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AUGUST 22, 2019: Jay Inslee suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday night. Joe Walsh is considering entering the Republican primary this weekend.

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“If our economic growth falters, the president will blame the Federal Reserve Board for its bungling of interest rates, and he’ll claim that he bravely jeopardized his reelection bid by taking on the Chinese – something that had to be done. He will be right on both counts and he will be forgiven by his supporters.”

– Liz Peek ([link removed]) , Fox News

“A recession between now and the 2020 election would likely put a dagger in the heart of President Trump’s reelection chances. The president has argued that the currently low unemployment and high stock prices are the product of his economic policies. If unemployment rises and stock prices fall, as they would in a recession, it is hard to see how he won’t own these failures in the minds of voters.

Not that he won’t try to pin the economy’s problems on others, most notably the Federal Reserve and the conduct of monetary policy, but I doubt most voters will be duped.”

– Mark Zandi ([link removed]) , chief economist at Moody’s Analytics

 
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ABC News announced ([link removed]) the details of its upcoming PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE ([link removed])) on September 12-13, 2019. George Stephonapolus, David Muir, Jorge Ramos, and Linsey Davis will moderate the debate. If more than 10 candidates qualify, a selection event will be held on Aug. 29 and the candidates will be randomly distributed across both nights. Texas Southern University will host the event.

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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) proposed ([link removed]) spending $500 billion over a decade on apprenticeship and skills training programs for workers without college degrees.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) posted a new digital ad ([link removed]) about the Trump administration’s gun regulation policy, which ends with the written text, “Joe Biden has beat the NRA twice. And will do it again.” 

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CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) discussed trans issues ([link removed]) and his nonbinary relative in an interview with the National Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund. He also traveled to Los Angeles ([link removed]) Wednesday for a grassroots fundraising event. 

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STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) attended ([link removed]) the Jeremy Bullock Safe Schools Summit Tuesday and spoke about gun safety Wednesday on MSNBC.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) is campaigning ([link removed]) Thursday in Portland, Maine.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) proposed doubling investment in wind power, spending $10 billion annually in renewable technology ([link removed]) export promotion, and creating a $200 billion fund to invest in climate infrastructure.

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KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) will attend a fundraiser in Los Angeles ([link removed]) Thursday. She also expanded her California staff ([link removed]) , bringing on seven new hires.

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JAY INSLEE ([link removed]) suspended ([link removed]) his presidential campaign Wednesday night, making the announcement on MSNBC’s _The Rachel Maddow Show_.

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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) will be in the Twin Cities for the opening day of the Minnesota State Fair ([link removed]) Thursday.

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BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) toured ([link removed]) the Veterans Community Project, a village of tiny houses for homeless veterans in Kansas City, Wednesday.

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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) released a union policy ([link removed]) proposal that would end “right to work” laws and ban the replacement of striking workers.

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ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) held a town hall in Los Angeles ([link removed]) Wednesday.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) discussed ([link removed]) her faith and previous statements about illness and disease and how spirituality informs the political climate on _The Argument_, a podcast from _The New York Times_.

 
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In an interview ([link removed]) on _Hacks on Tap_, Anthony Scaramucci said he was forming a super PAC to air ads targeting DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) .

 
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Conservative radio show host and former Rep. JOE WALSH ([link removed])) is considering ([link removed]) entering the Republican primary and could make an announcement as early as this weekend.

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Fox News: A recession won't inevitably sink Trump – Democrats will lose voters all by themselves ([link removed])

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VICE News: Joe Biden Has a Fortress in the South ([link removed])

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Vox: How bad would a recession be for Trump in 2020? 8 experts weigh in. ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: AUGUST 22, 2015

The Kentucky Republican Party ([link removed]) approved holding a presidential caucus rather than primary, which would allow Rand Paul to simultaneously run for president and U.S. Senate.
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