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  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: July 8, 2020

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    Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next two days What…

  • Biden hires Buttigieg’s Iowa state director

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    July 8, 2020: Biden hired Brendan McPhillips, who led Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign in Iowa, to be his state director in Pennsylvania. Notable Quote of the Day “[Convention] bounces have been getting smaller, which is likely a byproduct of how polarized our politics have become. There are just fewer swing voters, so it’s harder for a…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Republicans-Issue 26 (July 8, 2020)

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    This week: Van Drew wins Republican primary in NJ-2, Trump and Cruz back separate candidates in TX-23 runoff, and TN Gov. Lee endorses in a state Senate primary.  Election results This section includes election results for each July 7 battleground Republican primary we followed, as well as the results from those June 23 battleground primaries…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 26 (July 8, 2020)

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    This week: Kennedy wins NJ-2 primary, Texas Working Families Party endorses West in Senate runoff, and Tlaib and Jones completed Ballotpedia’s candidate survey. Click here to follow developments on the Republican side. Have a tip or see something we missed? Email us at geoff@ballotpedia.org. And please share this newsletter with your colleagues! Election results This…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: July 7, 2020

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    Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened in our last edition? Click here. The next…

  • Biden, Trump speak on American values in July 4 speeches

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    July 7, 2020: Joe Biden and Donald Trump spoke about American values and history in July 4 speeches. Kanye West announced he is running for president.         Notable Quote of the Day “If [Kanye] West were serious about this, he would have had to have started a long time ago [to get on the ballot].…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: July 2, 2020

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    Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. In observance of the Fourth…

  • Weekly Presidential News Briefing – July 2, 2020

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      Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the news, events, and results of the 2020 presidential election. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Sabato’s Crystal Ball updated its race ratings on Jun. 25: Florida moved from Leans Republican to Toss Up. Pennsylvania moved from Toss Up to Leans Democrat. Notable Quotes of the…

  • Biden, DNC outraise Trump and RNC for second consecutive month

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    July 2, 2020: The Biden campaign and Democratic National Committee raised $141 million in June. A group of approximately 200 George W. Bush administration officials formed a super PAC, 43 Alumni for Biden.         Notable Quote of the Day “After the 2012 election, the GOP ‘autopsy’ argued that Republicans simply could not win in the…

  • Priorities USA increases pro-Biden Arizona ad buy to $1 million

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    July 1, 2020: Priorities USA is increasing its July ad buy in Arizona by $831,000, bringing the total to over $1 million. The Donald Trump campaign replaced Michael Glassner with Jeff DeWit as chief operating officer.          Notable Quote of the Day “If somebody were asking me for advice on an October surprise, I’d tell…