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  • Buttigieg raises nearly $25 million in second quarter

      July 2, 2019: Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2019. Three top advisers departed from John Hickenlooper’s campaign.   What was the most recent presidential election in which a third party candidate carried a state? A. 1968→ B. 1912→ C. 1992→ D. 1948→ Notable Quote of the Day “Economic populism is…

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    Emily Aubert

  • SCOTUS wraps up 2018 term

    Welcome to the July 1 edition of Bold Justice, Ballotpedia's newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.  Opinions SCOTUS has ruled on 23 cases since our June 17 issue. The court has finished issuing rulings in the 69 cases it heard this term. Click here to read more about…

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    Sara Reynolds

  • Harris and Swalwell target Biden in second debate night

      June 28, 2019: Kamala Harris and Eric Swalwell challenged Joe Biden during the second debate night. Donald Trump traveled to Japan for the G20 economic summit. Each Friday, we'll highlight a presidential candidate's key campaign staffer. Juan Rodriguez was Kamala Harris' (D) campaign manager for her U.S. Senaterun in 2016. He earlier worked in California state government. Previous campaign work:…

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    Emily Aubert

  • Biden, Sanders, and 8 other candidates take the stage in Miami

      June 27, 2019: The second set of 10 Democratic presidential candidates take the debate stage in Miami. Donald Trump raised $36 million in the first week since he formally launched his re-election campaign.  The second set of 10 Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stageThursday night in Miami, Florida. José Diaz-Balart, Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt,…

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    Emily Aubert

  • First 10 Democratic candidates take the debate stage in Miami

    June 26, 2019: The first Democratic presidential primary debate of the 2020 election will take place in Miami, Florida. The Trump campaign is sending surrogates to battleground states to respond to the debate.          The first set of 10 Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stageWednesday night in Miami, Florida. José Diaz-Balart, Savannah Guthrie,…

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    Emily Aubert

  • 16 candidates file to run in St. Petersburg city council races

    Sixteen candidates have filed to run for four city council seats in St. Petersburg, Florida. A primary is scheduled for August 27, and the general election is on November 5. The filing deadline for this election was June 21.   District 1 incumbent Charlie Gerdes and District 5 incumbent Steve Kornell are both ineligible to…

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    Jaclyn Beran

  • Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak becomes 25th notable Democratic candidate

    June 24, 2019: On Sunday, former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) announced he is running for president, becoming the 25th notable Democratic candidate. Twenty-two Democratic candidates spoke at the South Carolina Democratic Convention Saturday. There are three new candidates running since last week, including two Democrats (Sestak has not yet officially filed with the Federal Election…

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    Amee LaTour

  • President Trump unveils Republican counterpart to ActBlue

    June 25, 2019: President Trump launched a Republican counterpart to Democratic fundraising site ActBlue. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill in the Senate that would cancel all outstanding federal student loans.   Which presidential election featured the largest popular vote margin by a winning candidate? A. 1932→  B. 1984→  C. 1920→  D. 1964→  Notable Quote of the…

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    David Luchs

  • Several Democratic candidates criticize Biden over comments on past Senate civility

      June 20, 2019: Several Democratic candidates criticized Joe Biden's (D) comments on civility in referencing two former Senate colleagues who opposed desegregation efforts. The chairwoman of the RNC stated that Donald Trump (R) raised $24.8 million toward his reelection in one day.         Notable Quotes of the Day "Establishment and moderate Democrats haven’t necessarily…

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    Amee LaTour

  • Voters in Pennsylvania to decide Marsy’s Law, a type of constitutional bill of rights for crime victims, in November 2019

    Voters in Pennsylvania will decide Marsy’s Law, a type of constitutional bill of rights for crime victims, on November 5, 2019. The constitutional amendment was referred to the ballot on June 19, 2019, after a two-session legislative process.   The ballot measure would provide crime victims with specific constitutional rights, including a right to be…

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    Ryan Byrne