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Brown announces he will not run for president   March 8, 2019: Eight declared and potential presidential candidates are speaking at the SXSW Conference over the weekend. Sherrod Brown announced he will not run for president of the United States. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “This is not the debate we want to be having. This is not what the presidential candidates want to talk about, except maybe for Bernie.” – Mike Moskowitz, Democratic donor on dispute over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments on Israeli policy Democrats The following declared and possible presidential candidates are scheduled to speak at SXSW this weekend: Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, John Hickenlooper, Jay Inslee, John Kasich (R), Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and Bill Weld (R). Find the schedule of events and streaming video here. Cory Booker received his first South Carolina endorsement from Brady Quirk-Garvan, who stepped down as chairman of the Charleston County Democratic Party to become an active support of Booker. Buttigieg makes his second trip to New Hampshire Friday, including a speech at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics’ “Politics & Eggs” breakfast. John Delaney was interviewed on the financial news network Cheddar, where he discussed capitalism and criminal justice. Tulsi Gabbard will appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday. The mayors of Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose endorsed Kamala Harris, continuing her consolidation of support in California. Hickenlooper kicked off his campaign with a rally in Denver, Colorado. He called for an end to divisiveness, saying, “At the end of my presidency, I want Americans to say: ‘It feels like the cloud has lifted. We feel closer to our neighbors and we’ve gotten some big things done.’” Klobuchar criticized the sentence Paul Manafort received for bank and tax fraud, which fell below the sentencing guidelines. She wrote, “Crimes committed in an office building should be treated as seriously as crimes committed on a street corner. Can’t have two systems of justice!” On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Joe Biden’s preparations for his presidential campaign are in their final stages and he is expected to announce his candidacy by mid-April, CBS News reported. Sherrod Brown announced that he would not run for president in 2020, following listening tours in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. “We’ve seen candidates begin taking up the dignity of work fight ...  It is how we beat Trump, and it is how we should govern. That’s why I’m confident it will continue to be a focus for Democrats in 2020, and I plan on making sure that happens,” he said in a statement. Steve Bullock has hired Jenn Ridder, who managed Jared Polis’ successful 2018 gubernatorial campaign, as a policy adviser. A documentary about Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 Senate campaign, Running with Beto, will premiere at SXSW Saturday. What We’re Reading USA Today: SXSW the new Iowa? 2020 presidential candidates descend on Austin Politico: How Trump Is Like JFK The Week: How a heartland governor could be Democrats' route to victory in 2020 Flashback: March 8, 2015 The New York Post published an op-ed questioning why Democrats supported Hillary Clinton following reports that she had improperly used personal email to conduct government business.