Fri. 01/17 – Legislative Flips and Literal Push-ups

Democrats plan to flip state legislature before redistricting, the impeachment update, how senators plan to campaign during the impeachment trial, Tulsi Gabbard challenges a voter to a push-up contest—and you will not be surprised who won, a Republican House group says candidates need to raise more money on their own, while a Republican Senate group announces record-breaking fundraising.

Links:

• Chris Higgins website
• Chris Higgins on Twitter
• Chris Higgins on Instagram
• Election Ride Home on Twitter
• Election Ride Home on Facebook
• Democrats plan $50M campaign to flip state legislatures before redistricting (Politico)
• Dan Wagner (data scientist) (Wikipedia)
• House Democrats launch effort to register minority voters in key districts (The Hill)
• Trump adds Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz to impeachment defense team (CNN)
• The Guardian impeachment/politics liveblog, Friday (The Guardian)
• U.S. Senate: Swearing-in of Chief Justice & Senators (YouTube/C-SPAN)
• Do chatty senators really face jail time during impeachment? (Roll Call)
• Just where is this secret House jail located? (Roll Call)
• Democratic Senators to Pause Campaigning for Impeachment Trial (WSJ)
• A Tulsi Gabbard fan asked if she could beat Biden in a push-up contest. She took on the guy in the crowd instead. (WaPo)
• House GOP campaign chief: Members 'need to get their act together and raise more money' (The Hill)
• Senate GOP's campaign arm hauls in $70 million in 2019 (The Hill)
• Optimists Decide the Future | “Wired” Founder Kevin Kelly [includes transcript] (ValueWalk)
• Optimists Decide the Future | “Wired” Founder Kevin Kelly (YouTube/Big Think)

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