Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing - February 11, 2019

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February 11, 2019

O’Rourke and Trump speak at competing rallies in El Paso   February 11, 2019: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) became the fifth sitting senator to run for president in 2020. Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) and President Donald Trump are speaking at competing rallies in El Paso Monday night. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “If there’s a Democrat that’s running on a hard-left agenda, that I think would do more to add to our deficit and debt problem, that would make some of the poor foreign policy decisions by this administration even murkier, no.” – John Stubbs, founder of Republicans for Hillary, on supporting a Democratic candidate in 2020 Democrats U.S. News & World Report profiled Sen. Cory Booker’s position on education, including his early support for school choice and association with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said he supported the Green New Deal resolution proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey, which includes a complete transition to renewable energy. Newsweek published a round-up of where all the Democratic candidates stand on the proposal. Former Rep. John Delaney was interviewed on NPR’s Here & Now, where he discussed healthcare, the border wall, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, among other issues. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand toured South Carolina over the weekend, including attending an Urban League awards reception and two black church services in North Charleston. The New York Times published a profile of Sen. Kamala Harris examining her record as a prosecutor and how it could affect her presidential campaign. Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced that she was running for president during a rally in Minneapolis. Last year, Klobuchar won in 43 counties that supported Trump in 2016. Watch the announcement here. Sen. Elizabeth Warren formally entered the presidential race on Saturday, announcing her campaign at the Everett Mills in Massachusetts, where women and immigrants led a successful labor strike in 1912. Watch the announcement here. Republicans Conservative radio host and former #NeverTrump supporter Erick Erickson endorsed President Donald Trump in an op-ed for The Resurgent. On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) said he preferred a healthcare bill to create a public option over establishing Medicare for All. “The agenda that I hear has very little to do with them, very little to do with their future, very little to do with the next generation's future in America," Bennet said of other Democratic presidential candidates. Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) is speaking at the “March for Truth: Stop the Wall, Stop the Lies” on Monday night in El Paso, Texas, less than a mile away from where Trump will be holding his rally at the same time. What We’re Reading New York Times: Inside the Big Race for Small Democratic Dollars in 2020 Politico: The tech industry's 2020 Trump trap Detroit Free Press: Donald Trump may have trouble winning Michigan in 2020 Flashback: February 11, 2015 Gail Gitcho was hired to be communications director for the pro-Bobby Jindal super PAC Believe Again. Gitcho had previously served as Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign press secretary in 2012.