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Bennet targeted in negative ads from Demand Justice   May 8, 2019: Kirsten Gillibrand will use support for Roe v. Wade as a litmus test for nominating federal judges. Demand Justice made a five-figure ad buy criticizing Michael Bennet on his judicial voting record.   Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “From 2007 to 2016, [Harvard researchers Tessa Charlesworth and Mahzarin Banaji] found, conscious and unconscious bias toward numerous groups in America precipitously declined, including bias around sexuality and race. But there was one big exception: bias toward the elderly. Though conscious bias against older adults did decline over this period, unconscious biases barely shifted at all, suggesting negative attitudes that are deeply rooted in our culture. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that some of the younger candidates are subtly emphasizing their age difference.” – Zaid Jilani, U.C. Berkeley Greater Good Science Center writing fellow Democrats Progressive group Demand Justice released television and digital ads in New Hampshire and national markets targeting Michael Bennet. “Bennet’s backed many of Trump’s extreme judges. He votes for them almost 70 percent of the time. … Hey, Michael Bennet — what gives? Helping Trump is not a good look,” the narrator says. Joe Biden campaigned in Nevada and attended a fundraiser in Las Vegas. Cory Booker introduced a bill to address maternal mortality rates with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). The Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services (MOMMIES) Act would extend the timeframe for Medicaid coverage for postpartum women. Pete Buttigieg discussed the 2020 presidential race, his marriage, and his faith in an interview on The TODAY Show. In an interview with The New York Times, Maya Rupert discussed outreach to Latino voters and being Julián Castro’s campaign manager. John Delaney discussed Venezuela, Iran, and American military spending in an interview on The Hugh Hewitt Show. Tulsi Gabbard sent a fundraising email that criticized media coverage of her campaign. The email said Gabbard was “taking on the chickenhawks in both parties, the corporate media and the military industrial complex who drive us into war for their own power and profit.” In a Medium post, Kirsten Gillibrand said she would only nominate federal judges “who will commit to upholding Roe v. Wade as settled law and protect women’s reproductive rights.” Mike Gravel discussed foreign policy and imperialism on Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill. Kamala Harris launched Camp Kamala, an online program to train young volunteers to be future precinct captains and volunteer leaders. It was first piloted in Iowa. Jay Inslee signed into law a mandate for carbon-free electricity in Washington by 2045. Amy Klobuchar reintroduced the Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act to give caregivers a tax credit to help offset expenses of care for an aging relative. Beto O'Rourke hired Rob Flaherty as his digital director. Flaherty previously served as the creative director for Priorities USA and deputy digital communications director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Bernie Sanders released a set of guidelines to prevent sexual misconduct and discrimination within his own campaign. Elizabeth Warren became the first presidential candidate to call for the impeachment of Donald Trump on the Senate floor after reading portions of the Mueller report into the congressional record. Marianne Williamson tweeted she had less than 2,000 donors to go before she reached the donor threshold for the first Democratic primary debate. Republicans The New York Times reported that Donald Trump showed over $1 billion in losses on his businesses from 1985 to 1994 and as a result did not pay income taxes for eight of the 10 years. Trump’s personal lawyer Charles Harder said that drawing conclusions from a tax transcript was speculative and the report was false. What We’re Reading Axios: The smoke-filled rooms have burned down Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Fox News is the unlikely new power player in the 2020 Democratic primary Washington Post: What the electoral history of 2020 Democrats tells us about their viability Flashback: May 8, 2015 Politico reported that Jeb Bush’s super PAC, Right to Rise, was set to raise $100 million by the end of May.