Author: David Luchs

  • Tom Steyer leads in pageviews for a second consecutive week

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    Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention. Tom Steyer’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,282 views for the week of December 1-7. Steyer’s pageview figure represents 9.1% of the pageviews for the week. Andrew Yang had 8.8%…

  • Previewing the 2020 gubernatorial elections: a look back at the most recent election by state

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    Eleven states are holding elections for governor in 2020, including seven of the 26 states with Republican governors and four of the 24 states with Democratic governors. New Hampshire and Vermont last elected a governor in 2018, while the other nine last held a gubernatorial election in 2016. Here’s what happened in the most recent…

  • Tom Steyer leads in pageviews for the first time this year

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    Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention.   Tom Steyer’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 4,081 views for the week of November 24-30. Steyer’s pageview figure represents 11.8% of the pageviews for the week. Pete Buttigieg had…

  • Pete Buttigieg leads in pageviews for the first time since June, Williamson is seventh Democratic candidate to reach 100,000 pageviews

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    Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention.   Pete Buttigieg’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 4,382 views for the week of November 17-23. Buttigieg’s pageview figure represents 10.3% of the pageviews for the week. Tulsi Gabbard had…

  • RNC outraises DNC by more than two-to-one for a sixth consecutive month, Democrats retain House committee fundraising lead

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    The Republican National Committee (RNC) has outraised its Democratic counterpart by more than two-to-one for a sixth consecutive month, while the Democratic House committee outraised its Republican counterpart, according to November 2019 campaign finance reports filed with the FEC Wednesday.   The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $6.7 million and spent $4.8 million last…

  • 171 noteworthy endorsements issued in the Democratic presidential primary

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    The 17 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president have received a combined 171 noteworthy endorsements, according to review of a list of endorsements compiled by FiveThirtyEight through Nov. 20.   Noteworthy endorsers include current and former presidents and vice presidents, current and former party leaders, governors and other state executives, members of Congress, mayors…

  • Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for fourth consecutive week; Tom Steyer has largest week-over-week increase

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    Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention.   Joe Biden’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 2,448 views for the week of November 10-16. Biden’s pageview figure represents 9.4% of the pageviews for the week. Andrew Yang had…

  • Tobacco age increased to 21 in New York

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    The tobacco age restriction increased to 21 in New York Wednesday, making it the sixteenth state to increase its tobacco age to 21 in the 21st century. Hawaii was the first state to do so, enacting its increase in June 2015.   The first tobacco age limit in U.S. history was imposed in 1883 in…

  • Chesa Boudin wins San Francisco District Attorney election

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    Chesa Boudin defeated Suzy Loftus, Leif Dautch, and Nancy Tung in last Tuesday’s nonpartisan election for San Francisco District Attorney. Loftus conceded the race Saturday after mail-in ballots tallied over the course of the past week indicated Boudin would win.   Under San Francisco’s system of ranked-choice voting, voters select up to 10 candidates for…

  • Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for third consecutive week; Kamala Harris has largest week-over-week increase

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    Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention.   Joe Biden’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,996 views for the week of November 3-9. Biden’s pageview figure represents 10.8% of the pageviews for the week. Elizabeth Warren had…