Author: David Luchs

  • RNC outraises DNC by more than two to one, Democratic House and Senate committees outraise Republican counterparts

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    The Republican National Committee (RNC) has outraised its Democratic counterpart by more than two-to-one for a fifth consecutive month, while the Democratic Senate committee outraised its Republican counterpart for a third consecutive month, according to campaign finance reports filed with the FEC in October.   So far in the 2020 cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and…

  • Andrew Yang leads in pageviews for the first time since September, Tulsi Gabbard has largest week-over-week jump

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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.   Andrew Yang’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,685 views for the week of October 13-19. Yang’s pageview figure represents 14.6% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…

  • Elizabeth Warren leads in pageviews for third consecutive week, Joe Biden surpasses Kamala Harris’ lifetime 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.   Elizabeth Warren’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 2,734 views for the week of October 6-12. Warren’s pageview figure represents 10.8% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…

  • Governor’s seat, veto-proof legislative majority on the ballot in Louisiana general election

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    Control of two of Louisiana’s top executive offices and races that could decide supermajority control of the state Legislature are on the ballot in the state’s November 16 general election.   In Saturday’s primaries, candidates won an election outright to 12 of the state’s 15 executive offices and 114 out of 144 state legislative seats.…

  • Ballotpedia’s Weekly Presidential News Briefing: October 7-11, 2019

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      Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the events that matter in the 2020 presidential election.  Now, we’re bringing you the highlights from our daily briefings in a weekly format so you can stay up-to-date on the 2020 election with one weekly email. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Candidates by the Number   Notable Quotes…

  • Candidates release policy proposals on housing, foster care, and LGBT issues

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      October 11, 2019: Six Democratic candidates released policies on LGBT issues, foster care, housing, and athletics Thursday. President Trump headlined a rally in Minneapolis.         Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer.   Rob Friedlander is a Democratic staffer with experience handling communications for campaign and government offices. He is a former staffer…

  • Elizabeth Warren leads in pageviews for second consecutive week, becomes fifth 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.   Elizabeth Warren’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,071 views for the week of September 29-October 5. Warren’s pageview figure represents 10.5% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during…

  • Jim Strickland wins re-election as mayor of Memphis

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    Incumbent Jim Strickland defeated former Mayor Willie Herenton, Shelby County Commissioner Tamara Sawyer, and nine other candidates to win election to a second four-year term as mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, October 3. As of 9:00 p.m. Central Time, Strickland had received 63% of the vote to Herenton’s 29% and Sawyer’s 6% with 52% of precincts…

  • Connecticut and Maryland increase minimum age to buy tobacco to 21

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    On Tuesday, laws went into effect in Connecticut and Maryland increasing the minimum age to buy tobacco products in each state from 18 to 21. They are among 15 states to increase their age restriction to 21 since June 2015, when Hawaii became the first state to do in the 21st century.   New Jersey…

  • Last week, Elizabeth Warren led in Ballotpedia pageviews for the first time since February

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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.   Elizabeth Warren’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,975 views for the week of September 22-28. Warren’s pageview figure represents 11.1% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…