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March 12, 2019

Yang reaches donor threshold to qualify for first primary debate   March 12, 2019: The Democratic National Committee selected Milwaukee to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Andrew Yang reached the donor threshold to qualify for the first Democratic primary debate. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “The person who defines that race is going to win the race. If this is about Donald Trump and his personality, he isn’t going to win it.” – Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the House Democrats Pete Buttigieg had his best fundraising day Monday, following his televised town hall on CNN. His campaign said he received $600,000 and more than 22,200 donations in 24 hours. Vicente Gonzalez became the third member of the Texas congressional delegation to endorse Julián Castro. Tulsi Gabbard appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she discussed the difference between isolationism and her position on foreign policy. John Hickenlooper will appear on The Late Show with Seth Meyers Tuesday night. Jay Inslee campaigned in California, meeting with families affected by the Woolsey Fire. "Climate change has caused more wildfires and impacted too many lives. We need to act now on climate,” Inslee tweeted. Amy Klobuchar was interviewed by Tampa Bay Times, where she discussed the carbon tax, Cuba, Joe Biden, and Andrew Gillum. Bernie Sanders criticized working conditions at Amazon warehouses, tweeting, “Amazon must significantly improve working conditions at its warehouses and respect the constitutional right of its employees to form a union and bargain collectively for a better life.” Elizabeth Warren hired Alycia Albergottie, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 South Carolina director, to serve in the same role for her campaign. Sam Coleman and Ebenezer Abolarin are also joining Warren’s South Carolina campaign as communications director and field director. Marianne Williamson posted on social media that she needed 40,000 more unique campaign contributors to qualify for the first primary debate. Andrew Yang reached the 65,000-donor threshold to participate in the first primary debate. The Democratic National Committee announced that it had selected Milwaukee as the host city for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The convention will be held July 13-16, 2020. “The Democratic Party has again become an every ZIP code party. We’re listening to people in every corner of the country,” DNC Chairman Tom Perez said. On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Larry Hogan (R) is scheduled to speak at a “Politics & Eggs” breakfast in New Hampshire on Apr. 23. Beto O’Rourke (D) is traveling to Waterloo, Iowa, this weekend, where he will campaign for state Senate candidate Eric Giddens. What We’re Reading Associated Press: A state Senate race in Iowa is drawing presidential hopefuls The Guardian: ‘Not the billionaires’: why small-dollar donors are Democrats’ new powerhouse The New York Times: The Privilege of Being Beto Flashback: March 12, 2015 Rand Paul hired his second former Ted Cruz staffer, Rachel Kania, to join his team. Cruz’s former digital strategist, Vincent Harris, had been hired by Paul several months before.