American Federation of Teachers announces support for three candidates
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FEBRUARY 21, 2020: The Nevada Democratic Party is holding its presidential nominating caucus on Saturday. The American Federation of Teachers union announced its support for three candidates.
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JENNA NARAYANAN is a Democratic staffer with experience in political organization development. Narayanan graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in print journalism in 2002. She previously worked for NextGen America ([link removed]) , a group Steyer founded in 2013.
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2008 John Edwards presidential campaign, regional fundraiser
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2015-2019: NextGen America, vice president of development
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2012-2015: The Democracy Alliance, vice president of partner services
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2011-2012: New Democrat Network, vice president of development and strategic relationships
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2009-2011: Democracia USA, director of development
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“The [Knight study] confirms that nonvoters as a whole are fairly reflective of the broader electorate in terms of political preferences. If they were to all vote in November, 33 percent say they would support Democrats, 30 percent Republicans and 18 percent a third-party candidate. More surprisingly perhaps, and potentially more consequential for November, these numbers gently tilt in the opposite direction in many battleground states, with nonvoters choosing Trump over the as-yet-undetermined Democratic nominee 36%-28% in Pennsylvania, 34%-25% in Arizona and 30%-29% in New Hampshire. Wisconsin and Michigan mirror the national average, favoring the Democrat 33%-31% and 32%-31%, respectively, while in Georgia the margin is 34%-29%. This data challenges many long-standing assumptions of political experts.
– Colin Woodard, _Politico_ Magazine contributing editor
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** DEMOCRATS
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The NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY is holding its presidential nominating caucus ([link removed]) on Saturday. Thirty-six pledged delegates are at stake. Nevada has held the "First in the West" nominating event since 2008.
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The American Federation of Teachers ([link removed]) union, which has 1.7 million members, announced on Thursday that it was encouraging its affiliates to endorse JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) , BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) , or ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) . The statement of support was not a national endorsement.
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The Latino Victory Fund endorsed ([link removed]) BIDEN on Thursday. He is campaigning ([link removed]) in Nevada on Friday and Saturday.
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Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ([link removed]) was named national political co-chair of MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ([link removed]) ’s campaign.
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_The San Diego Union-Tribune_ endorsed ([link removed]) PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) . He is holding town halls in Colorado ([link removed]) and Virginia ([link removed]) over the weekend. Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib endorsed ([link removed]) Buttigieg on Thursday.
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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) is campaigning across Utah ([link removed]) over the weekend with events in Salt Lake City, Provo, and Snowbird.
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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) launched ([link removed]) a seven-figure ad buy for cable, broadcast, and digital channels in Super Tuesday states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Maine, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Virginia. The three ads are titled “I Know You,” “Decency,” and “Home.” Klobuchar is campaigning in Reno ([link removed]) on Friday.
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SANDERS is holding rallies across Texas ([link removed]) over the weekend with events in El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, and Austin. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (Ill.) endorsed ([link removed]) Sanders on Thursday.
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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) will campaign ([link removed]) in Nevada and South Carolina over the weekend.
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WARREN is holding a GOTC town hall ([link removed]) with Julián Castro on Friday in Las Vegas. She is campaigning ([link removed]) in Washington and Colorado over the weekend. On Thursday, Warren said she no longer opposed ([link removed]) super PAC support since other candidates refused to disavow them.
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* DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) is holding a rally in Las Vegas ([link removed]) on Friday night. The Trump campaign purchased YouTube masthead ads ([link removed]) in the days leading up to the general election in November. Bloomberg described the ad location as “more akin to a Super Bowl TV ad.”
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** WHAT WE’RE READING
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Los Angeles Times: Op-Ed: Running against Bloomberg isn’t easy. I know. I was his opponent in the 2001 New York mayoral race ([link removed])
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NBC News: In Nevada, caucusgoers are torn between who they believe can beat Trump and who they believe in ([link removed])
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Politico: Can Nonvoters Swing the 2020 Election? ([link removed])
FLASHBACK: FEBRUARY 21, 2016
The California Republican Assembly endorsed ([link removed]) Ted Cruz.
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