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Candidates and Campaigns Celebrate ThanksgivingPresidential
candidates
celebrated
Thanksgiving Day at home and on the road.
Four
candidates were campaigning in early states and highlighted their
activities there (Harris and Klobuchar in Iowa, Gabbard in New
Hampshire, and Patrick in South Carolina). Several of the
candidates helped at food banks or served food at shelters, or in the
case of
President Trump to troops in Afghanistan. Bennet and Harris
showed off their cooking skills; Harris in Iowa brought KCCI into the
kitchen, while Bennet, at home, released 3:45 video in which he and his
daughters prepared Thanksgiving turkey vindaloo.
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Bennet for America
Biden for President
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 28, 2019
Statement from Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on Thanksgiving
This year, we are thinking about all those individuals who make our lives better every day: Those who educate our children. Those families who serve our country through military service. Those who take care of our ailing loved ones. Those who build our bridges, repair our roofs, and keep our water safe and drinkable. Those who race into burning buildings, grow our food, transport and stock the shelves in our grocery stores, build our cars, and make our streets safe and clean.Many of these Americans are spending today at work, away from their loved ones. So we are especially aware of their sacrifice.
Our campaign is about restoring the soul of America by recognizing that our differences are precious and our similarities infinite.
This Thanksgiving, let’s come together, declare who we are, and lift up each other. And it starts with saying thank you.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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Mike Bloomberg 2020
Cory 2020
Nov. 28 fundraising email
I love the Thanksgiving season, Joe.
For me, it’s a time filled with friends, family, and tofurky (yes, I spelled that correctly). A time to express gratitude for the many blessings in my life and to give back to those in need. It’s also a time to take a break from the campaign trail to reflect on all the things I’m thankful for.
This year, I’m excited to have my mom in New Jersey for the holiday. She makes the best cornbread stuffing -- a recipe passed down from my grandmother.
And today, I want to make sure you know how grateful I am for you -- for your continued support of this campaign, for everything you do to help spread our message across the country, and for standing by our commitment to our shared values. We’ve had an incredible year, and I’m looking forward to everything we will accomplish in the one to come.
I wish you and your family the happiest of Thanksgivings.
Cory
P.S. Moms never stop being moms, even when their son is running for president.
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November 27, 2019 [ed-graphics omitted]
November 27, 2019 [ed-graphics omitted]
11 Big Ideas from Cory Booker to Share at the Dinner Table This Thanksgiving
As President, He’ll do Way More Than Pardon the To-furkeyNewark, NJ — Need some conversation-starters for Thanksgiving dinner with your friends and relatives? Forget the cranberry sauce. Here’s an 11-course menu of policy ideas that have put Cory Booker at the head of the table of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders. When your loved ones ask for seconds … just ask them to make Cory their first choice for president.
1. Cory fundamentally changed the 2020 debate on gun violence, releasing the most sweeping gun violence prevention plan ever advanced by a presidential candidate. More than a dozen presidential candidates have embraced his proposal for federal gun licensing.
2. Cory has unabashedly run his campaign focused on issues of criminal justice reform and restorative justice, calling on other presidential candidates to openly acknowledge the failure of the 1994 Crime Bill and the “tough on crime” policies of the 1980s and 1990s.
3. Cory is the only candidate pledging to liberate more than 17,000 individuals who are currently incarcerated from unjust sentences by identifying specific classes of individuals. He has repeatedly challenged the field to adopt his Restoring Justice Initiative which would be the most sweeping clemency initiative in over 150 years.
4. Cory was the first presidential
candidate to offer a detailed
vision to
end
child
poverty in
America. On the debate stage in October, he called out the moral
obscenity that it had been 20 years since a presidential debate
included a question on child poverty.
5. Cory
has led the field by making racial and economic justice a centerpiece
of his campaign, whether it’s his plan to implement “baby
bonds”
for every child in America, his landmark bill to start the process for
reparations, or a first-of-its-kind Community Justice Fund to restore
wealth in Black and Brown communities.
6. Cory has set
a
high
bar (and pushed
other
candidates)
on marijuana policy— not just demanding legalization, but expunging
records and reinvesting in Black and Brown communities that for decades
have been ravaged by the War on Drugs.
7. Cory has released the most ambitious-ever plan to bring environmental justice to communities long left behind. It isn’t just a campaign issue for Cory; he’s been leading on issues of environmental justice in the Senate and since his time as mayor of Newark.
