2020 Dems debate tonight in Atlanta

November 20, 2019: Ten candidates are participating in the fifth Democratic primary debate on Wednesday night. Donald Trump is touring an Apple manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas. Notable Quote of the Day “Immigrants who have become new American citizens in key swing states could prove influential in the 2020 election if effectively mobilized, according to a new study. … In Georgia, new citizens constitute more than 440,000 potential voters, the group estimated. President Donald Trump won the state by roughly 200,000 votes in 2016. In Arizona, naturalized citizens make up more than 300,000 eligible voters, more than half of whom are not registered. Trump carried the state in 2016 by less than 100,000 votes, but Democrats are hopeful they can flip it in the presidential election after winning a Senate seat there last year. And in Michigan, new citizens make up 64,000 eligible voters as of 2016, according to the analysis. Trump won the state by 10,000 votes.” – Laura Barrón-López, Politico Democrats Ten candidates are participating in the fifth Democratic primary debate on Wednesday night: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang. The debate will take place in Atlanta at Tyler Perry Studios. Rep. Kurt Schrader (Ore.) endorsed Biden on Tuesday. Steve Bullock spoke about his campaign during a local interview in Boston. Julián Castro discussed housing, poverty, and education during a campaign event in Atlanta on Tuesday night.  John Delaney is making his 40th trip to Iowa with an event in Burlington on Wednesday. Deval Patrick will speak to students from Claflin University and South Carolina State University on Wednesday. Joe Sestak wrote an op-ed about tribal sovereignty on Tuesday in Indian Country Today. Steyer is airing an ad in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada calling for term limits. Marianne Williamson is holding several events in Iowa on Wednesday, including a regenerative farming tour. Republicans Donald Trump is touring an Apple manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, and meeting with company CEO Tim Cook. Bill Weld will campaign in New Hampshire and Massachusetts on Wednesday. What We’re Reading CNBC: Here’s where the unemployment rate stands in the states that will decide Trump’s 2020 fate Politico: Study: New citizens could swing battleground states in 2020 USA Today: Is Georgia a swing state? Flashback: November 20, 2015 CNN announced its debate criteria for the Republican debate on Dec. 15, 2015. To qualify for the primetime debate, a candidate needed to reach an average of at least 3.5 percent nationally or 4 percent in Iowa or New Hampshire over a six-week period.

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