Michael Bennet
campaign suspended on 2/11/2020
(night of N Hampshire primary)
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ballotpedia |
meet
michael
mike's vision
why
he's running |
3
plans:
political
reform
health
care
climate
plan |
education;
economy/trade; health care; immigration; foreign policy
+ 1 more |
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Bill de Blasio
campaign suspended 9/20/2019
Why
de Blasio's campaign failed
nobody liked him
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ballotpedia |
announcement
video
meet the
deBlasios |
just 2 'policies'
Bill
of workers rights
Fair
Share Tax Plan
10
'accomplishment' descriptions
no climate plan on
his web site
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climate change; the economy; education;
health care; immigration |
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Mike
Bloomberg
campaign suspended 3/4/2020;
endorses Joe Biden
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ballotpedia |
Mike's story
Mike's press |
17
positions: including
education
and education
health
coverage
job
creation
immigration
equal
rights
foreign
policy
poverty
reduction
housing
& homelessness
climate
change |
economy;
health care; climate change; immigration; gun control;
foreign policy |
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Corey Booker
campaign suspended
1/13/2020,
citing funding problems
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ballotpedia |
meet corey |
15 multiple issue
"statements"
(1 page or less of bullet points)
climate
change & environmental justice |
the
economy; guns; health care; immigration; racial justice
+ 2 more |
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Steve
Bullock
campaign suspended 12/2/2019
why
his campaign failed: it was among the least
covered
And
still not running for the MT
Senate seat now held by a
Republican. Because? selfishness.
may
be in talks with Chuck Schumer about reversing his
stance -- but nothing has changed?
oh
wait.... Bullock poised to run for Senate
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ballotpedia |
announcement
video |
10
issues
tackling
the climate crisis |
campaign finance, foreign policy, immigration,
social issues (e.g., abortion and LGTB rights), the
economy |
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Pete Buttigieg
campaign suspended 3/1/2020;
endorses Joe Biden
why
Buttigieg dropped out
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ballotpedia |
meet pete |
stands on
(30+) issues
climate
change |
climate
change; economy & business; guns; foreign policy;
health care, + 2 others |
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Julián Castro
campaign suspended 1/2/2020;
endorses Warren after dropping out
he
never found his base
why
isn't he running for the TX Senate seat now held by a
Republican? Because? selfishness. |
ballotpedia |
meet julián |
9 policy proposals:
indigenous
peoples
policing
immigration
education
housing
lead
climate
plan |
climate
change and energy; education; gun control; health care;
immigration + 3 more |
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John Delaney
campaign suspended 1/31/2020
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ballotpedia |
meet john
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13 issues
including a climate
plan
and news
commentary
climate
change plan
and
climate
corps plan |
health
care; immigration; infrastructure; social issues; trade,
+ 1 more |
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Tulsi Gabbard
campaign
suspended 3/19/2020
endorses Joe Biden
and no
longer running for U.S. House re-election
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ballotpedia |
about tulsi
a 9-sentence
vision |
finally in August,
14 'record
on issues' which consist of quotes and
legislation
clean
energy & creating more jobs is pretty
sketchy |
climate
change; education; guns; health care; social issues + 2
more |
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Kirsten Gillibrand
campaign suspended 8/28/2019
endorses Joe Biden
Why
Gillibrand's campaign failed (ro attract women)
Why
Gillibrand crashed and burned
her sole focus was gender;
Al Franken didn't help
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ballotpedia |
why Kirsten
meet
Kirsten |
5 issues
restoring values; fighting for women
& families; end corruption; economic equality; making
America safe
protecting
our planet has few details
no climate plan on
her web site |
campaign
finance reform; climate change;
education; & child care; guns;
sexual
assault & harassment + 6 more |
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Kamala Harris
campaign suspended 12/3/2019
Why
Harris's campaign failed
charisma over policy; strong opponents;
inability to explain herself
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ballotpedia |
meet Kamala
launch
speech |
13 issues
statements (typically about 1 screen each)
climate plan
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climate
change; education; guns;
health care; immigration & border security + 4 more |
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John Hickenlooper
campaign suspended
8/15/2019
why isn't he running for the CO
Senate seat now held by a Republican?
he finally is, post-dropout,
but
maybe it's too late
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ballotpedia
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meet john
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18 issues
addressed |
gun
control; the economy; climate change; social issues;
health care, + 2 others |
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Jay Inslee
campaign
suspended 8/21/2019
now running for re-election
as WA governor
Dem
voters care about climate change, just not enough to
support Jay Inslee
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ballotpedia |
meet jay
record as
governor |
11 issues mostly
centered on climate
he needs to get his multiple climate issues in coherent
order
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climate
change; the economy & trade; health care;
immigration; social issues + 1 other |
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Amy Klobuchar
campaign
suspended 3/2/2020;
endorses Joe Biden
Klobuchar
looked great on paper.
what went wrong?
