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DECEMBER 30, 2019: Elizabeth Warren has raised $17 million in the fourth quarter so far, down from more than $24 million in the third quarter. Chris Myers, executive director of the California Democratic Party, will step down from that role to lead Bloomberg’s campaign in California.

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“‘Florida has become the familiar stomping grounds for candidate’s third cousins, spouses, and siblings,’ political strategist Screven Watson joked about this year’s election cycle so far. But he predicts that candidates will be forced to eat their political vegetables and spend more time in the Sunshine State in coming months.

‘When it becomes showtime, Florida is too important to blow off,’ said Watson, an unaffiliated Democrat. ‘Like the annual trip to the dentist, they will begrudgingly show up.’”

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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) will begin a weeklong tour of New Hampshire ([link removed]) on Dec. 30.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) released ([link removed]) the names of more than 200 donors who had raised $25,000 or more for his campaign. He will campaign in New Hampshire ([link removed]) Dec. 29-30 and return to Iowa ([link removed]) for a four-day trip from Jan. 2.-6. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (Calif.), the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD Pac, endorsed ([link removed]) Biden. 

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MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ([link removed]) announced he will open a Texas ([link removed]) headquarters in Houston and 16 field offices across the state. He also will relocate his national headquarters ([link removed]) to Times Square. On Dec. 24, Bloomberg said his campaign had ended its relationship with a company that used prison labor ([link removed]) to make calls for the campaign. Chris Myers ([link removed]) , executive director of the California Democratic Party, will step down from that role to lead Bloomberg’s campaign in California.

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CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) will spend the New Year holidays in Iowa ([link removed]) with events on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 before campaigning in New Hampshire ([link removed]) Jan. 2-3.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) campaigned in Iowa Dec. 28-30. He will make a four-day visit to New Hampshire ([link removed]) beginning Jan. 2. The campaign announced a fundraising contest ([link removed]) for the lowest unique donation on Dec. 24.

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JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) spent the holidays with his family in Texas ([link removed]) .

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JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) will begin a monthlong tour of Iowa ([link removed]) on Jan. 3.

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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) continues her campaign visit to New Hampshire ([link removed]) through Jan. 1.

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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) completed her tour of all 99 counties ([link removed]) in Iowa on Dec. 27. She doubled ([link removed]) her operation in Iowa and now has nearly 80 staffers across the state. She will campaign in New Hampshire ([link removed]) Dec. 29-31.

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DEVAL PATRICK ([link removed]) campaigned in Chicago ([link removed]) on Saturday. He did not qualify for the Michigan primary ballot ([link removed]) after failing to collect the necessary number of valid signatures.

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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) will hold town halls and holiday events in Iowa ([link removed]) Dec. 29 through Jan. 5.

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ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) will host a town hall in New Hampshire ([link removed]) on Jan. 2. The Warren campaign announced in an email to supporters on Dec. 27 that her campaign had raised $17 million ([link removed]) in the fourth quarter so far, marking a 30 percent drop from the previous quarter.

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) campaigned in South Carolina ([link removed]) on Dec. 26-27. He participated in an interview on MSNBC ([link removed]) on Dec. 27 after refusing to go on the network for weeks because he said it omitted him from parts of its coverage.

 
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The DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) campaign launched a website ([link removed]) providing supporters with arguments defending Trump against liberal relatives during the holiday season.

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Business Insider: The Democratic candidates whose supporters are most pro-impeachment are not who you expect ([link removed])

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The New York Times: The ‘But I Would Vote for Joe Biden’ Republicans ([link removed])

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Politico: ‘Florida is too important to blow off’: Late primary won’t dim state’s primary status ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: DECEMBER 30, 2015

Marco Rubio missed the most votes ([link removed]) of any senator—35 percent—followed by fellow 2016 presidential candidates Lindsey Graham, at 28 percent, and Ted Cruz, at 24 percent.
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