Author: Emily Aubert

December 23, 2019: The Democratic National Committee released the criteria to qualify for the January presidential primary debate, raising both the polling and fundraising thresholds. The Democratic presidential candidates head to Iowa and New Hampshire over the holidays. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Happy holidays! We’ll return with the Daily Presidential News Briefing on…

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 There are…

December 20, 2019: Seven Democratic presidential candidates debated Thursday night in Los Angeles. Cory Booker and Julián Castro aired ads during the debate.         Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Symone Sanders is a Democratic staffer with experience in political communication. She worked as national press secretary on Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign…

December 19, 2019: The U.S. House impeached Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Seven Democratic candidates will participate in the sixth primary debate in Los Angeles. Notable Quote of the Day “Impeachment is by design a last-ditch tool for dealing with a presidency gone terribly wrong, so it naturally involves a certain…

December 18, 2019: Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, and John Delaney will not appear on the Vermont primary ballot. The Federal Election Commission granted Michael Bloomberg’s request for an extension to file financial disclosure forms. Notable Quote of the Day “Buying keyword-based ads is a common tactic in modern presidential campaigning, using Google’s feature that allows advertisers…

December 17, 2019: Donald Trump raised more than $10 million since last week. Andrew Yang issued his healthcare plan on Monday. What was the first presidential election cycle in which Iowa held the earliest nominating contest? a. 1956→ b. 1972→ c. 1984→ d. 2004→ Notable Quote of the Day “Obama’s ground game in the 2008 Iowa caucuses was particularly comprehensive…

December 16, 2019: All seven candidates who qualified for the Dec. 19 debate said they would not cross picket lines to participate in the event. Michael Bloomberg opened his first state headquarters in North Carolina.         There are seven new candidates running since last week, including one Democrat and one Green. In total, 993 individuals…

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 There are…

December 13, 2019: Seven Democratic candidates qualified for the sixth presidential primary debate on Dec. 19. Neither Julián Castro nor John Delaney filed petition signatures to appear on Virginia’s primary ballot.                     Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Kayleigh McEnany is a Republican staffer with media and…