Gabbard crosses fundraising threshold for September debate

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AUGUST 5, 2019: The 2020 presidential candidates respond to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Tulsi Gabbard crossed the fundraising threshold for the third Democratic debate in September.

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There are eight new candidates running since last week, including two Democrats and two Republicans. In total, 807 individuals are currently filed with the FEC to run for president.

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“Under the traditional model for American presidential politics, winning candidates veer left (or right for the Republicans) in the primaries and then scamper back towards the center for the general election. So the real question is whether the leading Democrats have already staked out positions that would prevent the eventual nominee from modulating his or her tone in the fall of 2020.”

– Walter Shapiro, _The Guardian_

 
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The 2020 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ([link removed]) responded ([link removed]) to ([link removed]) the ([link removed]) mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in formal statements, interviews, and tweets. Candidates focused on TRUMP’S rhetoric on immigrants, congressional inaction, and gun violence policies.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) , KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) , AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) , and BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) will speak ([link removed]) on Latino issues at the UnidosUS Annual Conference in San Diego on Monday.

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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) campaigned ([link removed]) across northern Nevada in Carson City, Reno, and Sparks on Sunday.

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BIDEN’s affiliated PAC, American Possibilities, will shut down ([link removed]) in the coming months.

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While campaigning in Los Angeles, Cenk Uygur of _The Young Turks_ interviewed ([link removed]) Bill de Blasio ([link removed]) about campaign finance and the mass shootings.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) 's New Hampshire state director, Michael Ceraso, departed ([link removed]) from the campaign.

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JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) began a six-day swing through Iowa ([link removed]) Sunday.

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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) crossed the donor threshold ([link removed]) of 130,000 unique contributors for the third Democratic presidential primary debate in September. She has not yet passed the polling threshold.

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KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND ([link removed]) introduced ([link removed]) the Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act Friday, which would guarantee legal counsel for children, victims of abuse or violence, and those at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

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BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) canceled ([link removed]) campaign events Saturday through Monday to return to his hometown in El Paso, Texas, following a mass shooting.

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TIM RYAN ([link removed]) campaigned in Iowa ([link removed]) , hosting events in Nevada, Indianola, Atlantic, and Council Bluffs.

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JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) held a coffee with the candidate campaign event ([link removed]) in Iowa Saturday.

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More than 41 percent of donors who contributed to more than one presidential candidate through the ActBlue platform donated to ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) —the highest percentage of any candidate—according to a _BuzzFeed _analysis ([link removed]) .

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) discussed ([link removed]) mental health treatment, electability, and her spiritual beliefs on _Real Time with Bill Maher_ Friday.

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) called ([link removed]) for a new federal domestic terrorism statute that would better allow law enforcement the resources to investigate domestic terrorism cases.

 
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Katrina Pierson will lead ([link removed]) the African Americans for DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) coalition set to launch after Labor Day.

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TRUMP called ([link removed]) the weekend’s mass shootings part of a “mental illness problem” Sunday. Monday morning, Trump tweeted ([link removed]) , “Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform.”

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The NEVADA REPUBLICAN PARTY ([link removed]) will vote Sept. 7 whether to cancel ([link removed]) the state primary. If approved, caucuses will still be held to choose delegates.

 
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Attorney MICHAEL AVENATTI said ([link removed]) he is again considering running in the Democratic presidential primary. “The Dems need a non-traditional fighter. They have a lot of talent but not a lot of fighters,” he said, adding that there was a 50/50 chance he would enter the race.

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** WHAT WE’RE READING
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FiveThirtyEight: Democrats’ Desire For Electable Candidates May Be Driven By Older Voters ([link removed])

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The Guardian: Democrats need to remember: 2020 won’t be decided by 2019's debate responses ([link removed])

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Politico: The scramble to secure America’s voting machines ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: AUGUST 5, 2015

The Hillary Clinton campaign made ([link removed]) a $2 million ad buy in New Hampshire and Iowa focused on Clinton’s biography.
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