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JULY 10, 2019: Tom Steyer spent $1.4 million on a national and early state ad campaign introducing himself to voters. Marianne Williamson’s Iowa state director, Brent Roske, has joined John Delaney’s campaign.

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“Campaigns offer a chance not only to tell people what kind of president you’ll be, but to show it. [Elizabeth Warren is] running her campaign the way she intends to govern: willing to question existing power structures, making decisions grounded in evidence, and always fighting to build something more progressive, more inclusive, more joyful — and more democratic — than what came before."

– Joe Rospars, 2020 Warren chief campaign strategist

“Quality has cost. I’d rather have Jim Margolis [who is working for Kamala Harris] on my side and pay some fees than ‘Larry’ in a cubicle in-house who is learning media buying. Not having a pollster is just running on outsized hubris and ego, I think. But maybe [the Warren campaign has] an in-house pollster next to Larry.”

– Mike Murphy, former Right to Rise PAC chief strategist

 
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_Teen Vogue_ interviewed ([link removed]) CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) about his gun violence prevention policy and experience living in a neighborhood with gun violence.

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_VICE News_ released ([link removed]) a video profile of STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) on the campaign trail while other candidates were participating in the first Democratic debates.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) said Tuesday that in addition to decriminalizing ([link removed]) unauthorized border crossings, he advocates repealing the law that makes it a felony to reenter the U.S. after deportation.

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In an interview ([link removed]) with the _USA Today_ editorial board, JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) discussed his BetterCare healthcare system, the Green New Deal, criminal justice, and foreign policy. “This election is going to be fought in the center,” Delaney said.

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KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND ([link removed]) spoke ([link removed]) at the “Politics & Eggs” event in Manchester, New Hampshire, and discussed ([link removed]) conservative positions she previously held on gun legislation and immigration.

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KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced ([link removed]) a bill Wednesday that would make it easier for people with criminal records to obtain federal housing assistance.

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) said ([link removed]) that his Universal Basic Income proposal would acknowledge the work of caregiving and empower women to leave exploitative jobs or relationships.

 
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** SPECIAL GUEST ANALYSIS: TRUMP AND BALLOT POLICIES
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_Jim Ellis is a 35-year political veteran who now analyzes election data for major corporations, associations, and legislative advocacy firms. He is president of EllisInsight, LLC. We invited him to share analysis of the presidential race._

Several states have pending legislation that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to qualify for their 2020 ballot. The move is targeted at President Trump who has yet to release his tax returns. But, would denying ballot placement in opposition states actually hurt him?

A contrary argument exists to suggest that Mr. Trump and other Republican candidates in states like California and New York might actually receive some tangential benefits from the President not appearing on the ballot.

First, Trump’s name being absent on opposition state ballots wouldn’t change the Electoral College outcome. He will likely concede the most non-competitive places at the outset and spend no campaign money in doing so. Therefore, his ballot placement in these states becomes irrelevant.

Second, when Mr. Trump then loses the national popular vote, he can claim the count is illegitimate because he was barred from competing in several states that would have obviously changed the final totals. Additionally, it might make attempting to change individual Electors’ votes in the 21 states that do not legally bind them to their state total a more difficult argument if no national popular vote tally exists.

Third, without Mr. Trump’s name on the ballot in places like California and New York it’s possible that other Republican candidates could see a slightly more favorable political climate because the sharp edge found in the presidential contest would be removed, at least to some degree. Thus, some anti-Trump voters may become disinclined to participate if they actually can’t vote against him, causing them to believe the process would become a useless exercise.

In summation, should income tax disclosure legislation actually be enacted the Democrats and not President Trump might well become victims of their ballot chicanery.

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FiveThirtyEight: Why We’re Not Treating Tom Steyer As A ‘Major’ Candidate (Yet) ([link removed])

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The New York Times: Is There Anyone Who Can Unite the Democrats Besides Trump? ([link removed])

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Politico: GOP at war over fundraising ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: JULY 10, 2015

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