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JULY 9, 2019: Tom Steyer launched his 2020 presidential campaign. Eric Swalwell became the second notable Democratic presidential candidate to suspend his campaign.

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WHICH WAS THE ONLY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WHERE A MAJOR PARTY NOMINATED A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?

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“I promised my family, constituents, and supporters that I would always be honest about our chances. After the first Democratic presidential debate, our polling and fundraising numbers weren’t what we had hoped for, and I no longer see a path forward to the nomination. My presidential campaign ends today.”

– Eric Swalwell, U.S. representative from California

 
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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) said he opposed ([link removed]) Medicare for All because the program could not coexist with the Affordable Care Act. He called for expanding government-run coverage under the ACA.

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The pro-CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) super PAC Dream United launched ([link removed]) a black voter outreach and mobilization campaign in South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and Maryland. The cost of the program was not disclosed, but the group’s founder, Steve Philips, previously pledged $10 million to support Booker.

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STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) will campaign in Iowa ([link removed]) Tuesday and Wednesday, marking his sixth campaign trip to the state.

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LGBTQ Victory Fund made its first presidential endorsement ([link removed]) in the organization’s history, announcing its support for PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) Monday.

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BUTTIGIEG returned ([link removed]) to South Bend, Indiana, to address the city’s Common Council following a police-involved shooting last month. He said he would ask the Board of Public Safety for a community-oriented review of policing, including the use of deadly force, body cameras, and suspect pursuit policies.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) announced ([link removed]) he had reached the 130,000-donor threshold to qualify for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates Monday. Castro also campaigned in Omaha, Nebraska ([link removed]) .

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In an interview ([link removed]) on New Hampshire Public Radio, TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) discussed her meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017 and named World War II as an example of justifiable force. She also appeared ([link removed]) on CBS News.

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_The Washington Post_ profiled ([link removed]) KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND ([link removed]) ’s campaign, retail politics, and polling performance. 

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GILLIBRAND also released ([link removed]) a television and digital ad her campaign called the “first anti-Trump television attack ad of the 2020 presidential cycle.” The ad will air in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan markets.

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KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) discussed ([link removed]) race and electability in an interview with the Associated Press.

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_The Washington Post_ reported ([link removed]) on JOHN HICKENLOOPER ([link removed]) ’s campaign through Iowa, writing, “Hickenlooper’s pitch is that he can appeal to both liberal Democrats and the white working-class voters who have flocked to Trump.”

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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) has hired ([link removed]) Nick Maines and Nick Paul to work as organizing directors in New Hampshire. She has 18 total staff members in the state.

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SETH MOULTON ([link removed]) proposed ([link removed]) increasing the corporate tax rate to 25 percent, eliminating the rate difference between long term capital gains and income taxes, and hiring more IRS auditors to increase tax enforcement.

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TIM RYAN ([link removed]) campaigned ([link removed]) in New Hampshire Tuesday, including a meeting with the state’s Stonewall Democrats.

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Along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) is introducing ([link removed]) a resolution calling for a national mobilization of resources to combat climate change Tuesday.

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In an interview ([link removed]) with _The Center Square_, JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) said he delayed entering the presidential race because his daughter was recovering from brain cancer. He said his campaign would focus on his military background.

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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) launched ([link removed]) his presidential campaign Tuesday morning. “The other Democratic candidates for President have many great ideas that will absolutely move our country forward, but we won’t be able to get any of those done until we end the hostile corporate takeover of our democracy,” he said in a statement.

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ERIC SWALWELL ([link removed]) suspended ([link removed]) his presidential campaign Monday due to fundraising and polling challenges.

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ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) raised ([link removed]) $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2019, tripling the amount she raised in the first quarter. She currently stands behind BUTTIGIEG and BIDEN in fundraising totals this quarter.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) sent a fundraising email ([link removed]) on MIKE GRAVEL ([link removed]) ’s behalf, encouraging her supporters to help him reach the donor threshold for this month’s debate.

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) proposed ([link removed]) the American Mall Act, which would invest $6 billion to transition shopping malls for new purposes.

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) delivered ([link removed]) a speech on his administration’s environmental policies at the White House Monday.

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The Hill: The 'invisible primary' has begun ([link removed])

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National Review: Republican in 2020, Conservative in 2024 ([link removed])

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Politico: Trump campaign plunges into brawl to control Pennsylvania GOP ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: JULY 9, 2015

The pro-Jeb Bush super PAC Right to Rise ([link removed]) announced ([link removed]) that it had raised more than $100 million over the previous six months.
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