Author: Emily Aubert

  October 18, 2019: Marianne Williamson is the first 2020 presidential candidate to complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. On Saturday, Bernie Sanders will hold his first campaign rally in three weeks in Queens, New York.        Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Lis Smith has worked in campaign communications for over a decade,…

October 17, 2019: Donald Trump and Beto O’Rourke hold rallies in Texas Thursday. Tom Steyer spent more than $26 million on TV ads since entering the race.           Notable Quote of the Day “Historically, endorsements have been a good predictor of presidential primary outcomes, often rivaling early polls for how well they anticipate how…

October 16, 2019: Twelve Democratic presidential candidates debated Tuesday night in Westerville, Ohio. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is expected to formally endorse Bernie Sanders on Saturday.           Notable Quote of the Day “The knives finally came out for Elizabeth Warren, but she parried them across all three hours of the debate. Warren demonstrated she can…

October 15, 2019: Twelve Democratic presidential candidates will meet on stage Tuesday in the fourth primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. Hawaii and Kansas will use ranked-choice voting in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.           Which election featured the first presidential primary debate? a. 1932→ b. 1948→ c. 1960→ d. 1976→ Notable Quotes of the Day “Omission…

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. Candidates by the Number   There are four new candidates running since last week, including…

October 4, 2019: Joe Biden raised $15.2 million in the third quarter of 2019. CNN will not air two ads submitted by the Donald Trump campaign. Randy Jones is a Democratic staffer with experience campaigning in West Virginia. Before joining the Yang campaign, Jones worked with the People’s House Project, which describes itself as “dedicated to recruiting…

October 3, 2019: Andrew Yang raised $10 million in the third quarter of 2019. Bernie Sanders canceled campaign events this week after undergoing a heart procedure for a blocked artery.          Notable Quote of the Day “Why have four of the last five incumbent presidents won reelection? There are a lot of reasons, but…

  October 2, 2019: Twelve Democratic candidates qualified for the Oct. 15 presidential primary debate. Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee together raised $125 million in the third quarter of 2019. Notable Quote of the Day “By now, the New Hampshire primary is usually all but decided. But for the first time in recent memory,…