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JULY 29, 2019: John Delaney proposed a mandatory national service program. Cory Booker reached the donor threshold to qualify for the third Democratic presidential debate.

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There are eight new candidates running since last week, including two Republicans. In total, 799 individuals are currently filed with the FEC to run for president.

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“U.S. politics is not a national contest. Victories in Congress, state politics and the Electoral College all depend on winning majorities or hefty pluralities in heartland states and areas that are not big cities. Hillary Clinton lost in 2016 mainly because she was whomped in non-urban areas where Obama had lost by far smaller margins. Media commentators and lefty advocates often speak as if the United States is one big national polity, where appeals to one demographic slice or another are decisive. But it just isn't so. Piling up votes on the liberal coasts matters not at all, if party candidates lose in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Carolina.”

– Theda Skocpol, Harvard University professor of government and sociology

 
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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) spoke ([link removed]) about healthcare and his rural policy while campaigning in Iowa. He also discussed the death penalty in an interview ([link removed]) on _The Insiders with Dave Price_.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) released lists of new endorsements in Florida ([link removed]) and Tennessee ([link removed]) .

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CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) , PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) , and JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) spoke ([link removed]) at forums hosted by the New Leaders Council Convention Friday and Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.

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BOOKER passed ([link removed]) the 130,000-donor threshold for the third presidential debate, reaching both the grassroots fundraising and polling requirements to qualify.

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In an interview ([link removed]) on _Up with David Gura_, STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) discussed Democratic party leadership and said he did not support impeachment at this time.

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BUTTIGIEG campaigned ([link removed]) in Michigan, speaking in Detroit about racial justice, climate change, and education.

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JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) announced ([link removed]) a plan to establish a mandatory national service program for Americans turning 18 years old or graduating from high school. They would receive at least two years of free tuition at a public college or university or tuition for vocational or technical training. The plan would apply to those born after 2006 and would be phased in.

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_The Washington Post_ profiled ([link removed]) TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) , including her candidacy, lawsuit against Google, and campaign messaging.

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KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) released ([link removed]) a plan to spend $10 billion on laboratories and other infrastructure at historically black colleges and universities and $50 billion in scholarships, internships, and curriculum in STEM fields. Harris also called for spending $12 billion on entrepreneurship programs.

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JOHN HICKENLOOPER ([link removed]) wrote ([link removed]) an op-ed about gun violence and mass shootings for CNN.com.

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JAY INSLEE ([link removed]) issued his community climate justice ([link removed]) platform focused on climate inequality. His plan includes tracking pollution hotspots and climate change effects, establishing an Office of Environmental Justice, spending $1.2 trillion on frontline communities, and creating a universal clean energy service fund to address energy insecurity.

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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) met ([link removed]) with AFSCME Council 61 members while campaigning in Iowa over the weekend.

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SETH MOULTON ([link removed]) participated in a meet and greet ([link removed]) in the Hamptons as part of the Common Good’s presidential candidate series Saturday.

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CNN profiled ([link removed]) BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) ’s political journey from city council to 2020 presidential candidate.

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Fletcher Smith and Brandon Brown, who helped lead BIDEN’s 2008 presidential campaign in South Carolina, announced ([link removed]) they were endorsing TIM RYAN ([link removed]) .

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RYAN released his industrial and manufacturing plan ([link removed]) on Saturday. He called for doubling union membership, expanding apprenticeship programs, raising the minimum wage to $15, and increasing infrastructure funding.

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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) appeared ([link removed]) on _Pod Save America_ Friday to discuss democratic socialism, Medicare for All, and the Israeli government.

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SANDERS joined ([link removed]) Type 1 diabetes patients traveling to Canada for cheaper insulin Sunday and criticized pricing in the pharmaceutical industry.

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JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) held a campaign event ([link removed]) focused on Iran and national security in Iowa Saturday.

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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) advocated ([link removed]) impeachment on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday.

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CNN published ([link removed]) a video profile of ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) on her law professor years and transition from conservative to progressive.

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_USA Today_ interviewed ([link removed]) MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) about her performance in the Miami debate.

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) wrote ([link removed]) an op-ed on CNN.com about why he started Venture for America and his support for a universal basic income.

 
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_The Washington Post_ reported ([link removed]) on Jared Kushner’s role in Donald Trump ([link removed]) ’s re-election campaign, describing him as a “de facto campaign manager.”

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BILL WELD ([link removed]) criticized ([link removed]) TRUMP’s rhetoric in an interview on MSNBC’s _Weekends with Alex Witt_.

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