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September 17, 2019

Trump set to raise $15 million in CA for joint fundraising committee   September 17, 2019: The Working Families Party endorsed Elizabeth Warren Monday. Donald Trump is expected to raise more than $15 million for Trump Victory. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         What is the earliest month in which a major party held a political convention? a. April→ b. May→ c. June→ d. July→ Notable Quote of the Day "The scariest real-world scenario is that on the eve of the election, a candidate is portrayed saying or doing something very embarrassing or illegal — or what-have-you — and there's no way to correct the record fast enough that voters would understand that this AI-driven false video is indeed not true." – Paul Barrett, deputy director of NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights Democrats Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Tim Ryan, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Marianne Williamson, and Andrew Yang are attending a labor forum in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Michael Bennet released two ads in Iowa focused on his political experience and his healthcare proposal. He spent $190,000 on television and $250,000 on digital ads. Bill de Blasio will be in New York City Tuesday to honor a 9/11 first responder. Pete Buttigieg is presenting his disaster relief platform while campaigning in a South Carolina community affected by Hurricane Florence. His plan includes public-private partnerships for disaster response and increasing the number of qualified disaster workers. Julián Castro hosted a birthday celebration with his twin brother, Joaquin, in San Antonio. Kamala Harris appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Monday night. Beto O'Rourke is campaigning in Los Angeles Tuesday. Joe Sestak will campaign in Chariton and Des Moines in Iowa Tuesday. The Working Families Party endorsed Elizabeth Warren Monday. The group had endorsed Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary. Yang held a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attended by 1,000 people. Republicans Mark Sanford spoke in front of the State House in South Carolina Monday with a cardboard cutout of Trump to call for a debate. Donald Trump is expected to raise more than $15 million for the joint fundraising committee Trump Victory during a California fundraising trip on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Joe Walsh said he would campaign in Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, and South Carolina, where Republican primary events have been canceled, to encourage voters there to demand primaries be held. Bill Weld spoke at the Boston Public Library Monday. What We’re Reading Facing South: Meet the Southern donors who have already maxed out for Trump in 2020 FiveThirtyEight: The Third Debate Influenced Those Who Watched … But A Lot Of People Didn’t The New York Times: Canada Does Elections Right Flashback: September 17, 2015 CNN announced it had received its highest ratings ever from the previous night’s Republican primary debate, bringing in 22.9 million viewers.