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The event was a moment for each candidate, many of whom have already been preparing for Wednesday night's debate, to road-test lines they may end up using against their Democratic opponents during this week's debate. More from Las Vegas: https://t.co/8HZSvwTAR2 — PolitiTweet.org

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“Every voice counts, not just the ones who are shouting… not just those who agree with us already. … but everyone, everywhere,” Patrick said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Deval Patrick is the last candidate to speak at the First in the West event here in Las Vegas. This is the audience that is left: https://t.co/gYPaHVgwfv — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Cory Booker: "This is a moral moment. We will not beat Donald Trump by being more Trump-y. We must beat his darkness with light." — PolitiTweet.org

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Nevada Rep. Dina Titus called President Donald Trump a “bastard” in her speech tonight at the First in the West event here in Las Vegas. “I think the House is going to do it,” the Democrat said of impeachment. “Frankly, I'd like to impeach the bastard right now." — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Sen. Harry Reid is being honored tonight in Las Vegas with his eponymous lifetime achievement award. “It’s a long way from Searchlight to Washington. But I didn’t get there alone. I got there because of you, Nevadans,” he tells NV Democrats. — PolitiTweet.org

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Deval Patrick, asked about his reaction to Michael Bloomberg reversing his support of stop and frisk, goes with a short - but telling - response: “Good.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rebecca Lambe, a longtime Reid aide, echoed the former Senate Majority Leader. “Even though Iowa and New Hampshire are first in the nation, Nevada is really the first time the nation will vote,” she said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Sen. Harry Reid bluntly dismissed the impact of Iowa & New Hampshire on the 2020 race on Sunday because they lack diversity. "I don’t think it matters what happens in New Hampshire or Iowa because those states are not representative of our country," Reid said. — PolitiTweet.org

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“This is a death bed conversion,” De Blasio said, arguing that Bloomberg is only backtracking because of politics. “It is at least as much about the fact that he didn’t care to listen to communities of color and he didn’t listen to reformers. That speaks volumes," he added. — PolitiTweet.org

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“He had almost six full years to say it was wrong… we have had plenty of inflection points where he could have said, you know what, I was wrong,” de Blasio told CNN. “He has never cared to do that. And I think that says something about the veracity of this.” — PolitiTweet.org

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio savaged former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to apologize for stop and frisk on the verge of a possible 2020 run, casting the decision in an interview with CNN as politically craven and referring to it as a “death bed conversion.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IsaacDovere: .@TheRevAl, not impressed with Bloomberg’s speech on stop and frisk, and throwing in Biden and Sanders references to the 9… — PolitiTweet.org

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NY Public Advocate Jumaane Williams slams Bloomberg for only now apologizing for stop and frisk. “Forgive many of us for questioning apologies a decade late and on the eve of a presidential run. It is not nearly enough to erase the legacy of the systemic abuses,” he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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“I got something important really wrong,” Bloomberg said. “I didn’t understand that back then, the full impacts that stops were having on the Black and Latino communities. I was totally focused on saving lives. But as we know good intentions are not good enough.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg used an appearance at a black church in NY on Sunday to apologize for “stop and frisk” policing policy. “Over time I've come to understand something that I’ve long struggled to admit to myself, I got something important wrong,” Bloomberg said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bloomberg was publicly defending stop-and-frisk as recent as January https://t.co/1vNcKiFPAr via @DJJudd — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianneDMR: What might be the worst number for Buttigieg in this poll? Just 27% of his *own* supporters say they are “almost certain” h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @joshjame: "He will argue that it was stolen from him," Biden says of Trump losing in 2020. But of Trump refusing to leave the White Hou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Robillard: At Las Vegas town hall, @JoeBiden says he still doesn’t support legalized recreational marijuana on the federal level, but t… — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN projects Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has narrowly won re-election in Louisiana, beating Republican businessman Eddie Rispone in a runoff election. Trump had come to the red state twice in the final two weeks to hold campaign rallies in an effort to bolster Rispone. — PolitiTweet.org

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“He has got to go,” Nevada Rep. Dina Titus says of President Donald Trump. “And we have got someone with us here tonight who can help make that happen,” she adds. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is the audience at Joe Biden’s Saturday night town hall in Las Vegas. The audience is more diverse and older than most other candidates. The town hall is in West Las Vegas, a part of the city that is roughly 50% black and 40% Hispanic. https://t.co/vlS3lHQWz9 — PolitiTweet.org

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This poll clearly shows why Michael Bloomberg - should he run - will ignore Iowa: Likely Dem caucusgoers have a dim view of the former NY mayor. His unfavorable numbers among that group was 38% in March. It is now 58%. His favorability has fallen from 27% to 19%. — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on the poll: “That’s extremely encouraging. ... We have felt a lot of momentum on the ground. ... At the same time there was a long way to go & there are a lot of states in this process so I recognize the work that we've got to do.” h/t @KyungLahCNN @AnnieGrayerCNN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Robillard: “Former U.S. Rep. John Delaney of Maryland … (was) not named as a first choice by any poll respondents.” Delaney started ai… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is another particularly tough poll for Harris, who is at 3% months after pivoting to an Iowa focused strategy and spending thirteen days in Iowa in October, per @DMRegister. https://t.co/JVE5gqSmEk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: FLUID RACE REMINDER: Our new Iowa Poll shows that 30% of likely caucus goers have made up their minds, but 62% could change… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is how the candidates position’s have changed since September: Buttigieg: 25% in Nov, 9% in Sept Warren: 16% in Nov, 22% in Sept Biden: 15% in Nov, 20% in Sept Sanders: 15% in Nov, 11% in Sept Klobuchar: 6% in Nov, 3% in Sept — PolitiTweet.org

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This poll is filled with news the Buttigieg team will celebrate. The mayor has gained 16 points since the September poll. Another key to his lead: 68% of likely Democratic caucusgoers say he is their first or second choice or being actively considered, up from 55% in September. — PolitiTweet.org