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Buttigieg gets TIME cover   May 3, 2019: Jay Inslee announced his plan to reach 100 percent clean energy by 2035. Pete Buttigieg will appear on the cover of TIME Magazine. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “[The donor threshold for debates is] incentivizing bad email fundraising. They're trying to turn people into donors way too quickly. … My concern is, it's not an accurate barometer of whether you have actual grassroots support." – Tim Lim, partner at NEWCO Strategies Democrats The Kansas Democratic Party announced that it will hold a primary rather than a caucus on May 2, 2020. Including North Dakota, which will use a firehouse primary in 2020, only five states will use a caucus in 2020. With 22 Democrats in the race and more likely to come, candidates are looking to secure their spot in the first debates by meeting both the polling and fundraising thresholds set by the Democratic National Committee. Cory Booker announced he needed 1,592 additional donors in a fundraising email, while Julián Castro said he needed 2,000 more. The DNC will certify the qualifying candidates 14 days before the debate. New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet said he will recuse himself from 2020 presidential coverage following the announcement that his brother, Michael Bennet, will run for president. Joe Biden will campaign in South Carolina Saturday, holding an event at the Hyatt Park Community Center in Columbia. Booker, Kamala Harris, and Amy Klobuchar are featured speakers at the National Organization of Black County Officials Economic Development Conference in Detroit, Michigan. Pete Buttigieg is on the cover of TIME Magazine with a feature called “First Family: The Unlikely, Untested, and Unprecedented Campaign of Mayor Pete Buttigieg.” Tulsi Gabbard posted a Facebook video criticizing the media coverage of Trump’s military policy. “Trump never gets positive media unless he's threatening war/carrying out military action. Today, Venezuela. Tomorrow, Iran? Cuba? Who will be next? No wonder North Korea won't give up their nukes,” Gabbard wrote. Fox News will host a town hall with Kirsten Gillibrand moderated by Chris Wallace and broadcast from Iowa on June 2. John Hickenlooper will appear on Pod Save America Friday. Jay Inslee announced a new clean energy plan Friday to move the country to 100 percent clean energy. He proposed manufacturing zero-emission vehicles, eliminating the carbon footprint for all new buildings, shutting down coal-fired power plants, and requiring utility companies to become 100 percent carbon neutral by 2035. Beto O'Rourke will hold a rally in Fort Worth, Texas, and deliver the commencement address at Paul Quinn College in Dallas. Tim Ryan will speak at the New York State United Teachers Representative Assembly in Albany Friday. Bernie Sanders has directly criticized Biden several times this week, most recently about Biden’s position that China is not a competitive threat to the U.S. Campaign manager Faiz Shakir said the decision to immediately draw contrasts between the two candidates came from Sanders. In an interview with New York Magazine, Eric Swalwell discussed gun legislation, the Mueller report, Democratic Party politics, and student debt. CBS News published a profile on Elizabeth Warren’s policy-heavy campaign strategy. Gloria Tinubu has left the Marianne Williamson campaign as the South Carolina state director to run for U.S. Senate. Andrew Yang will bring his Humanity First tour to Iowa this weekend. Republicans The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to prohibit a presidential candidate from appearing on the ballot who has not released his or her tax returns. The state legislature passed a similar bill in 2017 that was vetoed by former Gov. Jerry Brown (D), who was concerned with its constitutionality. State Sen. Mike McGuire (D), who co-authored the bill, said Donald Trump should release his tax returns. During an interview on Greater Boston, Bill Weld discussed the Mueller report and Attorney General William Barr. What We’re Reading FiveThirtyEight: How Michael Bennet Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary RealClearPolitics: Whom the Democrats Nominate in 2020 Matters — a Lot The Washington Post: The last time the Democratic field was so crowded, a peanut farmer won the White House Flashback: May 3, 2015 Neurosurgeon and author Ben Carson announced that he was running for president. Carson now serves as the U.S. secretary of housing and urban development in the Trump administration.