Notable Quote of the Day

“But no matter how much distance individual Senate candidates put between themselves and the 2020 primary, running away from the party’s presidential nominee rarely works and might not be much of an option. That’s why different Democratic factions are already arguing that their candidate is more likely to notch the seats needed to make Chuck Schumer majority leader.

‘It’s the presidential race that’s going to drive turnout and energy, even as important as these Senate races are,’ said John Walsh, who dropped out of the Colorado Senate primary to endorse Hickenlooper. ‘Democrats need someone they can be united around.’”

– Burgess Everett and James Arkin, Politico

Democrats

• The Democratic National Committee approved Nevada’s caucus plan, which will allow for four days of early voting through brief in-person meetings. The original plan, which would have permitted voters to caucus by telephone, was rejected in August because of security concerns.

• Michael Bennet will hold a town hall meeting in Denver on Friday.

• Joe Biden will begin an eight-day tour of Iowa beginning in Council Bluffs on Saturday. Rep. Dina Titus (Nev.) endorsed Biden on Monday.

• Michael Bloomberg made his first presidential campaign stop on Monday in Norfolk, Virginia.

• Cory Booker will attend community events on Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa.

• Reps. Pete Visclosky (Ind.) and Kathleen Rice (N.Y.) endorsed Pete Buttigieg on Monday.

• Julián Castro participated in a virtual town hall hosted by Indivisible on Monday. He also tweeted that he was 10,000 donors away from the December fundraising threshold.

• Tulsi Gabbard is holding town halls in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

• Kamala Harris issued her mental health policy proposal on Monday, which includes focusing federal funding on mental health research, authorizing an educational loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals, and increasing the number of treatment beds nationwide.

• Amy Klobuchar will campaign in Iowa Tuesday and Wednesday. On Friday and Saturday, she will make campaign stops in South Carolina.

• Deval Patrick is campaigning in South Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday, making his second visit to the state as a presidential candidate.

• Bernie Sanders wrote an open letter urging Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred not to close 42 Minor League Baseball clubs.

• Joe Sestak spoke about the case against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher on a talk radio show on Monday.

• Tom Steyer released his affordable housing plan on Monday, calling for $47 billion to be invested annually in the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund and an increase in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit allocations.

• Elizabeth Warren will hold a town hall in Chicago on Saturday.

• Marianne Williamson spoke about tax policy in an interview on Bloomberg Markets.

• Andrew Yang will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night.

Republicans

• Donald Trump is holding a rally in Sunrise, Florida, at the BB&T Center on Tuesday.

• Bill Weld discussed the Republican primary and the impeachment inquiry in an interview on WMUR’s The Trail: From New Hampshire to the White House podcast.

Flashback: November 26, 2015

Donald Trump responded to reports that he had mocked New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has a physical disability.