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  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,…

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 13, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump has appointed the fourth-most federal judges at this point in his presidency in the last 100 years Ten candidates have qualified for the next Democratic presidential primary debate Boudin wins San Francisco District Attorney election Trump…

November 13, 2019: Mark Sanford ended his presidential campaign on Tuesday. Public hearings begin in the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.          Notable Quote of the Day “The party could well be too capacious to coalesce around any single candidate with sufficient intensity to take down President Trump. The Democratic electorate is extremely broad in ideological…

  Welcome to the Wednesday, November 13, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump has appointed the fourth-most federal judges at this point in his presidency in the last 100 years Ten candidates have qualified for the next Democratic presidential primary debate Boudin wins San Francisco District Attorney election…

New York City adopts ranked-choice voting for municipal primaries, special elections On Nov. 5, voters in New York City approved a city charter amendment establishing ranked-choice voting (RCV) for municipal primary and special elections beginning in 2021. The amendment, which passed with 74 percent of the vote, makes New York the largest city in the nation to use RCV…

Welcome to the Tuesday, November 12, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Arkansas’ 2020 filing deadline is today, Nov. 12 Colorado voters split on two statewide ballot measures in 2019 Register for tomorrow’s quarterly briefing on the presidential race Arkansas’ 2020 filing deadline is today, Nov. 12 One week…

November 12, 2019: Eric Holder and Deval Patrick are reportedly considering late 2020 presidential runs. Michigan released its initial candidate list, which included Michael Bloomberg.     How many counties backed Donald Trump in 2016 after backing Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012? a. 57→ b. 143→ c. 206→ d. 352→ Notable Quote of the Day “Indeed, given Trump’s fairly low…

Welcome to the Friday, Nov. 8, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana voters to decide governor, House veto-proof majority Nov. 16 Alabama’s 2020 filing deadline is today, Nov. 8 You are amazing. Programming note: We will not be publishing the Brew this Monday, November 11. Happy Veterans Day…

  November 8, 2019: Michael Bloomberg is expected to file for the Alabama Democratic presidential primary before the filing deadline on Friday. Andrew Yang is airing his first television ad in Iowa as part of a $1 million ad buy.             Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Emmy Ruiz is…