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Gillum announces he’s not running for president   March 21, 2019: Mark Gallogly, a top bundler for Barack Obama, has indicated he will support Beto O’Rourke. Andrew Gillum announced that he was not running for president in 2020. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “They know the whole edifice of Trump support within the party, which looks formidable, could collapse with a couple of shocks. Thus the rush to ‘lock up’ support.” – Bill Kristol, conservative analyst Democrats Cory Booker, who previously said he opposed ending the filibuster, has not closed the door on that issue. He said that without a filibuster, however, a Republican-controlled Congress could have passed harmful legislation. Pete Buttigieg was interviewed by Esquire, where he discussed socialism, the Green New Deal, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, and reparations. In an interview on Fox Business Network, John Delaney called it a mistake that Democrats did not support President Barack Obama on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He said, “It was good economic policy. It was very good geopolitical policy.” Tulsi Gabbard begins her four-day tour of New Hampshire Thursday, which includes nine town halls and meet and greets. Several Hollywood power players, including showrunner Shonda Rhimes and director J.J. Abrams, hosted a fundraiser for Kamala Harris Wednesday. During a town hall televised by CNN, John Hickenlooper said he did not think it would be appropriate to call a national emergency for gun violence. In an interview on PBS NewsHour, Jay Inslee called for limiting subsidies to fossil fuel industries and said he was open to increasing marginal tax rates. Wayne Messam was sworn into his second term as mayor of Miramar, Florida, Wednesday night. Mark Gallogly, an investment banker and bundler who helped raise at least $500,000 for Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign, is reportedly likely to support Beto O’Rourke this campaign cycle. Bernie Sanders made his first presidential campaign stop in California, where he spoke at a rally for striking University of California research and technical workers. Marianne Williamson will appear on WMUR’s “Conversation with the Candidate” Thursday. An April 1 summit co-hosted by the Center for Popular Democracy Action, Communications Workers of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), 32BJ SEIU and the Sierra Club will feature at least six presidential candidates: Booker, Julián Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand, Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, and Elizabeth Warren. The Nevada Democratic Party released its delegate selection plan, including an in-person early voting period and absentee voting. Republicans Donald Trump held a campaign rally at the Lima Army Tank Plant in Ohio Wednesday. During his speech, Trump said General Motors should reconsider its decision to lay off 1,500 workers in Lordstown, Ohio. On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Andrew Gillum announced that he would not run for president Wednesday. Instead, Gillum is launching a voter registration initiative in Florida to help Democrats win the state. John Kasich sent out a fundraising email criticizing Trump for his comments about the late John McCain. “When we don’t speak out about these things, we become numb to them and we simply can’t let that happen,” he wrote before asking his supporters for contributions. What We’re Reading Associated Press: Abolishing Electoral College Is 2020 Democrats’ New Litmus Test New York Magazine: Will Bernie Sanders Split the Democratic Party in 2020? Politico: Pence woos 2016 anti-Trumpers to bankroll billion-dollar reelection Flashback: March 21, 2015 Martin O’Malley campaigned in Iowa where he said that the primary will narrow “between the once inevitable front-runner and the new and unknown candidate who emerges to offer a more compelling alternative.” According to the Associated Press, some Iowa residents were looking to Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren first for that alternative.