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Hickenlooper releases climate change platform   June 14, 2019: The first Democratic debate field is set with Steve Bullock, Mike Gravel, Wayne Messam, and Seth Moulton missing the cut. John Hickenlooper released his climate change platform. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Each Friday, we'll highlight a presidential candidate's key campaign staffer.   Greg Schultz served as President Obama's (D) state director for Ohio in his 2012 re-election campaign and has spent most of his career working in Ohio politics. Previous campaign work: 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, Ohio state director 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, Ohio deputy political director 2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, Ohio political director Other experience: 2017-present: American Possibilities PAC, executive director 2017-present: Greg Schultz LLC, president 2013-2017: White House, senior advisor to the vice president 2008-2009: Office of Governor Ted Strickland (D-Ohio), executive assistant to the governor 2007-2008: Ohio Department of Administrative Services, legislative liaison 2005-2006: Franklin County Municipal Clerk of Court, director of operations ​​ Notable Quote of the Day “[Steve Bullock’s] exclusion illustrates the challenge of using polls at this early stage to make sense of the race, let alone to decide whom to include in a debate. ... Paul Tsongas, who would win the New Hampshire primary in 1992, didn’t reach 1 percent in any early polls in 1991, though there were far fewer qualifying polls that year. He ultimately won five of the first 15 contests before falling behind Bill Clinton, who won the nomination. Mr. Clinton averaged just 1.5 percent of the vote in the early polls in the 1992 cycle. Jimmy Carter, who held 0.75 percent in the early polls in the 1976 cycle, has the lowest early polling average for a winning candidate in the primary era.” – Nate Cohn, correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times Democrats The Democratic National Committee announced who qualified for the first set of Democratic primary debates on June 26-27. Steve Bullock, Mike Gravel, Wayne Messam, and Seth Moulton were unable to reach either the polling or fundraising threshold to qualify. Michael Bennet discussed foreign influence on U.S. elections on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell. Joe Biden criticized Amazon’s tax rate on Twitter, writing, “I have nothing against Amazon, but no company pulling in billions of dollars of profits should pay a lower tax rate than firefighters and teachers.” Bill de Blasio announced that the “Subway Diversion Project” will go into effect in New York City beginning July 1. It will allow homeless subway riders who violate transit rules to accept social services in place of a summons. Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O'Rourke, and Elizabeth Warren will attend the Black Economic Alliance’s presidential forum in Charleston, South Carolina, Saturday. During a town hall on Fox News, Julián Castro discussed immigration, abortion, the Trump administration’s foreign policy, and the Hatch Act. In an interview with The Washington Post, Tulsi Gabbard discussed foreign policy, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and veterans issues. Kirsten Gillibrand spoke on The Exchange in New Hampshire about paid family leave, gun safety, the Green New Deal, and abortion. The Reckoning Crew, a group of local activists in South Carolina who worked to help Hillary Clinton win the state primary in 2016, endorsed Kamala Harris. John Hickenlooper released his climate change platform Thursday. He proposed establishing a carbon tax and investing $200 billion in transportation and renewable energy and $150 billion in the electric grid system. Jay Inslee said that roughly 60 state party chairmen and Democratic National Committee members were going to submit a formal resolution for a climate change debate. Merion West interviewed Messam about his presidential campaign, gun manufacturer liability, criminal justice, voting rights, and immigration. Tim Ryan spoke about his education platform and presidential campaign on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. The Post Reports chronicled Bernie Sanders’ early political years and time as mayor of Burlington, Vermont.   Eric Swalwell became the fourteenth Democratic presidential candidate to call for impeachment proceedings against Trump. Marianne Williamson discussed her campaign’s emphasis on spirituality on The Takeout podcast. Andrew Yang said he would not support the Department of Justice prosecuting Trump if he were president. “If you look around the world, one pattern that America should seek to avoid is prosecuting past leaders and presidents and imprisoning them," he said. "That’s something that America has never fallen into and that’s the way I would hope that we proceed with me in the White House.” Republicans Donald Trump and pro-Trump groups have spent more than $10 million on digital advertising in battleground states like Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. In an interview on Fox Business, Bill Weld said that the U.S. needs to develop expertise in preparation for job loss from automation. What We’re Reading Bloomberg: The DNC Has Spent More Money Than It’s Raised This Year The New York Times: Cut From the Debate? It Doesn't Mean a Candidate Can't Matter Politico: The Escalator Ride That Changed America Flashback: June 14, 2015 Jeb Bush unveiled his presidential campaign logo—featuring a prominent exclamation point—the day before he announced he was running for president.