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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019: Mark Sanford announced Sunday that he was running for president. Tom Steyer reached the polling threshold to qualify for the October primary debates.

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There are 10 new candidates running since last week, including five Republicans. In total, 850 individuals are currently filed with the FEC to run for president.

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“But there's a danger in running as a continuation of a previous administration, because in the past half-century of presidential elections, the change candidate has beaten the ‘familiar’ candidate almost every time.

Incumbent presidents are largely immune from this phenomenon. They get to enjoy the constant visibility and bully pulpit of the most powerful person in the world, and only sagging economies (Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush) or disastrous wars (Lyndon Johnson) seem to fell them in their bids for re-election. …

But whether it's a former vice president or the runner-up in the previous election cycle's primary, the candidate who is perceived as running for president because it's ‘their turn’ tends to flame out against a fresher face.”

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WMUR released ([link removed]) videos of the 19 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ([link removed]) —all but WAYNE MESSAM ([link removed]) —who spoke at the New Hampshire Democratic Convention over the weekend. 

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Eight candidates participated ([link removed]) in a political ad on gun violence produced by an advocacy organization founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords, Giffords' Courage to Fight Gun Violence. The ad, which is part of a six-figure digital ad buy, features JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) , CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) , PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) , KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) , AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) , BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) , BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) , and ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) .

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The MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) campaign is holding a national headquarters ([link removed]) opening celebration Tuesday in Lakewood, Colorado.

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BENNET and JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) spoke at the Merrimack County Democrats annual picnic Sunday in New Hampshire ([link removed]) . 

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BOOKER discussed nuclear energy, gun licensing, and other campaign issues during his first visit to Maine ([link removed]) Saturday.

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STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) spoke ([link removed]) about the obscurity gap in an interview on Fox News Saturday.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) is holding a rally ([link removed]) Monday in Houston, Texas.

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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) discussed her opposition to impeachment ([link removed]) in an interview on _Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren_. She said, “I think it’s important for us to think about what is in the best interest of the country and the American people, and continuing to pursue impeachment is something that I think will only further to tear our country apart."

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GABBARD, TOM STEYER ([link removed]) , and ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) attended ([link removed]) the AAPI Democratic Presidential Forum Sunday in Costa Mesa, California.

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HARRIS released her criminal justice ([link removed]) platform, which would end federal mandatory minimum sentences, the death penalty, and solitary confinement. It would also phase out for-profit prisons and cash bail.

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_BuzzFeed_ interviewed ([link removed]) WAYNE MESSAM ([link removed]) ’s former campaign staff members about payment and organizational issues in the campaign. The Messam campaign responded that these issues were the result of unauthorized actions by a consulting firm.

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SANDERS is hosting a campaign rally ([link removed]) Monday at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado.

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JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) spoke about climate change ([link removed]) while campaigning in New Hampshire Sunday.

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With the release of a Nevada poll from CBS News/YouGov, STEYER reached the polling threshold to qualify ([link removed]) for the October primary debates. He is the 11th candidate to do so.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) will host a meditation on peace in New Hampshire ([link removed]) Monday.

 
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Republican state parties in South Carolina ([link removed]) , Nevada ([link removed]) , and Kansas ([link removed]) canceled ([link removed]) their respective primaries and caucuses.

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At the California Republican Party fall convention ([link removed]) , DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) campaign manager Brad Parscale said the Trump family was a dynasty and they would move the GOP “into a new party – one that will adapt to changing cultures.”

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MARK SANFORD ([link removed]) announced ([link removed]) Sunday that he was running for president. “I think we have to have a conversation about what it means to be a Republican," he said, referencing the federal deficit and government spending.

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In an interview ([link removed]) on _Real Time with Bill Maher_, JOE WALSH ([link removed]) discussed his previous anti-Obama comments and contrasted himself with TRUMP.

 
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Gov. Janet Mills announced ([link removed]) Friday that she would hold a ranked-choice voting bill passed by the Maine State Legislature until January. As a result, ranked-choice voting will be used in the presidential general election in MAINE ([link removed]) but not the primary elections.

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Axios: Why Instagram could be a 2020 disinformation weapon ([link removed])

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Business Insider: Joe Biden's running on a return to normalcy, but 'It's my turn' candidates tend to lose presidential elections ([link removed])

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NPR: Debates, Not Voters, Begin Sending Democratic Presidential Candidates Packing ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Antivirus software creator John McAfee launched ([link removed]) an independent presidential campaign.
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