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JULY 25, 2019: Kirsten Gillibrand introduced a $10 trillion climate change proposal. Five Democrats will speak at a presidential forum hosted by the National Urban League.

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“Self-funded candidates have had mixed track records. Political scientist Jennifer Steen look at success rates of self-funders in congressional races in her 2006 book, _Self-Financed Candidates in Congressional Elections._

She found that, on average, candidates’ odds of winning actually decreased as they spent more on their campaigns, even among candidates who had political experience.

A prominent counterexample, of course, is President Donald Trump, who gave $66 million to his 2016 campaign, though he also raised an additional $130 million from individual donors.
But in 2018, 41 candidates ultimately self-funded to the tune of at least $1 million. Only nine of them won.

Many of the candidates who rely on self-funding are, like Trump, wealthy political outsiders. For them, personal money is a useful buoy until donors begin to take their campaign seriously. Candidates who self-fund typically list their personal contributions as loans to their campaign, though many never raise enough from donors to pay themselves back. Given their poor electoral chances, self-funders also run the risk of losing big in more ways than one.”

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) , CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) , JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) , AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) , and TIM RYAN ([link removed]) will speak at a presidential forum ([link removed]) Thursday hosted by the National Urban League in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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BILL DE BLASIO ([link removed]) said ([link removed]) he supported forming a commission to examine reparations for black Americans affected by slavery.

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BOOKER and BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) held campaign events ([link removed]) in Flint, Michigan, following appearances at the NAACP national convention.

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STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) wrote ([link removed]) an op-ed in _Sioux City Journal_ on Social Security, Medicare, and pharmaceutical costs.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) discussed ([link removed]) his military service in the final episode of the _Reclaiming Patriotism_ podcast. He also attended ([link removed]) at least two fundraisers in the Bay Area in California Wednesday.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) spoke ([link removed]) about decertifying police officers involved in shootings of unarmed civilians and Ben Carson’s performance as secretary of housing and urban development in an interview on _The Clay Cane Show_.

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KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND ([link removed]) introduced ([link removed]) a $10 trillion climate change proposal Thursday. Gillibrand called for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, an excise tax on fossil fuel production, and a $52 per metric ton carbon tax, among other policies.  

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Michael Kempner, who helped raise ([link removed]) more than $3 million for Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign as a bundler, will host a fundraiser for KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) in August.

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JOHN HICKENLOOPER ([link removed]) will campaign ([link removed]) Thursday in Sigourney, Iowa. 

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SETH MOULTON ([link removed]) introduced ([link removed]) the Automatic Listening and Exploitation Act, which would allow the FTC to penalize companies whose smart devices record user conversations without prompting.

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In a newly released plan on racial inequality in education ([link removed]) , O’ROURKE called for increasing diversity among educators, ending disparities in disciplinary actions, and offering student debt relief for teachers.

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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) released ([link removed]) a plan to increase the number of black healthcare professionals, which includes expanding the National Health Service Corps and related programs in underserved areas; increasing the number of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; and canceling student debt.

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JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) will meet ([link removed]) with the _Des Moines Register_ editorial board Thursday.

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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) posted ([link removed]) a digital ad calling on Nancy Pelosi to cancel the upcoming congressional recess and conduct oversight of Trump.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) tweeted she opposed ([link removed]) the Mauna Kea telescope project in Hawaii.

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) vetoed ([link removed]) three joint resolutions that would have prohibited certain arms sales in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Italy.

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FiveThirtyEight: How 13 Rejected States Would Have Changed The Electoral College ([link removed])

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CNBC: Trump and 2020 Democrats are racing to the Hamptons for fundraisers in hunt for wealthy donors ([link removed])

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WBUR News: In N.H.'s Remote North, Candidates' Rust Belt Messages Hit Home ([link removed])

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_The New York Times_ profiled ([link removed]) Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and ground game in Iowa.
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