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March 14, 2019

Florida mayor Wayne Messam launches exploratory committee   March 14, 2019: Beto O’Rourke announced Thursday morning that he was running for president. Wayne Messam, mayor of Miramar, Florida, also announced Wednesday that he had formed a presidential exploratory committee. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “[Joe Biden is] in an unusual position because he’s against candidates who have been fundraising recently and he hasn’t had his own campaign since his unsuccessful presidential bid in 2008. A lot of political fundraising norms have changed and his ability to fundraise is unknown.” – Ben Quinn, OpenSecrets Democrats Cory Booker hired three more staffers in New Hampshire: Shwetika Baijal as state operations director, Ethan Lopez as state data director, and Teddy Smyth as state organizing director. Pete Buttigieg tweeted that he was 85 percent of the way to the $65,000 threshold for participation in the first Democratic primary debate. Julián Castro called for the equivalent of a modern-day Marshall Plan in Central America, with a focus on El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Kamala Harris will campaign in Texas on Mar. 23 for her first major event in the state since announcing her candidacy. John Hickenlooper is scheduled to appear in a CNN televised town hall in Atlanta on Mar. 20. Amy Klobuchar is returning to Iowa this weekend, making several stops, including canvassing for District 30 candidate Eric Giddens. Wayne Messam, the mayor of south Florida city Miramar, announced he had formed a presidential exploratory committee Wednesday. He said his final decision would come at the end of the month and the soft launch would “ensure that once a decision is officially made, that we’re off to a sharp and a quick start.” Beto O’Rourke announced Thursday morning that he was running for president. In a Vanity Fair profile published Wednesday, he said, “I’m just born to be in it, and want to do everything I humanly can for this country at this moment.” The Senate passed Bernie Sanders’ resolution to end U.S. involvement in the Yemeni war. Elizabeth Warren will campaign in the South with stops in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, beginning Mar. 17. Andrew Yang reportedly spoke with top Iowa officials, including state Senate Minority Leader Janet Peterson and state Auditor Rob Sand, looking for staff recommendations in the state. Republicans Bill Weld is campaigning in New Hampshire Friday, headlining the “Wild Irish Breakfast” in Nashua. What We’re Reading Axios: The Joe Biden 5-point plan New York Times: Trump May Have an Unlikely Re-election Ally Politico: Swing-state senators become 2020 kingmakers Flashback: March 14, 2015 Following reports on Hillary Clinton’s private email server, other officials’ email use came under scrutiny. The Washington Post reported that Jeb Bush had used a private email account while governor of Florida to discuss security and military issues. His aides said none of the emails were classified.