senator Elizabeth Warren raised an eye-popping $19.1 million for her presidential campaign over the last three months, tripling her haul for the first quarter and narrowly overtaking Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ fundraising for the same time period — a major victory for Warren as the two battle for liberal grassroots donors . The total released Monday …

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REPORT: Eric Swalwell Expected To Drop WH Bid Today

The East Bay Citizen reports: Eric Swalwell will hold a press conference on Monday afternoon in Dublin. The event was announced Sunday amid rumors his presidential campaign is nearing its end. The campaign gave no further description about the subject of the press conference, which is set for 1 p.m. at Swalwell’s campaign headquarters at 6250 Village Parkway. In the …

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CNN To Hold Live Drawing For Dem Debate Lineup

CNN reports: CNN will conduct a live draw to determine which night each candidate will appear in the highly anticipated Democratic presidential primary debates airing later this month on the network. Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper will moderate the Democratic National Committee-sanctioned debates over two nights, July 30-31, from Detroit, said a network spokesperson. Both nights will air …

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Iowa And Nevada To Allow Caucus Voting By Phone

The Associated Press reports: Democrats in the early presidential contest states of Iowa and Nevada will be able to cast their votes over the telephone instead of showing up at their states’ traditional neighborhood caucus meetings next February, according to plans unveiled by the state parties. The tele-caucus systems, the result of a mandate from the Democratic National Committee, are …

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REPORT: Activist Tom Steyer To Enter WH Race After All

Politico reports: Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmental activist who toyed with a 2020 presidential run before deciding against it, has told people he plans to announce that he’s entering the race for the Democratic nomination, according to three people familiar with his plans. Steyer had said in January that he was passing on a 2020 run. Steyer held a private …

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Joe Biden +10 Over Trump In New WaPo/ABC Poll

The Washington Post reports: President Trump trails Democratic front-runner Joe Biden by 10 points among registered voters in a hypothetical 2020 match-up, according to a poll released Sunday. Biden has 53 percent support in the Washington Post/ABC News poll, compared to Trump’s 43 percent. Just 3 percent are undecided. Biden enjoys support from independent voters and among self-identified moderates, the …

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Mayor Pete Multiplies Campaign Size After Huge Haul

The Buttigieg campaign this week reported an astounding $24 million in donations in the second quarter. For months, the South Bend, Ind., mayor has run one of the more frugal 2020 campaigns, eschewing on-the-ground organizers in early caucus and primary states and instead focusing on fundraising, media appearances and the candidate’s travel. But Buttigieg is now rapidly expanding his campaign’s …

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Former GOP House Rep Hints At Challenging Trump

Raw Story reports: Tea Party icon Joe Walsh is openly mulling challenging President Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican National Committee presidential nomination. The former Republican congressman blasted Trump on the same subject on Friday. “His entire life is a lie. He lies on purpose. He lies all the time, every day,” Walsh charged. “Lying is how he’s survived. Without …

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