Thursday, January 31, 2019: President Donald Trump (R) was endorsed by two senators who opposed his 2016 campaign. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) began a tour of four early primary states.
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Democrats
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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was interviewed by NPR about his platform on what he calls intergenerational justice. Learn more here.
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Former Rep. John Delaney opened a campaign office in Sioux City, Iowa, marking his sixth in the state.
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Reps. Kate Hill and Nanette Barragán endorsed fellow California delegation member Sen. Kamala Harris. They join Ted Lieu in being Harris’ first three congressional endorsements.
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A McClatchy analysis of fundraising in the Democratic Party presidential primary found that “the Democrats vying to take on President Donald Trump have hundreds of donors in common. Indeed, more than 1,500 donors have at some point thrown cash to three or more of the current or prospective Democratic contenders—collectively giving more than $9 million to their campaigns and committees.” Read more here.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced the “No First Use Act” with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith to make it policy that the United States does not use nuclear weapons first rather than reserving the right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike.
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Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy analyzed five poverty reduction bills co-authored by presidential contenders, both declared and rumored: Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, and Ro Khanna. Read more here for a comparison of the bills.
Republicans
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Sen. Cory Gardner, who opposed President Donald Trump in 2016, endorsed his re-election bid. “I know what Kamala Harris and I know what Bernie Sanders will do to Colorado, and that’s why I’ll be supporting the president,” he said. Another 2016 Trump critic, Sen. Rob Portman, also endorsed Trump.
On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates
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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) began his "Dignity of Work" tour of the four early presidential primary states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. He said he would make a decision in March.
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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz (I), who once called himself a lifelong Democrat, said he was no longer a member of the party. “I don’t affiliate myself with the Democratic Party, who’s so far left, who basically wants the government to take over health care, which we cannot afford, the government to give free college to everybody, and the government to give everyone a job. ... We can’t afford it,” he said.
What We’re Reading
Flashback: January 31, 2015
Nebraska Republicans considered pushing for a winner-take-all allocation of the state’s electoral votes rather than splitting them between the statewide winner and each congressional district winner, The New York Times reported.
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