Seven Democratic candidates attend Labor Day picnics in Iowa and Illinois

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019: Amy Klobuchar released a climate plan. Seven Democratic candidates attended Labor Day picnics in Iowa and Illinois.

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Eight new candidates filed with the FEC since last week, including two Democrats, one Libertarian, and one Green. In total, 840 individuals are currently filed with the FEC to run for president.

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Which of the following presidential candidates did not carry any state by a margin larger than 90%?

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"[S]ince no incumbent president has been denied his party’s nomination for re-election since 1852, assessing the merits of a president’s primary opponent is a subjective venture. It is, however, clear that any serious candidate challenging a sitting president position themselves as ideologically more doctrinaire than the incumbent. Ronald Reagan’s strike at Gerald Ford in 1976, Ted Kennedy’s 1980 bid against Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan’s 1992 challenge to George H.W. Bush all followed this model. And that explains why former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld’s primary challenge has generated almost no traction, whereas former Reps. Joe Walsh and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might do so."

 – Noah Rothman, associate editor of _Commentary _magazine

 
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** DEMOCRATS
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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) , JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) , STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) , PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) , and AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) attended ([link removed]) the Hawkeye Area Labor Council Labor Day Picnic in Iowa. Bennet, Klobuchar, TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) , and MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) attended ([link removed]) the Salute To Labor Chicken Fry Picnic held by the Rock Island County Democratic Party in Illinois.

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JOE BIDEN said ([link removed]) he "wasn't trying to mislead anybody" in response to a _Washington Post_ piece that said the details of a story he told on the campaign trail about a Navy captain who refused a Silver Star medal were not accurate. Biden said, "[T]he story was that he refused the medal because the fella he tried to save — and risked his life saving — died. That’s the beginning, middle and end. The rest of you guys can take it and do what you want with it.”

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MICHAEL BENNET told ([link removed]) a crowd in Aspen, Colorado, Friday that he would remain in the race after not qualifying for the third primary debate.

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BILL DE BLASIO ([link removed]) appeared ([link removed]) on WMUR’s “Conversation with the Candidate” series in New Hampshire.

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CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) published ([link removed]) a piece in _Time_ magazine titled, "A Waitress I Knew Made $2.13 an Hour. I Wish She Lived to Get a Fair Shake in This Economy," in which he called for making it easier to join a union, reinvigorating antitrust agencies, and prioritizing long-term investments in workers over short-term returns to investors.

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BULLOCK and GABBARD marched ([link removed]) in the Dubuque, Iowa, Labor Day Parade Monday.

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BUTTIGIEG's campaign manager Mike Schmuhl said ([link removed]) , "Labor Day for us is really going to be a turning point. … It’s when we’ll flip the switch." Schmuhl said the campaign will have 100 staffers in Iowa by the end of September.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) and BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) attended ([link removed]) a forum as part of the Islamic Society of North America's annual convention in Houston, Texas, on Saturday.

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JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) appeared ([link removed]) on _Hardball with Chris Matthews_ on MSNBC Friday, where he discussed his campaign strategy and said Iowa's economy is being destroyed by the trade war.

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KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) published ([link removed]) a piece in _The Denver Post_ titled, "Colorado teachers’ pay is unacceptably low. Here’s how I’ll fix it," in which she proposed increasing teacher pay with a mix of federal and state funding and recruiting diverse teachers. 

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KLOBUCHAR released ([link removed]) a climate plan ([link removed]) Sunday, including the goals of 100% net zero emissions by 2050, participating in the Paris Climate Agreement, and restoring the Clean Power Plan. 

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WAYNE MESSAM ([link removed]) helped ([link removed]) fill sandbags in Miramar, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Dorian.

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BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) responded ([link removed]) to a shooting in Midland-Odessa, by saying, "We don't know how many have been killed. We don't know the motivation. But here's what we do know: This is f***** up." His campaign began ([link removed]) selling T-Shirts featuring the final phrase, saying proceeds would go to Moms Demand Action and March for Our Lives.

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TIM RYAN ([link removed]) campaigned ([link removed]) in Canfield, Ohio, on Saturday, where he told WFMJ there was "no shot" he would drop out of the race after not qualifying for the third primary debate.

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JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) and GABBARD spoke ([link removed]) at a Western Iowa Labor Federation picnic Sunday.

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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) said ([link removed]) on MSNBC's _The Beat with Ari_ that he would continue running after not qualifying for the third primary debate and criticized the Democratic National Committee for rejecting Iowa's proposed virtual caucus.

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_Politico_ reported ([link removed]) that aides to three presidential candidates said they were increasing opposition research against ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) ahead of the third primary debate.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON published ([link removed]) a piece in _The Washington Post_ titled, "America doesn’t just have a gun crisis. It has a culture crisis," in which she says the country has a culture of violence and calls for a U.S. Department of Peace.

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_Axios_ published ([link removed]) a piece saying that, while ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) ranks 6th in polling average among Democratic presidential candidates, he is 13th in cable news mentions and 14th in "articles written about."

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) 's campaign flew ([link removed]) planes with campaign banners over beaches and riverfronts in Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Erie, and Virginia Beach on Labor Day.

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JOE WALSH ([link removed]) was on ([link removed]) WTMJ's _Wisconsin's Weekend Morning News_ to discuss why he's running in the Republican primary. He talked about things he thinks Trump has done right and wrong.

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BILL WELD ([link removed]) campaigned ([link removed]) in New Hampshire, making a stop at the Rotary Club of Manchester’s Cruising Downtown classic car event Saturday.

 
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MARK SANFORD ([link removed])) said ([link removed]) in an interview with Fox News about a potential Republican primary bid, "It would be something of a David and Goliath story. I mean it's impossible at many different levels. It'd be a very steep climb. But you know that going in." He planned to announce whether he is running around Labor Day but said ([link removed]) Monday he would delay his decision until after Hurricane Dorian passes.

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FiveThirtyEight: Four Interesting Findings From The Recent Flurry Of 2020 Polls ([link removed])

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The Washington Post: The 2020 electoral map could be the smallest in years. Here’s why. ([link removed])

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The New York Times: Why Some Labor Unions Are Holding Back on 2020 Endorsements ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Donald Trump signed ([link removed]) a pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee. Jeb Bush said ([link removed]) he would support Trump if he became the Republican nominee. 
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