Randy Jones is a Democratic staffer with experience campaigning in West Virginia. Before joining the Yang campaign, Jones worked with the People’s House Project, which describes itself as “dedicated to recruiting and supporting working-class candidates who are at home in the places Progressives need to reclaim.” Jones graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in political science and government in 2015.
Previous campaign work:
2018 Richard Ojeda (D-W.V.) U.S. House campaign, political director and campaign manager
2010 Mike Oliverio (D-W.V.) U.S. House campaign, Eastern District assistant director
“This isn’t just about Biden’s age—it’s about ours, and the tension between a vast cohort of Baby Boomers who have trained themselves to believe they’re only as old as they feel and a couple of impatient generations lined up behind them, wondering when they’re going to get a chance to take over. And yet it’s about far more than simply a number next to a name. Our sense of who is old in this primary has become entwined with our appetite for bold and new ideas. All three of the top-polling Democrats, after all, are in their 70s, but it’s Biden, the centrist who advocates for a return to a pre-Trump time, who is getting dinged the most for his advanced age—not Elizabeth Warren, who wants ‘big, structural change’ and turned 70 in June. Up until this week when he had to have two heart stents implanted, neither was Bernie Sanders, who
continues to call for his ‘revolution’ and is in fact the oldest of the lot.”
Bennetreleased his third ad in Iowa Thursday promoting Medicare X. It is part of a $1 million ad campaign.
Biden is launching a $6 million ad campaign that will air on YouTube, Hulu, and other streaming services, and broadcast television in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.
Bidenannounced he raised $15.2 million in the third quarter of 2019, down from $22 million in the second quarter.
Booker will campaign in Iowa for three days beginning Sunday.
In an op-ed published by CNN.com, Bullock called for restricting the start of campaign activity until halfway through an elected official’s term and requiring leftover funds to be donated so that all candidates start at zero in the next campaign.
O’Rourke will campaign in Arizona Sunday with stops in Phoenix and Tucson.
Bernie Sanders will be discharged from the hospital before the end of the weekend following a medical procedure, according to a statement from his wife, Jane Sanders. He is expected to participate in the October presidential debate.
Marianne Williamsonraised $3 million in the third quarter of 2019, doubling her $1.5 million Q2 figure.
Republicans
In an interview on Foresight 2020, Mark Sanford discussed his presidential campaign Thursday.
CNN rejected two of three ads submitted by the Donald Trump campaign, citing fact issues and disparagement of CNN employees. The one ad it accepted, “Changing Things,” was released Thursday.
Joe Walsh sent an open letter to U.S. House Republicans Thursday calling on them to support the impeachment inquiry.
Donald Trump discussed his tax proposal, gun regulation, and government cuts in an interview on ABC’s The Week.
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