Notable Quote of the Day

“More Democratic voters are commenting on and questioning candidates more about the U.S. strike killing Qassem Soleimani than they did about the impeachment vote in December, the CBS News Political Unit is finding. Voters tell CBS that the deployment of troops and fears of Iranian retaliation impact their daily lives more than the immediate results of an impeachment trial.

Following the strike against Soleimani, voters at candidate town halls over the weekend asked more questions about foreign policy than they did about impeachment at the town halls that took place during the weekend in September after the opening of the impeachment proceedings against President Trump and during the weekend after the House voted on the articles of impeachment.”

– Caitlin Conant, CBS News

Democrats

• Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said that the Jan. 14 primary debate would be rescheduled if it conflicted with the impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.
• Democratic presidential candidates reacted to the Iranian missile attacks on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. soldiers.
• Michael Bennet proposed creating a new income tax bracket of 44 percent and requiring investors to choose an annual tax on investment holdings or a tax at the time of sale plus interest.
• Joe Biden held a fundraiser at the law firm Skadden Arps in New York City. He also delivered a speech on foreign policy and Iran at Chelsea Piers.
• Michael Bloomberg is airing a new ad in Virginia that focuses on gun safety and features Virginia Tech shooting survivor Colin Goddard. He also is expected to spend $10 million on an ad to air during the Super Bowl. Bloomberg makes his first campaign stop in Minnesota on Wednesday.
• Cory Booker discussed Christianity and Judaism in an episode of Journeys of Faith.
• Pete Buttigieg will participate in his second town hall on Fox News on Jan. 26. He held a closed forum with local officials in Dallas on Tuesday.
• Tulsi Gabbard continues her “New Year Tour” of New Hampshire on Wednesday with a town hall in Concord. She spoke about her Hindu faith in an episode of Journeys of Faith.
• Amy Klobuchar canceled her appearance on Tuesday at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C., following the Iranian missile attacks.
• In an interview with The State on Tuesday, Deval Patrick said he was focusing on South Carolina by hiring 10 staff members and planning to open an office in Columbia.
• Bernie Sanders spoke about Iran, healthcare, and Democratic electability in an interview with PBS NewsHour on Tuesday. He also wrote an op-ed on public education.
• Tom Steyer discussed climate change and his faith in an episode of Journeys of Faith.
• Elizabeth Warren issued a new financial plan on Tuesday that would repeal the 2005 bankruptcy bill and make it easier for consumer debtors to file for bankruptcy.
• Marianne Williamson spoke about spirituality and Judaism in an episode of Journeys of Faith.
• Andrew Yang begins his five-day tour of New Hampshire with town halls in Manchester and Merrimack.

Republicans

• Donald Trump is spending $10 million on 60 seconds of airtime during the Super Bowl on Feb. 2.
• Joe Walsh spoke about his campaign and new book, F*ck Silence: Calling Trump Out for the Cultish, Moronic, Authoritarian Con Man He Is, in an interview with New York Magazine.
• Bill Weld will campaign in Iowa on Wednesday, holding events in Nevada, Newton, and Des Moines.

What We’re Reading

• ABC News: 2020 Democrats look to step into commander-in-chief role amid intensifying Iran crisis
• CBS News: Democratic voters talk more about Iran strike than impeachment
• Politico: Trump unfurls a new attack for 2020: Dems as Iran sympathizers

Flashback: January 8, 2016

Politico reported polling showed that Donald Trump’s based extended beyond “conservative, blue-collar men … to pro-choice Republicans, independents and even registered Democrats unnerved, primarily, by illegal immigration.”