2020 candidates continue march on Iowa

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AUGUST 9, 2019: Andrew Yang became the ninth candidate to qualify for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates. Most of the 2020 Democratic field will be in Iowa this weekend at the state fair.

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MIKE FROSOLONE is a Democratic staffer with experience organizing in Midwestern states.
 
PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN WORK:

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2014 Staci Appel U.S. House campaign (IA-03), field director

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2012 Michigan state legislative elections, House Democratic organizer

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2010 Dan Muhlbauer Iowa House of Representatives campaign, campaign manager

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

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2015-2019: Iowa House Democrats, caucus director

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2008-2010: Service Employees International Union, organizer

WHAT HE SAYS ([link removed]) ABOUT BOOKER:
"Cory's performance serves as a validation for the folks who have committed their early support to his campaign."​​
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Notable Quote of the Day ([link removed])

“The [Iowa] State Fair is like half time. We’ve had the first two quarters of the game. We have the 3rd and 4th quarters to play still. If you’re a fan of the NBA, nothing happens until the 4th quarter. I wouldn’t be satisfied being ahead at half time.”

– Jeff Link, Iowa Democratic political strategist

 
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** DEMOCRATS
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The Iowa State Fair ([link removed]) continues and more Democrats are scheduled to speak at the Soapbox over the next few days. CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) , KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND ([link removed]) , KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) , JOHN HICKENLOOPER ([link removed]) , JAY INSLEE ([link removed]) , AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) , TIM RYAN ([link removed]) , JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) , and ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) will speak Saturday. MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) , BILL DE BLASIO ([link removed]) , BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) , and TOM STEYER ([link removed]) are scheduled Sunday.

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BENNET campaigned ([link removed]) in Ohio Thursday, speaking at the City Club of Cleveland and attending a fundraiser.

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BOOKER issued draft legislation ([link removed]) of the Climate Stewardship Act Thursday. The bill would call for planting 4 billion trees by 2030 and 15 billion by 2050 to off-set domestic greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Agriculture and other agencies would receive up to $25 billion annually to develop more voluntary programs for climate-friendly agricultural practices.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) will speak at the Wing Ding in Iowa ([link removed]) Friday night.

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STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) will continue to campaign in Iowa ([link removed]) on Friday and Saturday.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) unveiled his plan for improving rural healthcare ([link removed]) through a “Medicare for All Who Want It” system. He would also expand loan forgiveness programs for healthcare professionals and the Conrad 30 waiver program, which waives a reentry requirement for some foreign doctors committing to work in underserved or rural areas.

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In a Medium post, KLOBUCHAR outlined ([link removed]) her anti-domestic terrorism proposal. She called for prioritizing law enforcement tracking, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes and white nationalist activity. Under her plan, people with violent misdemeanor hate crime convictions would be barred from purchasing or possessing firearms.

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SETH MOULTON ([link removed]) advocated ([link removed]) abolishing the filibuster in a series of tweets on Thursday.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) will continue to campaign in Iowa ([link removed]) Friday and Saturday.

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) qualified ([link removed]) for the third and fourth Democratic presidential primary debates, reaching the polling threshold of 2 percent or more in a fourth eligible poll. Yang previously announced he had reached the grassroots fundraising bar and the polling threshold last week before the Democratic National Committee clarified its polling rules, leaving Yang one short.

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) departs for his New Jersey ([link removed]) golf club Friday as part of his annual August holiday.

* BILL WELD ([link removed]) , along with BOOKER, BUTTIGIEG, and SANDERS, participated ([link removed]) in a presidential candidate’s forum at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Miami Thursday. Weld will also speak ([link removed]) at the Iowa State Fair Sunday. 

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FLASHBACK: AUGUST 8, 2015

John Kasich said ([link removed]) he supported a pathway to legal status for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal permission.
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