Williamson first 2020 candidate to answer Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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OCTOBER 18, 2019: Marianne Williamson is the first 2020 presidential candidate to complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. On Saturday, Bernie Sanders will hold his first campaign rally in three weeks in Queens, New York. 

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LIS SMITH has worked in campaign communications for over a decade, including in the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns. Smith co-founded 50 State Communications in June 2016. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in government and anthropology in 2005.
PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN WORK:

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2016 Martin O’Malley presidential campaign, deputy campaign manager

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2013 Bill de Blasio mayoral campaign (New York, N.Y.), chief spokeswoman

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2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, director of rapid response

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2010 Ted Strickland (D-Ohio) gubernatorial campaign, communications director

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2009 Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) gubernatorial campaign, press secretary

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2009 Terry McAuliffe (D-Va.) gubernatorial campaign, press secretary

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2008 Dan Seals (D-Ill.) U.S. House campaign, communications director

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2007 Bruce Lunsford (D-Ky.) gubernatorial campaign, traveling press secretary

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2006 Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) U.S. Senate campaign, press secretary

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2013-2015: O’PAC (Martin O’Malley political action committee), senior communications advisor

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2013-2015: Democratic Governors Association, senior communications advisor

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2011-2012: Democratic Governors Association, communications director

WHAT HE/SHE SAYS ABOUT CANDIDATE:
What she says ([link removed]) about BUTTIGIEG: “I saw in him something that I’ve never, ever seen in someone, you know, where you sort of have that moment, this magic, and clearly he’s taken off.”​​
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“Trump, throughout the election and the first three years of his presidency, has run a base strategy. Many presidents wouldn’t bother to come to Texas, but he spends a lot of time in Florida, Alabama, Texas and other Southern states revving up the base to make sure that his support does not dissipate. If he doesn’t hold his base, he is cooked.”

– Cal Jillson, Southern Methodist University political scientist

 
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** DEMOCRATS
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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) , JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) , TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) , KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) , AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) , and TOM STEYER ([link removed]) will speak at the Linn County Democratic Hall of Fame Banquet in Iowa ([link removed]) Sunday.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) spoke ([link removed]) Thursday about the Violence Against Women Act and Trump administration at the Democratic National Committee’s 2019 Women’s Leadership Forum Conference in Washington, D.C.

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CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) will campaign Sunday at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire ([link removed]) .

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In a CNN interview ([link removed]) Thursday, STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) said he supported an impeachment inquiry that goes to the Senate.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) will speak ([link removed]) at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics Friday.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) will make his tenth campaign trip to Nevada ([link removed]) over the weekend, including an event with the Las Vegas chapter of the National Organization for Women.

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KLOBUCHAR will campaign across Iowa ([link removed]) Friday through Sunday as part of her “All of America Bus Tour.”

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_The Los Angeles Times_ profiled Wayne Messam ([link removed]) ’s campaign Thursday. Messam said of his candidacy, “I’m still technically in the race.”

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BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) will campaign in Alabama ([link removed]) Friday and Saturday, including speaking at the Alabama Democratic Conference in Birmingham. More than 5,000 people attended ([link removed]) O’Rourke’s rally in Grand Prairie, Texas, Thursday.

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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) will hold his first campaign rally ([link removed]) in three weeks Saturday in Queens, New York. The Sanders campaign is also launching a $1.3 million television ad buy in Iowa.

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JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) is on the sixth day ([link removed]) of his walk across New Hampshire with a stop in Raymond.

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STEYER will campaign in Iowa ([link removed]) Sunday and Monday, including a stop at the University of Northern Iowa.

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ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) hired Elizabeth Henderson as Tennessee state director ([link removed]) Thursday, making Warren the first candidate to have a state director in Tennessee. 

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) is the first 2020 presidential candidate to complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey, answering questions about her personal beliefs, professional background, and political priorities. Click here to read her responses ([link removed]) .

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) spoke about foreign policy ([link removed]) in an interview on _The Rachel Maddow Show_.

 
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MARK SANFORD ([link removed]) will campaign Friday in Illinois and Iowa ([link removed]) as part of his “Kids, We’re Bankrupt and We Didn’t Even Know It” Tour.

* Roughly 20,000 people attended DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) ’s Thursday night rally in Dallas ([link removed]) , where he criticized the Democratic presidential candidates and spoke about the ceasefire in Turkey.

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** WHAT WE’RE READING
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FiveThirtyEight: Issues Voters See the Race Differently From Those Who Prioritize Beating Trump ([link removed])

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The Hill: Democrats have reason to worry after the last presidential debate ([link removed])

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Politico: Shoelaces, ice cream and flower power: The weirdest things the 2020 candidates bought ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: OCTOBER 18, 2015

Donald Trump discussed ([link removed]) the September 11 terrorist attacks and George W. Bush, social media, the U.S. Department of Education, and foreign policy in an interview on Fox News Sunday.
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