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Mon. 08/12 – How’s the Republican Primary Going?

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Episode notes

The faint possibility of a Republican presidential primary, Biden says he misspoke about poor kids, Gillibrand urges Americans to pressure McConnell in the Senate, Yang responds to a parent at a gun safety forum, and a handy metaphor for understanding where we are in the primary race right now.

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Links:

• Chris Higgins on Twitter
• Chris Higgins on Instagram
• Election Ride Home on Twitter
• Exclusive: Anthony Scaramucci says Trump may need to be replaced for 2020 (Axios)
• Bill Weld presidential campaign, 2020 (Ballotpedia)
• Latest 2020 GOP Presidential Primary Polls (RCP)
• Will the Greens and Libertarians Affect the 2020 Election? (NY Mag)
• Kasich says there’s ‘no path’ to the White House for him in 2020 (Politico)
• Odd Man Out: How the Independent Justin Amash Could Shake Up the 2020 Presidential Election (The National Interest)
• Meet the Republicans Likely to Challenge Trump in the 2020 Primary (Fortune)
• Biden: 'Look, I misspoke' about poor kids (Politico)
• Gillibrand speaks at gun safety forum (Twitter/Kirsten Gillibrand)
• Yang responds to a parent at candidate forum on gun safety (Twitter/MSNBC)
• Andrew Yang talks up personalized guns as way to boost safety (The Washington Times)
• Biden and Harris make a big play for Iowa, but Warren is months ahead (Politico)