Dan Merica

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RT @ryanobles: As @BernieSanders and @ewarren’s campaigns battle- outsiders from the progressive movement are pleading: Make it stop. Detai… — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg - to tout himself - says Dems who won the WH over the last ≈50 yrs had "certain things" about them: - "new... hadn't run for president before" - "not viewed as belonging to Washington" - "was calling the country to its highest values" - "Opening the door to a new gen" — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg just now: “As commander in chief, I'll always begin by thinking about the perspective of the people whose lives we are putting on the line. Anytime a decision like that is made, I will ensure that we are coming away from the brink of war." More: https://t.co/JrrJSAsppj — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg asked today in Ames, "As a former service member, what do you feel should be done about the growing tensions with Iran?" Buttigieg, bluntly, "I have some feelings on this." 👇More on Buttigieg, Iran and Iowa here w/ @DJJudd: https://t.co/JrrJSAsppj — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg says “This Is Us” is “fitting for a time like this when we are trying to make sure there is an American story where more of us can see ourselves.” He adds he can’t watch it because “in the first 20 seconds, I am balling.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Mandy Moore touting Pete Buttigieg: “I have had the chance to work with some pretty cool characters in my career. … When I really stop to think about Pete, I don’t even think Hollywood knows what to do with him. He’s that much of an original.” https://t.co/4XqdpN9gXK — PolitiTweet.org

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This is what makes Iowa unique: Barbara Wells, an undecided Democrat from Des Moines, saw four candidates this weekend alone. She saw Sanders on Saturday and then went to events for Warren, Klobuchar and Buttigieg on Sunday. She remained undecided after the last event. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DJJudd: Pete Buttigieg has talked about his military service on the trail for some time now, but as tensions w/ Iran have escalated, hi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pete Buttigieg - as tension w/ Iran simmers - is highlighting something that separates him from the rivals he will debate tomorrow: His military service. "He knows what war is like & I don't think he'll get us into one," said one Iowan. More w/ @DJJudd: https://t.co/rbNkOXlyfp — PolitiTweet.org

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And now Houston Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane has announced that he has fired General Manager Jeff Luhnow and Manager A.J. Hinch. Wow. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mj_lee: What we just broke on air @CNN: Bernie Sanders told Elizabeth Warren in a private meeting in December 2018 that he did not beli… — PolitiTweet.org

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When Yang says friend, he means friend. Read more about the unexpected but honest friendship between the two presidential candidates, one who has failed to live up to expectations & another who has surpassed his https://t.co/sKlrZEZ4Nj — PolitiTweet.org

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Booker ends his presidential campaign. He had a small, but devout, level of support in Iowa. Where those Iowans decide to go could play a big role in the next three weeks of this race. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bloomberg's position on the first four was entirely different last week in Ohio, though. Here is what he told @carolinerkenny & others: "I think we've got a tradition here of four states. ... I guess the Democratic party probably shouldn't take it away." https://t.co/acOAi7IiZu — PolitiTweet.org

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This tweet will be welcome news for Mike Bloomberg - who has urged voters to visualize a one-on-one contest with Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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Michael Bloomberg used a CNN oped to blast his party's nominating system for placing an outsized emphasis on Iowa & New Hampshire, saying the states lack diversity and such a focus risks ignoring battleground contests https://t.co/nnwrfKuO9J via @devancole1 — PolitiTweet.org

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News: Deval Patrick raised $2.2 million in the final six weeks of 2019 as he mounts an uphill presidential campaign. And he will have an ad on CNN in New Hampshire during Tuesday’s CNN debate in Iowa. More on Patrick here: https://t.co/XtepZV5TtN — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on Social Security: "I'm going be a little selfish here: I want to make sure the trust fund is in good shape in the 2015, because that's when I expect to be drawing from it." — PolitiTweet.org

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Notable applause line tonight for Buttigieg: "If we're serious about protecting this country that means protecting each other, a love of country that begins w/ the understanding that our country consists of people & you cannot love a country if you hate half of the people in it." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg now being protested by activists in Des Moines who appear to be from Black Lives Matter South Bend. The activists, who told reporters they planned to be at the event, are asking him about racial issues in South Bend. — PolitiTweet.org

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Loebsack: "I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that, Pete Buttigieg is in fact our nominee. And I'm going to do everything I can in the next 22 days to make sure the winds the Iowa caucuses." — PolitiTweet.org

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New endorser Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack introducing Buttigieg: "We can't let (Trump) win the presidency again. And I know for a fact that Pete Buttigieg is going be the person who's going to be able to get us back on track and lead this country forward, beginning next January." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GregJKrieg: The Sanders campaign confirmed it was real. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RalstonReports @PeteButtigieg Some really up and coming scribbler from NV with the kicker... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RalstonReports: Excellent piece by CNN's @merica, who knows Nevada partly because he is from Nevada, on @PeteButtigieg's campaign in Ne… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: In Iowa, @ewarren is pushing back hard at @BernieSanders: “I was disappointed to hear Bernie is sending his volunteers out… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DaniellaMicaela: .@ewarren responds to @AlxThomp and @hollyotterbein's story about @BernieSanders going negative on @ewarren in a talki… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pete Buttigieg has twelve Nevada offices, 55 organizers on the ground and has been on air since December. But there is still a question hanging over all of these efforts: Will any of it matter? How Iowa and New Hampshire are impacting Nevada: https://t.co/9xr1oQkmXN — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Dave Loebsack announced Sunday that he is endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president, delivering the former mayor his biggest Iowa endorsement weeks ahead of the state's key caucuses. w/ @DJJudd: https://t.co/uDb1ZCEr4f — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the bigger endorsements left in Iowa: Retiring Rep. Dave Loebsack announced Sunday that he is endorsing of Pete Buttigieg. That leaves Rep. Axne as the only Democratic member of Congress from Iowa left you endorse after Finkenauer endorsed Biden. https://t.co/fSvWLnf90i — PolitiTweet.org