February 13, 2019: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) will spend at least $500 million on his own campaign or data infrastructure to oppose President Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Three Democratic contenders on the cusp near a presidential decision.
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Sen. Cory Booker will fundraise in Los Angeles Feb. 21 at an event hosted by Gersh agency co-president Bob Gersh and his wife, Linda. Tickets go from $500 to $2,700.
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The Root published a profile of Julián Castro’s campaign manager Maya Rupert, who previously worked for Castro while he was serving as U.S. secretary of housing and urban development during the Obama administration.
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Former Rep. John Delaney spoke at the “Politics and Eggs” series in New Hampshire after opening a campaign office in Manchester.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was featured on an episode of PBS’ Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. Tuesday night.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Rose DeLauro reintroduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, which would allow workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for a pregnancy, the birth or adoption of a child, recuperation from a serious illness, or caregiving. In the 115th Congress, the bill was cosponsored by 34 senators.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she raised $1 million in the first 48 hours after announcing her candidacy for president.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren attended the National Indian Women Honor Luncheon in Washington, D.C., where she introduced Wampanoag Tribe chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais.
On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) is planning to spend $500 million in 2020 on one of two plans: (1) running for president as a Democrat or (2) boosting the Democratic nominee with voter and polling data. Read more here.
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder (D), who visited Iowa Tuesday, is expected to make a decision on running for president in the next two weeks.
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Rep. Seth Moulton (D) spoke at the Brookings Institution where he discussed competing with advancements in Chinese and Russian technology and America’s relationship with its allies. “When your old house gets damaged by a bad renter or, in this case, by a terrible president, you don't just restore it to look like it was built in 1950. You take the opportunity to renovate it. You don't just rebuild, you build something new,” he said of the Trump administration.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) has reportedly been searching for a state director in New Hampshire. “I have to make a decision before April,” he told Politico.
What We’re Reading
Flashback: February 13, 2015
The Boston Globe reported that Jeb Bush was working to secure support from Mitt Romney’s donors after the 2012 Republican presidential nominee said he would not run in 2016. “Of Romney’s top five lobbyist bundlers in 2012—who each raised at least $1 million—four are supporting or likely to support Bush. The fifth is on the fence,” the Globe reported.
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