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Malik Hubbard is a Democratic staffer with experience in Ohio politics, including during the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. His national experience includes work on the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign and with the Center for Popular Democracy. Hubbard is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University.

Previous campaign work:

2016 Hillary Clinton (D) presidential campaign, national deputy African American vote director
2014 Ed FitzGerald (D-Ohio) gubernatorial campaign, deputy campaign manager
2012 Organizing for America operation vote director
2006 Ohio Democratic Coordinated Campaign, field director
2005 Tim Kaine (D-Va.) gubernatorial campaign, deputy field director

Other experience:

2017-2018: Center for Popular Democracy, deputy political director
2015-2017: 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, regional political director
2011-2012: Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, executive director
2007-2011: Office of Gov. Ted Strickland (D-Ohio), deputy director of boards and commissions
2008: Democratic Party of Ohio, political director
2003-2004: America Coming Together, base field director

Notable Quote of the Day

“Obama-Trump voters in these states [Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin] mostly resemble Republicans: They largely approve of the president’s job performance, and when it comes time to cast their votes for federal office, they tend to prioritize security issues such as border security, terrorism and foreign policy. ...

The voters who backed Obama in 2012 and stayed home in 2016 — hereafter referred to as ‘Obama-nonvoters’ — make up a smaller, albeit consequential slice of the electorate in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, representing 4 percent of the sample in each of those states. And on paper, at least, they appear to be low-hanging electoral fruit.

These Obama-nonvoters look more like Democrats, with at least 70 percent of them disapproving of Trump’s job performance. They also prioritize health care and the economy over security issues. “

– Cameron Easley, Morning Consult

Democrats

Michael Bennet will campaign in New Hampshire on Saturday and Sunday.
Joe Biden will campaign in Iowa, holding a town hall on Friday and a community event with his wife, Jill, on Saturday.
Cory Booker will campaign in New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday. His campaign also announced on Thursday that he had crossed the fundraising threshold for the December debate.
The Senate Leadership Fund launched a five-figure ad campaign against Steve Bullock in Montana, criticizing him for his campaign travel and gun policy. Bullock is visiting southwest and central Iowa over the weekend.
Field organizers on the Pete Buttigieg campaign unionized with representation from IBEW Local 2321.
Julián Castro will campaign in Iowa on Saturday and Sunday with events in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Storm Lake, and Sioux City.
Tulsi Gabbard is holding town halls and house parties across New Hampshire over the weekend.
Del. Stacey Plaskett (V.I.) endorsed Kamala Harris on Thursday. Harris will campaign in South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday.
Amy Klobuchar will campaign in New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday.
Bernie Sanders is campaigning in New Hampshire over the weekend with stops in Franklin, Manchester, Hillsboro, and Portsmouth.
Tom Steyer will hold a campaign event in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday.
Elizabeth Warren will campaign in New Hampshire on Saturday, holding events in Salem and Manchester.
Marianne Williamson will speak at the World Woman Summit in Arkansas on Friday.
Andrew Yang is holding a rally in South Carolina on Friday and campaign events in Iowa on Saturday.

Republicans

Donald Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale and senior adviser Lara Trump held a campaign event in Tuscon, Arizona, on Thursday.
Bill Weld will campaign in New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday.

On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates

Michael Bloomberg filed with the Federal Election Commission as a presidential candidate, but his campaign said Thursday that he had not made a final decision to run and the federal filing was done to comply with election law.

General Election Updates

The California Supreme Court struck down a state law requiring presidential candidates to disclose five years of tax returns to appear on the ballot.

What We’re Reading

FiveThirtyEight: The Fifth Democratic Debate In 6 Charts
Morning Consult: The Swing Voters in 3 Key States Democrats Must Persuade in 2020
TIME: Gender Politics at the Democratic Debate Show How Hard It Is To Fight Like a Girl

Flashback: November 22, 2015

Donald Trump and Ben Carson were interviewed on ABC News’ This Week about Syrian refugees.