Tag: 2020 presidential coverage
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Maine Republican Party files veto referendum to repeal ranked-choice voting for presidential elections
The Maine Republican Party has proposed a veto referendum to repeal legislation that would implement ranked-choice voting for the presidential election on November 3, 2020. On February 4, 2020, Demi Kouzounas, the party’s chairperson, filed the referendum. In 2019, the Maine State Legislature passed Legislative Document 1083 (LD 1083), which was designed to implement ranked-choice…
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Bernie Sanders receives most, Pete Buttigieg second-most, pageviews during Iowa Democratic caucuses
The Democratic Iowa caucuses were held on February 3, 2020, though the Iowa Democratic Party delayed releasing the caucus results due to quality control issues. Across the three-day period including the caucuses, from February 2 to February 4, Bernie Sanders led all Democratic candidates in pageviews on Ballotpedia with 3,070, which was 16.1% of all…
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Presidential candidates have collectively raised over $1 billion
Michael Bloomberg (D) led presidential candidates in fundraising for the fourth quarter of 2019, according to financial reports filed Jan. 31. Bloomberg raised $200 million during the quarter, all self-funded. He was followed by Tom Steyer (D), who raised $156 million, including $155 million self-funded. As of the December 31, 2019, reporting cutoff, President Trump…
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DNC eliminates donor threshold for Feb. 19 debate in Las Vegas
The Democratic National Committee released its criteria for the Feb. 19 presidential primary debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday. Candidates have three paths to qualify: (1) receive at least one pledged delegate in the Iowa caucuses or New Hampshire primary; (2) receive 10 percent support in four national, Nevada, and/or South Carolina polls; or…
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Democratic pageviews increase ahead of Iowa caucus; Delaney accumulated 62k pageviews by end of his campaign
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers reflect the time investments of our community of thousands of readers who visit Ballotpedia because they think the candidate is worth knowing more about, whether they believe the candidate has a strong chance of winning or is an…
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Senate rejects motion to allow witnesses in impeachment trial
On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Senate rejected a motion to allow witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump by a vote of 51 to 49. • All 47 Democrats and two independents (Sens. Angus King and Bernie Sanders) voted yes. • 2 Republicans (Sens. Susan Collins and…
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Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly document total of 2020 to date
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. From January 27 to January 31, the Federal Register grew by 1,334 pages for a year-to-date total of 5,902 pages. Over the same…
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Bernie Sanders leads Democratic pageviews for third week as all Democratic pageviews decline
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers reflect the time investments of our community of thousands of readers who visit a Ballotpedia because they think the candidate is worth knowing more about, whether they believe the candidate has a strong chance of winning or is…
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Bernie Sanders leads Democratic pageviews for second consecutive week; Deval Patrick sees biggest increase in pageviews
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers reflect the time investments of our community of thousands of readers who visit a Ballotpedia because they think the candidate is worth knowing more about, whether they believe the candidate has a strong chance of winning or is…