Author: Emily Aubert

  • Harris, Biden, and Sanders top PredictIt Democratic primary markets

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    Ballotpedia is tracking PredictIt markets relating to the 2020 presidential election, including the general election and Democratic and Republican primaries.   PredictIt is an online political futures market in which users purchase shares relating to the outcome of political events using real money. Services such as PredictIt are being used to gain insight into trends…

  • Gillibrand calls for excise and carbon taxes to address climate change

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      July 25, 2019: Kirsten Gillibrand introduced a $10 trillion climate change proposal. Five Democrats will speak at a presidential forum hosted by the National Urban League.         Notable Quote of the Day “Self-funded candidates have had mixed track records. Political scientist Jennifer Steen look at success rates of self-funders in congressional races in…

  • De Blasio unveils first major policy proposal of presidential campaign

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    July 24, 2019: Bill de Blasio introduced the first major policy proposal of his campaign on workforce issues. Roughly half of the Democratic field will speak at the NAACP presidential forum in Detroit.   Notable Quote of the Day “No southerners are [on the debate stage], unless you count Texans Castro and O’Rourke or border state…

  • Harris leads Democratic candidates in Ballotpedia pageviews for third 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.   Sen. Kamala Harris’ campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,772 pageviews for the week of July 13-20.   Harris’ pageview figure represents 9 percent of the pageviews for all Democratic…

  • Biden calls for decriminalizing marijuana and eliminating private prisons at federal level

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      July 23, 2019: Joe Biden released his criminal justice platform on Tuesday. Kamala Harris introduced two bills on water infrastructure and marijuana-related offenses.   Which presidential election had the highest estimated voter turnout? a. 2008→ b. 1876→ c. 1968→ d. 1860→ Notable Quote of the Day “Since entering the presidential race, Ms. Warren has taken…

  • Klobuchar reaches polling threshold for third debate

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      July 22, 2019: Amy Klobuchar reached 2 percent support or more in a fourth qualifying poll for the third Democratic presidential debate. Tulsi Gabbard traveled to Puerto Rico to protest Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. There are 12 new candidates running since last week, including two Republicans. In total, 791 individuals are currently filed with the FEC…

  • Warren and Sanders set to share debate stage

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      July 19, 2019: The lineup for the July 30-31, 2019, debate in Detroit was announced Thursday night. Beto O’Rourke released his Social Security policy proposal. Each Friday, we’ll highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Maya Rupert is a Democratic staffer and policy director who worked under Castro at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She…

  • Trump holds campaign rally in North Carolina

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      July 18, 2019: Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. Top Democratic advisers Jess O’Connell and Sonal Shah joined Pete Buttigieg’s campaign.   Poll Spotlight Notable Quote of the Day “The Rust Belt bus tours and campaign cattle calls are far more about lingering post-traumatic stress from the Democrats’ 2016 loss than…

  • Trump leads 2020 presidential candidates in second quarter fundraising, Buttigieg logs most individual contributions

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    Monday was the deadline for presidential campaign committees to file financial reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the second quarter of 2019. Here’s a breakdown of how the candidates performed from April through June:   President Donald Trump led all presidential candidates with $26.5 million in receipts. Individual contributions accounted for $8.8 million…

  • Gillibrand releases Social Security platform

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      July 17, 2019: Kirsten Gillibrand published a Medium post outlining her Social Security and senior policy plan. Cory Booker introduced the Second Look Act on early releases for inmates.         Campaign Finance Spotlight Monday was the deadline for presidential candidates to file second-quarter financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Here are three highlights…