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DECEMBER 6, 2019: Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Former Secretary of State John Kerry endorsed Joe Biden.
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KEVIN SHEEKEY is a longtime Bloomberg staffer with experience in the public and private sectors. He has worked with Bloomberg since 1997. Sheekey graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in economics in 1988.
PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN WORK:
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2005 Michael Bloomberg (R) New York mayoral campaign, campaign manager
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2001 Michael Bloomberg (R) New York mayoral campaign, campaign manager
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
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2010-2019: Bloomberg LP, Global head of communications, public policy, and marketing
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2006-2010: City of New York, Deputy Mayor for Government Relations
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2003-2004: New York City Republican National Convention Host Committee, president
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2002-2003: Office of the Mayor of New York City, special assistant
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1997-2001: Bloomberg LP, public affairs lead
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1992-1996: Office of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), chief of staff
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1988-1992: Office of Rep. James Sheuer (D-N.Y.), chief of staff
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT BLOOMBERG:
“Mike is getting in this race because he thinks that Donald Trump is an existential crisis, and he thinks he’s on a path to victory...He’s getting in to alter that dynamic.”
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NOTABLE QUOTES OF THE DAY
“On Nov. 2, 2010, I won the first of three elections for governor in Wisconsin. That same day, someone registered the domain name RecallScottWalker.com. They were out to get me from day one. This is one of many striking similarities between the current impeachment process in Washington and the recall election in Wisconsin. …
In the end, the protests and, ultimately, the recall energized our base. Surprisingly, it also turned off a majority of independent voters. They believed that the process was not fair. We won the recall election with more votes than in the original election.
I believe that the same thing can happen with Mr. Trump. Recent polls in Wisconsin and other battleground states suggest that Democrats have overplayed their hands. The public is growing increasingly frustrated with the ‘Do Nothing Democrats.’”
– Scott Walker ([link removed]) , former governor of Wisconsin
“Allan Lichtman, a distinguished professor of history at American University, explained that even if the Senate doesn't convict Trump, being impeached by the House will negatively impact his odds of getting reelected. Lichtman developed a political forecasting model that helped him successfully predict the outcomes of the last nine elections. The model is based on 13 ‘keys’ that determine whether or not an incumbent party will hold the White House.
‘Once Donald Trump becomes only the third American president to be charged with impeachment by a vote of the full House, that will turn the scandal key against him,’ Lichtman explained. That's only one key. It could trigger others to turn against him, Lichtman continued. For example, it could prompt a serious Republican or third-party challenger, or it could possibly fuel the rise of an inspirational, charismatic candidate on the Democratic ticket.”
– Leandra Bernstein ([link removed]) , Sinclair Broadcast Group
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** DEMOCRATS
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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) , CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) , PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) , AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) , BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) , and TOM STEYER ([link removed]) will attend a presidential forum in Iowa on labor issues ([link removed]) on Saturday. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is hosting the event.
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BOOKER, BUTTIGIEG, JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) , KLOBUCHAR, and STEYER are speaking at the United States Conference of Mayors’ presidential forum ([link removed]) on Friday in Iowa.
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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) will continue to campaign in New Hampshire ([link removed]) over the weekend with town halls and meet-and-greets scheduled.
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Former Secretary of State and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry endorsed ([link removed]) BIDEN on Thursday.
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MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ([link removed]) announced his gun violence platform ([link removed]) on Thursday while campaigning in Aurora, Colorado. He called for establishing mandatory background checks for private sales, requiring a buyer to have a permit before making a gun purchase, and passing federal red flag laws.
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CASTRO crossed the fundraising threshold ([link removed]) for the December debate, tweeting on Thursday that he received contributions from 200,000 donors. He needs to reach the polling threshold in four eligible polls to qualify.
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JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) will campaign in Iowa ([link removed]) on Friday.
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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) will campaign in Nashua, New Hampshire ([link removed]) , on Friday.
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DEVAL PATRICK ([link removed]) hired Matt DeFalco as his Nevada state director ([link removed]) and national veterans outreach director. DeFalco previously worked with the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and on Seth Moulton’s 2020 presidential campaign.
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SANDERS issued a plan on Friday to expand broadband internet access ([link removed]) as part of a Green New Deal infrastructure initiative.
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ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) will campaign in New Hampshire ([link removed]) on Saturday with stops in Rochester and Rye. She also hired PaaWee Rivera as her Colorado ([link removed]) state director.
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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) will campaign in Salt Lake City, Utah ([link removed]) , on Saturday.
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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) is holding a fundraiser in Texas ([link removed]) on Friday.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that the House of Representatives will draft articles of impeachment ([link removed]) against DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) .
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JOE WALSH ([link removed]) wrote an op-ed ([link removed]) in _The Wall Street Journal_ about Republican state parties that canceled their primaries.
* _Newsweek_ interviewed ([link removed]) BILL WELD ([link removed]) about the Republican Party, executive power, and his campaign strategy.
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FLASHBACK: DECEMBER 6, 2015
Bernie Sanders wrote ([link removed]) an op-ed in _The Des Moines Register_ calling on Congress to stop the merger between drug corporations Pfizer and Allergan.
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