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ballotpedia |
why running (very
short) |
a few sentences on 6
issues:
health
care
shared
prosperity & economic justice
a
safer world
foreign
policy & guns
election
security & voting rights
combating
climate change |
climate
change; education; guns; health care; social issues + 2
more |
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Wayne Messam
campaign suspended 11/20/2019
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ballotpedia |
meet wayne |
1
issue: student debt |
not asked?/not answered? |
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Seth Moulton
campaign suspended 8/23/2019
why
his campaign failed
now running for
re-election as MA congressman
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balllotpedia |
meet Seth |
7 issues
(limited to a few sentences)
foreign policy; national service; jobs; health care;
mental health; climate change; voting rights |
foreign
policy; the economy; health care; immigration;
climate change |
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Beto O'Rourke
campaign
suspended 11/1/2019
Why
O'Rourke's campaign failed:
his pivot never worked
And still not running for the TX
Senate seat now held by a Republican.
Because? selfishness. |
ballotpedia |
launch
speech (vision) |
6 issues:
voting
rights
immigration
reproductive
rights
small
business
LGBTQ &
equality
climate
change plan |
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Deval Patrick
campaign suspended on 2/12/2020
(night after N Hampshire primary)
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ballotpedia |
meet
Deval |
issues: none yet (though
he announced weeks ago) |
gun
control; health care; climate change; education; social
issues; immigration; criminal justice |
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Tim
Ryan
campaign suspended 10/24/2019
why his campaign failed
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ballotpedia
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meet tim
why he's running |
finally, specifics
on 7 issues
industrial policy; economy; education; environment; health
care; agriculture and food; veterans
no climate plan on
his web site |
the
economy; climate change; education; guns; health care.,
+ 3 others |
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Bernie Sanders
campaign suspended on 4/8/2020
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ballotpedia
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nothing
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23 issue
statements
an
ambitious climate-change plan is part of his Green New
Deal
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campaign
finance; climate change; education; Federal Reserve
& banks;
guns,
+ 4 more
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Mark Sanford
campaign suspended on
12/1/2019
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ballotpedia |
meet Mark |
10 issues
climate
change plan
is only 2 short paragraphs |
economy;
health care; immigration; abortion; foreign policy and
trade; climate change |
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Joe Sestak
campaign suspended on 11/12/2019
why
his campaign failed: he
was dead last in coverage
who knew he was running?
who cares that he quit?
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ballotpedia |
about joe |
Plan
for America: 12 issues
climate
change environmental protection plan has
virtually no details |
climate
change; economy and trade; education; foreign policy and
military; health care; immigration, + 1 more |
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Tom Steyer
campaign suspended on
2/29/2020
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meet tom |
meet tom |
3 issues (aka
'priorities'):
structural
reform
5 rights
(to health; clean air & water;
to an equal vote; to living wage; to learn)
climate
justice |
climate
change; economy; foreign policy;
social issues; gun control; healthcare;
immigration |
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Eric
Swalwell
campaign suspended on 7/8/2019
why
his campaign failed |
ballotpedia |
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| Joe Walsh |
ballotpedia |
nothing |
nothing |
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Elizabeth Warren
campaign suspended 3/5/2020
why
Warren couldn't win:
the establishment is wary of a 'too-liberal' nominee
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ballotpedia |
meet
elizabeth |
5 main issues (mostly 1
screen each):
end
Washington corruption
rebuild
the middle class
strengthen
our democracy
equal
justice under law
a
foreign policy for all
finally! something
on her website addressing climate change |
climate
change; education and college costs; health care; trade;
withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria |
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Marianne Williamson
campaign suspended on 1/10/2020
why
her campaign didn't catch on
she was always a niche candidate
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ballotpedia |
who I am
and why running |
21 issues
videos,
some on issues
climate
change plan |
climate
change; economy/trade; education;
guns; healthcare; immigration; social issues;
foreign
policy |
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Andrew Yang
campaign suspended on 2/11/2020
(night of N Hampshire primary)
why
Yang dropped out
|
ballotpedia |
meet andrew |
3 big issues +
84 (!) policies
universal basic income;
medicare for all;
human-centered capitalism
climate
change plan
and
another climate change plan
why are there 2 climate plans? |
the
economy; health care; immigration;
foreign policy & defense; social issues |
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it's
interesting that the issues chosen by candidates don't
match those on their web sites or in their social media
posts |
in this column,
the most frequent issues cited are
(1) health care
(2) climate change
(3) guns
(4) immigration
although a weighted average put climate change as
#1
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