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Clinton and Merkley are out   March 5, 2019: Act Now on Climate is spending $1 million on ad campaign backing Jay Inslee. Hillary Clinton and Jeff Merkley announce they are not running for president in 2020. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day "I think the desire among Democrats of every stripe, of every ideology, whoever they supported in the past, their desire to defeat Trump is so strong that they'll unify behind whoever the nominee is. They would vote for you for president, they would vote for me for president.” – Ed Rendell, former Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, on conflict between Clinton and Sanders teams Democrats CityLab published a profile of Pete Buttigieg covering his focus on job automation and the future of work. Julián Castro campaigned in Los Angeles as part of a strategy focused on securing delegates from states with large Latino populations, including California, Nevada, and Texas. John Delaney was profiled in The Washington Post in an article called “The Smartest Presidential Candidate You’ve Never Heard Of.” Tulsi Gabbard tweeted a new anti-war campaign video Tuesday morning. “Wasteful wars bring more suffering and cost trillions that should be invested in our communities,” she wrote. Act Now on Climate is spending $1 million on a television and digital advertising campaign in both Iowa and national markets for Jay Inslee, marking the first major spending bid of the Democratic primary. Amy Klobuchar was interviewed on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews Monday evening. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, along with six other members of Congress, signed a pledge Monday to fight to end “forever wars” in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Niger, Somalia, and Thailand, among other countries. The Democratic National Committee brought on three new senior staffers: Muthoni Wambu Kraal as national political and organizing director, Patrick Stevenson as chief mobilization officer, and Brandon Gassaway as national press secretary. Altogether, they have previously worked for Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine, and Barack Obama.     On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Hillary Clinton said that she would not run for president again. “I want to be sure that people understand I'm going to keep speaking out. I'm not going anywhere,” she added. Mark Cuban said he had not yet made a decision on launching a presidential bid. “We’ll see what happens. It all comes down to how things play out. It’s not something I feel like I have to do. ... But it’s something that if circumstances were right I would do,” he said. Andrew Cuomo said his presidential intentions were partially based on who had not yet entered the race. “I have a set of assumptions as to who is going to run and what that means for this country. I’ve had conversations with people, obviously, and I think certain people are getting into the race and I’m making my assumptions on that,” Cuomo said. Jeff Merkley announced that he would seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in Oregon rather than run for president. In an email to supporters, Beto O’Rourke called for the legalization of marijuana nationwide. Bill Burton, an adviser to Howard Schultz, discussed Schultz’s possible presidency and viability as a candidate in an interview on Bloomberg. What We’re Reading Dallas Morning News: Texas could be the nation's biggest battleground National Review: Schumer’s 2020 Problem The New York Times: A Dose of Moderation Would Help Democrats Flashback: March 5, 2015 Mark Everson, who served as IRS commissioner in the George W. Bush administration, announced that he was running for president.