Boston Globe: Grading the debate performance of the Democratic candidates

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller endorses Joe Biden for president

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for president, just three weeks before the Iowa caucuses.

Miller, first elected in 1978 and serving his 10th term in office, became the longest-serving state attorney general in the history of the United States over the weekend. He was an early backer of Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election cycle.

Miller, a Democratic, had backed Montana Gov. Steve Bullock in the 2020 race before Bullock dropped out in December.

In an interview with the Des Moines Register on Sunday, Miller said he's getting involved again because the last month before the caucuses is "too important and too much fun to be on the sideline."

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/01/13/iowa-attorney-general-tom-miller-endorses-joe-biden-president-2020-iowa-caucuses/4449485002/

270towin has an interactive delegate calculator

It looks like an interesting toy to play with for those who like fiddling with numbers (my forte).

The site also allows the user to plug in percentages for the states where polls have not been conducted to project where additional delegates can be gained.

Here is the site for those inclined to visit:
https://www.270towin.com/2020-democratic-delegate-calculator/

To all of the number crunchers out there, have fun!

Cold Storage

IPSOS/Reuters Poll: Biden 23%, Sanders 20%, Warren 15%, Bloomberg 8%, Buttigieg 7%

Washington, DC, January 10, 2020 — A new public opinion poll shows that Senator Bernie
Sanders and Former Vice President Joe Biden are the top contenders for the 2020 presidential
nomination. Among Democratic registered voters, Biden (23%) maintains an edge over Sanders
(20%) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (15%). Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg (8%) and former
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (7%) round out the top five candidates in the race for the Democratic
nomination. Among Democrats and independents, Sanders (17%) has a slight lead over Biden
(15%), and Warren (10%) maintains her third-place position. Buttigieg (5%) and Bloomberg (6%) are
statistically tied among Democrats and independents. All other candidates receive 3% of the vote
share or less among Democrats and independents and Democratic registered voters.

When asked about the most important candidate traits that factor into who they decide to vote for,
Democratic registered voters were most likely to say that the ability to beat President Trump in the
general election (42%) was the most important consideration for them. The next most important traits
were strong positions on healthcare (11%) and the economy and jobs (11%).

https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-01/topline_reuters_2020_democratic_primary_tracker_01_10_2020_0.pdf

Full story on Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/looking-for-a-winner-democrats-keep-biden-and-sanders-on-top-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z82TV

Powered By People: Join Beto on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

In just four days, we’re kicking off our Weekend of Action to elect Eliz Markowitz to the Texas House of Representatives. This is a critical special election that would bring us even closer to flipping the state’s legislature blue for the first time since 2001.

Hundreds of people have already signed up to knock doors with Beto in the district — and we want you there too!

Beto is leading six different canvassing shifts all day Saturday and Sunday. If you’re able to join us for any (or all!) of them, RSVP on one or more of the following pages below:

Saturday, January 11th, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (breakfast with Beto at 8:15)
Saturday, January 11th, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, January 11th, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, January 12th, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (breakfast with Beto at 8:15)
Sunday, January 12th, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sunday, January 12th, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Beto will also be hosting a special get-together for volunteers on Friday night. Sign up here to meet with Beto and all our fellow volunteers.

We know that races like this are winnable. In 2018, Beto came within three points of winning Eliz’s county thanks to a massive organizing operation in the area. We’re going to replicate that grassroots power this coming weekend.

We hope to see you all real soon. Beto and Eliz are counting on it.

- The Powered By People Team