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Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @JTHVerhovek: NEW: @BetoORourke raised $6.1 million in the first 24 hours of his presidential campaign, setting a new high-water mark fo… — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

.@CoryBooker, after an hour of questions from the crowd in Davenport, leaves the stage to a standing ovation and Bruce Springsteen’s “The Ties That Bind.” — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

.@CoryBooker: “I’d rather hang out with a kind atheist than a mean Christian any day.” (It’s pretty rare for politicians of either party to even mention atheists.) — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

A rarity at a 2020 Democratic event: @CoryBooker gets a question about tackling the national debt. Booker talks about balancing budgets when he was mayor, but says we need an “upfront investment” in infrastructure and reverse the Trump tax cuts. — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @mollyhc: A cool new type of tweet is reporters explaining which of the 1 million 2020 Dems another candidate is subtweeting (This time… — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

.@CoryBooker, answering a question about marijuana and prison reform, says some presidential candidates are talking about their experiences with weed “almost like it’s funny.” — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

300 in attendance at ⁦@CoryBooker⁩ event in Davenport — the staging here is a contrast to the ragtag nature of ⁦@BetoORourke⁩’s swing through the state. https://t.co/wLliH7RKod — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

.@CoryBooker in Davenport: “I learned when I was a mayor running a fire department that fighting fire with fire isn’t actually a good way to put out fires.” — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

In which a millennial praises Beto for acknowledging his white privilege while a baby boomer compares him to RFK —> https://t.co/lfYQJwHrN5 — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

New: Beto O’Rourke’s first swing through Iowa showed how he’s one of the most transparent candidates of the 2020 field, and one of the most opaque. https://t.co/HLDhiRVXVr — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

Booker: “Seriously, watch it on Netflix. Who’s cuter: me or the penguins?” https://t.co/HNOg51YNaX — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

Democratic State Senate candidate Eric Giddens says watching “Street Fight,” a documentary about @CoryBooker’s firs… https://t.co/LEsL0t2hVJ — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

Iowa Democratic Rep. @daveloebsack was at @amyklobuchar’s event in Cedar Rapids today. He said he plans to meet with every candidate, with the goal of making an endorsement by Labor Day. He’s looking for electability: “For me, it’s about who can beat Donald Trump.” — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @E_Steven: @Robillard @BetoORourke @ewarren @SenGillibrand @AndrewYangVFA @marwilliamson Add one more. https://t.co/PjXlwwQ0PQ — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

@E_Steven @BetoORourke @ewarren @SenGillibrand @AndrewYangVFA @marwilliamson huh, I was looking at https://t.co/u3IfODrncn, which doesn’t have any. but thanks for flagging. — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

@mattyglesias agreed — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

Much was made of the fact that @BetoORourke didn’t have a policy section on his website when his campaign launch. Guess what? Only four of the Democratic candidates for presidents do! @ewarren, @SenGillibrand, @AndrewYangVFA and @marwilliamson — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @CitizenCohn: In case you’re curious, here’s the bill Beto was describing: https://t.co/VnXcGo2vXd https://t.co/hpeyTi61Rz — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @danielmarans: New statement on this from @CWG_Workers: "The Campaign Workers Guild tried for nearly two months to get a meeting with Be… — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @danielmarans: When Sanders campaign announced recognition of a staff union, I immediately wondered, "Why didn't the workers go with @cw… — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

“The Uninhabitable Earth” is clearly the 2020 Democratic candidates’ favorite book of the moment. @BetoORourke just… https://t.co/R32LF6CHQa — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @mollyhc: “My ham-handed attempt to try to highlight the fact that Amy has the lions share of the burden in our family should have also… — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @mollyhc: O’Rourke is asked about his much-criticized joke (repeated today!) about his wife raising his kids. “Not only will I not say… — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @DavidNir: @Robillard @JulianCastro If he wants credit for Colin Allred, then he also gets “credit” for Will Hurd — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

.@BetoORourke on Obama comparisons: “I’m flattered by any comparison, but I know myself well enough to know I come… https://t.co/mPxgXxEliM — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

He also noted he helped Rep. Colin Allred win, though Allred endorsed @JulianCastro for president yesterday. https://t.co/Cb6aXAys2q — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

Based on a question from @ChloeAngyal, @BetoORourke says his top three progressive priorities are health care acces… https://t.co/3CPBizH328 — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

.@BetoORourke bought two records for the hosts of @PPLiveIowa: Santana 3 and Asleep At The Wheel’s self-titled albu… https://t.co/hzzIuMlaqH — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

RT @danielmarans: New with @mtredden: The presidential campaign staff of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is unionizing, making it the first-eve… — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Robillard 🇺🇸 @Robillard

Two key questions here: 1. How much can his close association with Obama shield Biden from progressive criticism?… https://t.co/Bw1AXzw4QG — PolitiTweet.org