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NOVEMBER 12, 2019: Eric Holder and Deval Patrick are reportedly considering late 2020 presidential runs. Michigan released its initial candidate list, which included Michael Bloomberg.

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** HOW MANY COUNTIES BACKED DONALD TRUMP IN 2016 AFTER BACKING BARACK OBAMA IN 2008 AND 2012?
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“Indeed, given Trump’s fairly low approval ratings and the high level of partisan polarization, Trump’s vote share likely has both a clear floor and ceiling. The 2020 Democratic nominee will probably enter the general election limited by a similarly narrow bound. Given this floor, Sanders and Warren are electable, even if they might be marginally less electable than Biden.

‘It might make sense to talk about things in terms of a threshold, that someone is ‘electable “enough,”’ said Hans Noel, a Georgetown University professor and expert on party politics.”

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MICHIGAN ([link removed]) released ([link removed]) its initial list ([link removed]) of candidates for the presidential primary ballot. Among the 18 Democrats listed were MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ([link removed]) , who has not formally declared his candidacy, and WAYNE MESSAM ([link removed]) and JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) , neither of whom have participated in any presidential primary debates.

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The MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed])  campaign announced on Monday that it planned to expand its presence in New Hampshire ([link removed]) , opening three new offices and hiring additional staffers.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) participated in a televised town hall ([link removed]) on CNN on Monday. He also released his plan for veterans services, which included updating compensation, increasing the amount of time between permanent change of station moves, and developing programs for military spouses.

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CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) campaigned in Iowa ([link removed]) on Saturday and Sunday, touring local small businesses.

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STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) campaigned in New Hampshire ([link removed]) on Monday and will file for the state primary on Tuesday.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) discussed racial inequity in policing ([link removed]) in an interview on NPR’s “Off Script” series. He also attended a fundraiser in Rhode Island ([link removed]) on Sunday and released his veterans services plan ([link removed]) , which includes increasing coordination between the VA and the Department of Defense to streamline medical care and improving care for aging veterans.

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While campaigning in Iowa, JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) called for the primary calendar ([link removed]) to be restructured so that states representative of the country’s demographic diversity vote earlier than Iowa and New Hampshire.

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In an interview ([link removed]) with _The Wall Street Journal_, JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) discussed globalization, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and U.S.-China trade relations.

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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) campaigned in Los Angeles ([link removed]) on Sunday and Monday. Her campaign also released a letter on Monday calling for Hillary Clinton to retract ([link removed]) statements she made about Gabbard in an October interview.

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KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) campaigned in South Carolina ([link removed]) on Monday, holding an event with veterans.

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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) spoke at a veteran’s day event in Minnesota ([link removed]) on Monday.

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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) issued his veterans policy ([link removed]) plan on Monday, which included investing $62 billion to repair and modernize hospitals and clinics.

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SESTAK visited with detained veterans ([link removed]) at the SCI Phoenix maximum security prison in Pennsylvania on Monday.

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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) participated in a televised town hall ([link removed]) on CNN in Iowa, where he discussed climate change, Michael Bloomberg’s possible candidacy, and expanding the Affordable Care Act.

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ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) campaigned in South Carolina ([link removed]) on Saturday and New Hampshire on Monday.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) began a campaign visit to Nevada ([link removed]) on Saturday, attending town halls in Las Vegas.

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_The New York Times _profiled ([link removed]) ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) ’s campaign from its beginnings in late 2017.

 
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MARK SANFORD ([link removed]) campaigned ([link removed]) in New Hampshire ([link removed]) on Sunday and Monday.

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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) commemorated ([link removed]) Veterans Day with full-page newspaper ads in five local newspapers in Orlando, Detroit, Arizona, Las Vegas, and Virginia. He also attended the LSU-Alabama football ([link removed]) game on Saturday.

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JOE WALSH ([link removed]) appeared on John Ziegler’s podcast ([link removed]) , Individual 1. He also campaigned in New Hampshire ([link removed]) on Monday.

 
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Former Attorney General ERIC HOLDER ([link removed]) reportedly spoke ([link removed]) with strategists about a potential 2020 presidential bid.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. DEVAL PATRICK ([link removed]) is considering ([link removed]) entering the Democratic primary, according to a _The New York Times_ report.

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CNBC: ’Not the economy, stupid’: A majority of Americans say 2020 election will be about other issues ([link removed])

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FiveThirtyEight: How To Improve The Conversation About Electability ([link removed])  

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Politico: Inside the 2020 campaign with the potential First Gentlemen ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: NOVEMBER 15, 2015

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