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  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,…

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…