Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing - January 29, 2019

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January 29, 2019

Larry Hogan and Eric Holder are considering presidential runs   Every weekday, Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing provides a curated account of the most important news in the 2020 presidential election.   January 29, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris (D) received her first congressional endorsement from fellow California delegation member, Rep. Ted Lieu (D). Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and former Attorney General Eric Holder (D) are both considering presidential runs. Share the latest from the campaign trail.           Notable Quote of the Day “If Texas turns back to a Democratic state, which it used to be, then we’ll never elect another Republican [president] in my lifetime.” – Sen. John Cornyn Democrats South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who heads the U.S. Conference of Mayors Automation Task Force, appeared in a NowThis News clip on the future of jobs. “A lot of Americans right now are worried about how we're going to compete with China. I'm more worried about how we're going to compete with robots,” he says in the clip. Sen. Kristin Gillibrand will travel to New Hampshire Friday through Sunday, marking the second trip of her campaign after a tour of Iowa last weekend. Sen. Kamala Harris received her first congressional endorsement from Ted Lieu, who represents California’s 33rd Congressional District. She also named Deirdre DeJear as her state campaign chairwoman and Will Dubbs as her state director in Iowa. Sen. Elizabeth Warren met with federal workers affected by the government shutdown in Massachusetts. "Others are talking about Congress not getting paid if there's a shutdown,” she said. “I'm open to talking about all of those and any other ideas." Writer Marianne Williamson announced that she was running for president. She previously raised $2 million for an independent congressional run in California’s 33rd Congressional District, where she came in fourth in a field of sixteen candidates in 2014. Republicans The Kansas Republican Party may consider canceling its caucus in 2020. Chairman Kelly Arnold said the party has never held a caucus when an incumbent Republican president was running for re-election. “If the people of Kansas preferred to have a state-run primary, we’d definitely be open to that, but it would cost the state millions of dollars to do it,” he added. President Donald Trump responded to Howard Schultz’s announcement that he might run for president as an independent candidate. He tweeted, “Howard Schultz doesn’t have the ‘guts’ to run for President! Watched him on @60Minutes last night and I agree with him that he is not the ‘smartest person.’ Besides, America already has that! I only hope that Starbucks is still paying me their rent in Trump Tower!” On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) is in New Hampshire Tuesday as he considers a presidential run. Sen. Cory Booker (D) has reportedly identified his Iowa campaign staffers if he were to launch a presidential bid: Mike Frosolone, Haley Hager, Joe O'Hern, and Tess Seger. Addisu Demissie, who worked as a deputy field director for Hillary Clinton in 2008, would be Booker’s campaign manager. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is “consulting with aides and national GOP critics of Trump about whether to pursue a White House bid,” The Washington Post reported. Former Attorney General Eric Holder (D) will announce his decision on a presidential run by the end of February. Former Obama White House advisor Bill Burton is joining Howard Schultz’s team as a top aide and communications strategist. What We’re Reading The Atlantic: Kamala Harris’s Show of Strength Politico: Wall Street freaks out about 2020 Washington Examiner: Texas Republicans fear Trump could lose the state in 2020 Flashback: January 29, 2015 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) launched his exploratory presidential committee.