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JANUARY 13, 2020: Marianne Williamson ended her presidential campaign on Friday. Tom Steyer has the largest staff in South Carolina.

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“It would surprise me if an underdog won. At this point, it would be near-impossible for someone to beat Biden, Warren, Buttigieg and Sanders, given their campaign and field operation. The other surprising thing could be the number of voters who are unaffiliated with a party who take Democratic ballots in the open primary. That will go up significantly, and if not, that would be very surprising.”

– Melanie Levesque, New Hampshire state senator

“At this point in 2016, Sanders was at 50 percent in the polls. He ended up winning with about 61 percent. Now he’s in the mid-20s. That’s a pretty significant loss of support, yet the media seems to think he is doing well. The media is also missing the potential that there may be no clear winner here. Any candidate who finishes with more than 15 percent of the vote picks up delegates under the party rules. Let’s say there are four people who win delegates, then we’re on to Nevada and South Carolina!”

– Kathy Sullivan, former New Hampshire Democratic Party chairwoman

 
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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) campaigned in New Hampshire ([link removed]) on Sunday with stops in Manchester and Bedford.

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Rep. Colin Allred (Texas), who previously backed Julián Castro, endorsed ([link removed]) JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) on Monday.

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MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ([link removed]) wrote ([link removed]) an op-ed for CNN on the primary calendar, critiquing Iowa’s and New Hampshire’s status as the first states to vote.

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Rep. Dave Loebsack (Iowa) endorsed ([link removed]) PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) on Sunday.

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JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) continues to campaign in Iowa ([link removed]) with stops in Griswold and Cumberland on Monday.

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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) will campaign in South Carolina ([link removed]) on Monday with a stop in Lexington.

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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) launched a six-figure ad campaign in Iowa ([link removed]) for three versions of a clip called “People.” Two ads feature state Sen. Liz Mathis and state Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines.

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DEVAL PATRICK ([link removed]) raised ([link removed]) $2.2 million in the last six weeks of the fourth quarter of 2019. 

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SEA/SEIU Local 1984 in New Hampshire endorsed ([link removed]) BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) , splitting from its national affiliate which has remained neutral in the primary. 

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With 82 paid staffers, TOM STEYER ([link removed]) has the largest staff in South Carolina ([link removed]) , according to a survey by _The Post and Courier_. SANDERS and BUTTIGIEG followed with 72 and 50 staffers, respectively.

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ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) discussed defense spending ([link removed]) and military issues in an interview with _Task and Purpose_.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) ended ([link removed]) her presidential campaign on Friday. “The primaries might be tightly contested among the top contenders, and I don’t want to get in the way of a progressive candidate winning any of them,” she said in a statement. 

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ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) is holding town halls in Iowa ([link removed]) on Monday and Tuesday. Stops include Newton, Des Moines, and Ames.

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) discussed ([link removed]) the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and impeachment in an interview on Fox News on Friday. _McClatchy DC_ profiled the Trump campaign’s microtargeting ([link removed]) of undecided women voters.

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BILL WELD ([link removed]) will speak at an economic forum ([link removed]) sponsored by the Community College System of New Hampshire on Tuesday. 

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CNN: Why 2nd choice matters so much in Iowa ([link removed])

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NPR: Why The Most Coveted Democratic Endorser In Iowa Isn't Picking Sides ([link removed])

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Politico: Who will win New Hampshire? 5 top state Democrats dish on the state of play ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: JANUARY 13, 2016

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