Notable Quote of the Day

“A confluence of factors — ranging from the historic size of the primary field to the strategic considerations of top-tier candidates — has turned Iowa into the essential early state in 2020. Since July, candidates have made more than 800 appearances in the state, far surpassing totals in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, according to candidate trackers maintained by the Des Moines Register and news outlets in the other three states.

Iowa is where Pete Buttigieg, still a single-digit candidate nationally, is surging, where Elizabeth Warren has overtaken Joe Biden and where the former vice president — still leading nationally — is at risk of getting cut down. And it is serving as the fulcrum for a host of other candidates — among them Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris — who hope to leverage their performance across the state’s 99 counties into relevance in the states that follow.”

– David Siders, Politico

Democrats

• Michael Bennet discussed the impeachment process in an interview on CNN’s The Situation Room Monday.

• Former National Economic Council director Jeff Zients and his wife, Mary, are hosting more than 30 high-ranking Obama White House officials at a fundraiser for Joe Biden on Wednesday. 

• Cory Booker will appear on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Tuesday night.

• Pete Buttigieg campaigned across Iowa Monday with stops in Spencer and Algona.

• Julián Castro is firing staff in New Hampshire and South Carolina and will focus his campaign on Iowa and Nevada.

• John Delaney and Marianne Williamson filed for the New Hampshire primary on Monday.

• Tulsi Gabbard is filing for the New Hampshire primary Tuesday in Concord.

• Amy Klobuchar discussed electability and prescription drug costs at an event in Philadelphia on Monday night.

• Bernie Sanders campaigned in Virginia on Monday to support local Democratic candidates.

• Joe Sestak discussed his campaign in New Hampshire on an episode of Shooting the Sh*t.

• A South Carolina aide to Tom Steyer resigned after allegedly downloading the Kamala Harris campaign’s volunteer data. 

• Elizabeth Warren finished her four-day tour of Iowa on Monday with a town hall at Grinnell College.

• Andrew Yang held a rally on Monday night at George Mason University in Virginia.

Republicans

• Mark Sanford spoke with the Southern New Hampshire Libertarian Party on Monday.

• Donald Trump held a rally Monday night in Lexington, Kentucky, where he called on voters to support incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin.

Flashback: November 5, 2015

Bernie Sanders signed a joint fundraising agreement with the Democratic National Committee.