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Sanders makes campaign appearances in California   March 25, 2019: Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders make stops in other candidates’ home states. Several others campaign in other early primary states. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         There are 15 more candidates running since last week, including three more Democrats, one more Republican, and one more Green Party candidate. In total, 630 individuals have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for president. Notable Quote of the Day “The person who has raised the most money from small-dollar donations ever is Donald Trump. And so in order to be able to field a competitive campaign, our nominee is going to have to have a really strong grassroots base.” —Erin Hill, of ActBlue on fundraising in the 2020 campaign Democrats Cory Booker made an appearance in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He spoke at Freedom Temple and was joined by state Rep. John King. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) and singer Bon Jovi held a fundraiser for Booker in Red Bank, New Jersey. The Asbury Park Press reported that the requested donation for the dinner was $28,000 a person. Pete Buttigieg also made an appearance in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He spoke at Clinton College. John Delaney campaigned in Twin Falls, Idaho. Delaney told the press that the visit was part of his 50 state strategy and that his wife grew up in the state. Tulsi Gabbard held a campaign event in New Hampshire hosted by the New Hampshire Youth Movement. Kirsten Gillibrand spoke outside Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City. She told the audience her priorities were enacting Medicare for All and universal pre-K, refinancing student loan debt to lower rates, ending cash bail, and legalizing marijuana. Kamala Harris spoke in Houston about her plans to increase teacher pay. She said that teachers earn 10 percent less than other college graduates that her plan would use federal resources to reduce that gap. Harris also campaigned in Atlanta, speaking at Morehouse College. John Hickenlooper held a campaign event in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He compared the current political division in America to the political division in the country prior to the start of the American Civil War. Jay Inslee made a campaign appearance in Portland, Oregon. He met with union leaders at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48 Training Center, and talked about climate change and clean energy. Amy Klobuchar spoke at a town hall in Rye, New Hampshire. She discussed gun laws, the separation of powers, and special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Beto O’Rourke hosted a town hall in Charleston, South Carolina. He spoke to the crowd about race, his 2018 U.S. Senate campaign, and said he would support whoever the eventual nominee is if he is not selected. O’Rourke also appeared at a party in Las Vegas, Nevada hosted by Artie Blanco, a self-described “political operative and data person.” He spoke to attendees about immigration, the educational system, and educator wages. Bernie Sanders campaigned in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Sanders spoke about the recent shooting in New Zealand and gun violence in general. He told supporters in Los Angeles that their “job is to complete the revolution we began” in his previous campaign. Elizabeth Warren spoke at a town hall event in New Hampshire. She discussed term limits, saying she did not support term limits because she believes lobbyists will have more power in Congress if they are implemented. BET aired a special hosted by Soledad O’Brien titled American Injustice: A BET Town Hall. The broadcast featured Booker and Harris, along with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Republicans Donald Trump released a campaign video following the completion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The ad, titled “Collusion Hoax!”, is composed of clips of Congressional Democrats talking about collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, followed by buzzing sounds and the word “Wrong” appearing on screen. Check out another email subscription from Ballotpedia. What We’re Reading Smart Politics: The Most Recent Presidential Candidates in All 50 States NBC News: Reworking the Electoral College might not change the results Politico: ‘One of the last roles to evolve’: 2020 spouses slowly find their space Flashback: March 25, 2015 Darren Samuelsohn of Politico wrote about a number of staffing changes Hillary Clinton made heading into her 2016 campaign. He said that Clinton’s new staff signaled a “significant departure” from her presidential run, infusing her campaign with Obama 2012 veterans and built to redefine her image in the digital age.