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Trump campaign courts Republican donors in Washington, D.C.   May 7, 2019: Cory Booker released his platform on gun regulation. The Trump campaign will introduce a bundler program to potential donors in Washington, D.C. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “If we can run a race against a person that’s an out-of-the-closet socialist and promoting socialist ideas, it’s a great contrast for us.” – John Thune (R), Senate majority whip on Bernie Sanders Democrats Michael Bennet discussed his presidential campaign on the Colorado Matters Podcast. Joe Biden spent $1.4 million on digital ads in the first two weeks of his campaign, outpacing nearly all other Democratic candidates in spending on Google, Facebook, and Twitter in 14 days. Cory Booker released a gun regulation platform Monday, calling for a national licensing program and removing legal immunity for gun manufacturers. Booker’s plan would also ban firearms he called assault weapons, institute microstamping technology on semi-automatic handguns, and bar individuals convicted of abuse from purchasing a firearm. Pete Buttigieg hired four new staffers in Iowa and three in New Hampshire. Brendan McPhillips, who ran Andrew Gillum’s gubernatorial campaign in Florida, will serve as Buttigieg’s Iowa state director. A 2016 Sanders campaign alum, Michael Ceraso, will run Buttigieg’s New Hampshire campaign. Julián Castro campaigned in New Hampshire Monday, marking his fourth visit to the state. In a Bloomberg interview, John Delaney said he differed from other candidates because he was moderate and focused on solutions that would work. Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Tulsi Gabbard was the best Democratic candidate running. "If we had to pick one of them to be our president, I think she would be giving us the best chance as for bringing about peace,” Paul said. Kirsten Gillibrand appeared on the Politics and More Podcast published by The New Yorker. Kamala Harris discussed electability and who can connect with Midwestern voters while campaigning in Detroit. “But when they say that, they usually put the Midwest in a simplistic box and a narrow narrative, and too often their definition of the Midwest leaves people out,” Harris said. “It leaves out people in this room who helped build cities like Detroit. It leaves out working women who are on their feet all day—many of them working without equal pay.” Jay Inslee discussed climate change and California wildfires on Capital Public Radio. New Statesman American profiled Amy Klobuchar during a campaign stop in New Hampshire. Wayne Messam appeared on an episode of the podcast The Trail: From New Hampshire to the White House. Cheddar posted two video interviews with Seth Moulton and Tim Ryan on income inequality and healthcare and nutrition. Beto O'Rourke discussed climate change and school shootings while campaigning in Iowa. Eric Swalwell campaigned in Reno, marking his second visit to Nevada as a presidential candidate. Marianne Williamson appeared on the Fox News Rundown podcast Monday. Andrew Yang discussed his Universal Basic Income proposal and adopting a value-added tax in an interview with KUOW. Republicans Donald Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, Vice President Mike Pence, and other top Republican officials are pitching a bundler program to donors who declined to contribute to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign during a gathering at Trump International Hotel Tuesday. Bill Weld joined more than 600 other former federal prosecutors in an open letter saying that Trump’s conduct, as described in the Mueller report, would have typically led to multiple felony charges for obstruction of justice. The Massachusetts Republican Party changed its delegate allocation process from a proportional to winner-takes-all plan. What We’re Reading FiveThirtyEight: How CNN’s Town Hall Industrial Complex Is Shaping The 2020 Race Fox News: For Trump’s 2020 campaign, here are 6 numbers that could be the key to victory—or defeat Vox: The New Hampshire primary will make or break Bernie Sanders Flashback: May 7, 2015 Reuters, Vice, and Vox profiled Bernie Sanders and why his message on the economy was appealing to some voters.