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Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 19, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republicans gain one state government triplex in 2019 elections Democrats to hold 5th presidential debate in Atlanta tomorrow Two-thirds of Brew readers who responded to our survey say they have donated to a candidate’s political campaign Republicans…

November 19, 2019: The Bernie Sanders campaign announced it had received more than 4 million donations. Donald Trump launched a six-figure ad campaign in black community newspapers and on urban-format radio stations.         In which state do Democratic presidential candidates have the longest-running winning streak? a. California→ b. Hawaii→ c. Massachusetts→ d. Minnesota→ Notable Quote of the Day “Impeachment…

Welcome to the Monday, November 18, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Florida $15 Minimum Wage Initiative to appear on 2020 ballo 35 candidates file for Congress in Alabama Join us tomorrow for our Ballotpedia Insights on American democracy Florida $15 Minimum Wage Initiative to appear on 2020 ballot…

    November 18, 2019: At least 14 Democratic candidates attended the “First in the West” event hosted by the Nevada Democratic Party on Sunday. Cory Booker wrote an op-ed on charter schools for The New York Times.          There are 16 new candidates running since last week, including five Democrats, six Republicans, and one…

On Nov. 13, the Illinois Senate voted 45-9 to approve SB1784, a bill that would make a series of changes to the state’s existing public-sector labor relations laws. The House approved the bill 93-23 on Oct. 29. The bill now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), who has not indicated whether he plans to sign…

  Welcome to the Friday, November 15, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana voters to decide governor, state legislative races Saturday Patrick joins 17 Democrats running for President What’s the Tea? Louisiana voters to decide governor, state legislative races Saturday The last statewide elections of 2019 take place…

  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 Notable Quotes of…

  November 15, 2019: Michael Bloomberg is spending $100 million on digital ads critical of Donald Trump through the end of the primary season. More than a dozen Democratic candidates will be in California over the weekend.       Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Tamia Booker is a Democratic staffer with experience in…

  Welcome to the Thursday, November 14, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Checking in on trifectas Local Elections Roundup Two state legislative seats flip party control in Nov. 5 special elections Checking in on trifectas Five states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia—held elections for either governor or…

November 14, 2019: Deval Patrick entered the 2020 presidential race. Ten candidates qualified for the Democratic debate on Nov. 20.   Notable Quote of the Day “The upshot of these survey results is that the order in which the candidates leave the race matters. If, let’s say, Sanders were to drop out due to health reasons,…