a datapoint so startling I had to check it twice (and ask my editor to check too) - Kamala Harris' campaign launched on July 21. By July 30, she had more total donors than Joe Biden's campaign had gotten in the previous 15 months
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Jessica Piper
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data journalist @politico. previously @bangordailynews, @bowdoincollege. [email protected] / call or text: 207-200-7806 / Signal: jsscppr.15
- one reason for Trump's fundraising troubles: he's avoided imminent legal jeopardy for the past few months a look at WinRed data: politico.com/live-updates/2…
- As Mainers take to the polls today, the number of active coronavirus cases statewide dropped to 390, the lowest it has been since April 29 (when testing capacity was also much lower)BREAKING: 8 more coronavirus cases have been detected in Maine bangordailynews.com/2020/07/14/new…
- do any other Maine people spend a lot of time thinking about how the town of Washington is in Knox County but Knox is in Waldo County (so is Waldo). Also Lincoln is in Penobscot County but Penobscot and Franklin are in Hancock County (along with Hancock).
- Joe Kennedy has filed with the FEC to run for Senate. docquery.fec.gov/pdf/696/201908… His fundraising history in @OpenSecretsDC: opensecrets.org/members-of-con…
- updated story with @meridithmcgraw, @politicoalex - Trump's web of political committees spent more than it raised over 2023. legal spending was the biggest expense category.
- begging folks to follow local media here - @bangordailynews, @sunjournal, @newscentermaine rather than rely on social media/nat’l reports that have already gotten key details wrong in the past few hoursReplying to @mikeshepherdMEThe @MEStatePolice have not confirmed these figures. We’re waiting for a news conference here at City Hall.
- A retiree in Somerville whose medication didn’t arrive on time. A carpenter in Wells whose clients aren’t getting his invoices. How mail slowdowns are affecting Mainers: bangordailynews.com/2020/08/23/bus…
- Maine's Jared Golden - the only Democrat to split his votes on impeachment in 2019 - says he will vote in favor of impeaching Trump for inciting an insurrection 👇
- Maine House Speaker (and U.S. Senate candidate) @SaraGideon voted for Joe Biden in the Democratic primary today, per spox #mepolitics
- ICYMI: if it seemed like there was more ticket-splitting this cycle ... there really wasn't. Ticket-splitting was super consequential in key races, but overall, it dropped the lowest level in 3 decades politico.com/news/2022/11/1… w/ @lisakashinsky
- some striking stuff in the detailed Census data released today: Maine added 34k people over the past decade. But that gain was entirely encompassed in Cumberland/York counties - the rest of the state lost population, on net.
- New (w/ a graph!): Trump seems to be seeing diminishing fundraising returns on indictments politico.com/news/2023/08/0…
- today was my first day as a data reporter @politico, where I’ll be covering campaign finance, voting & everything else elections-related. Please send tips/secrets/questions about what the data *really* means to [email protected].
