Author: Emily Aubert

November 6, 2019: Pete Buttigieg and Julián Castro are airing new ads in Iowa. Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in Monroe, Louisiana.           Notable Quotes of the Day “Tuesday’s results continued to demonstrate GOP problems in the suburbs since Trump took office. The latest was in northern Kentucky in the Cincinnati suburbs,…

One of my favorite days of the year – Election day! Voters go to the polls across the country today, and we’ll be here all day, keeping the servers churning and ready to update our results the moment polls close. We’re following along with a quick primer below—whether you are voting yourself, or just curious…

November 5, 2019: Julián Castro is firing staff in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Donald Trump held a rally Monday night in Lexington, Kentucky.           How many noteworthy candidates were running for president at this point in the 2016 election? a. Eight→ b. Fourteen→ c. Twenty→ d. Twenty-six→ Notable Quote of the Day “A confluence of factors —…

  November 4, 2019: Beto O’Rourke announced that he was dropping out of the presidential race. Elizabeth Warren proposed a 6 percent tax on wealth over $1 billion to fund Medicare for All. There are 14 new candidates running since last week, including one Republican and two Libertarians. In total, 930 individuals are currently filed with…

  November 1, 2019: Joe Biden is airing new ads in Iowa focused on his Scranton upbringing. The House passed a resolution Thursday establishing procedures for the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump.         Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Tim Hogan is a Democratic staffer and spokesman with experience in the early caucus…

  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 12…

  October 30, 2019: Tulsi Gabbard wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal criticizing Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy. Larry Rasky registered a new pro-Joe Biden super PAC called Unite the Country.   Notable Quote of the Day “Recent data show manufacturing jobs are disappearing across Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio, states critical to Trump’s reelection chances. On Tuesday,…

  October 29, 2019: Joe Biden announced that Molly Ritner will serve as his director of Super Tuesday states. Andrew Yang launches his first television ads in the early primary states. In the 2016 presidential election, which state had the highest percentage of eligible voters cast ballots? a. Florida→ b. Minnesota→ c. Ohio→ d. Wisconsin→ Notable Quote of the Day…

  October 28, 2019: The Democratic National Committee announced the polling and fundraising thresholds for the sixth presidential primary debate on Dec. 19. Donald Trump announced ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed. There are 12 new candidates running since last week, including one Republican and one Libertarian. In total, 916 individuals are currently filed…