7. Cory has released the most ambitious-ever plan to bring environmental justice to communities long left behind. It isn’t just a campaign issue for Cory; he’s been leading on issues of environmental justice in the Senate and since his time as mayor of Newark.
8. Cory has gone beyond fighting to
protect Roe v. Wade;
he’s pledged to use every available power of the presidency to secure
reproductive rights, including creating a White House Office on
Reproductive Freedom. He has called on others to join the fight; as he
wrote in an open letter in GQ,
it’s
on
men
“to
listen,
to
speak
out,
and
to take action. Not because
women are our mothers, sisters, wives or friends — but because women
are people. And all people deserve to control their own bodies.”
9. Cory is taking on issues
politicians too often ignore. He has the only plan to
take
on
the
multi-billion
dollar
sports
industry
to end
the
exploitation
of
athletes. And he’s long been a leader
on
protecting
animals,
including securing limits on animal testing in the Senate, which are
estimated to save hundreds of thousands of animals from needless
suffering each year.
10. Cory shows up. From joining asylum seekers crossing the border to breaking Senate norms to testifying against Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general, to literally saving his constituents from a fire as mayor, Cory isn’t afraid to show up where he can make a difference.
11. Cory says, “you can’t campaign wrong and govern right;” that’s why he’s made it a priority to have a diverse and inclusive staff, guaranteed paid family and medical leave, and recognized the right of his campaign workers to unionize.
10. Cory shows up. From joining asylum seekers crossing the border to breaking Senate norms to testifying against Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general, to literally saving his constituents from a fire as mayor, Cory isn’t afraid to show up where he can make a difference.
11. Cory says, “you can’t campaign wrong and govern right;” that’s why he’s made it a priority to have a diverse and inclusive staff, guaranteed paid family and medical leave, and recognized the right of his campaign workers to unionize.
Bullock for President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Governor Bullock Releases Highly Anticipated ‘Dad Joke’ Video for Thanksgiving
Helena, MT – As families across the country come together to celebrate Thanksgiving, Montana Governor Steve Bullock released the latest installment of his Dad Joke masterclass. The Thanksgiving-themed zingers are guaranteed to provoke a wholesome mix of knee-slapping and eye-rolling that will leave the whole family at least mildly entertained.“My family begged me to stop telling Thanksgiving jokes,” said Montana Governor Steve Bullock. “But I told them I couldn’t quit cold turkey.”
Governor Bullock’s in-depth knowledge and practical experience with dad jokes is unrivaled by any other candidate in the Democratic field. In fact, he is the only candidate to author a Buzzfeed listicle on dad jokes. As President, Governor Bullock will continue to be THAT dad — on every major holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving from Team Bullock!
Watch: Governor Bullock’s Thanksgiving ‘Dad Jokes’
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Pete
for America
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Nov. 28 fundraising emailDear Pete for America community,
Thanksgiving is an opportunity for Americans to come together -- as families, friends, and as a nation.
We know that after a year of avoiding getting into political debates with some relatives on Facebook, we’re going to find ourselves sitting across the table from each other.
We sense those walls going up between us in our communities, our churches, and yes, even within our families. We feel the pain of what I can only describe as a crisis of belonging in America, with so many of our fellow Americans wondering where they fit in and whether they belong at all.
But on the day after this presidency comes to an end, we’re going to need to pick up the pieces of our divided nation and come together to tackle the urgent challenges we face.
So in the midst of a heated political season, I hope we remember the values we share -- especially today, on Thanksgiving.
Let’s take inspiration from the extraordinary Americans I’ve met throughout this campaign.
Veterans who didn’t hesitate to answer our nation’s call. Farmers in rural Iowa discussing how they can be a part of addressing our climate crisis. Young people demanding we act on guns. DREAMers making this country their own, and conservatives who recognize immigrants as a credit to their communities.
If we focus on what we hold in common, then I believe we can knit back our country and deliver a future where every one of us belongs.
I hope everyone has a meaningful Thanksgiving.
Pete
Julián for the Future
Thanksgiving is an opportunity for Americans to come together -- as families, friends, and as a nation.
We know that after a year of avoiding getting into political debates with some relatives on Facebook, we’re going to find ourselves sitting across the table from each other.
We sense those walls going up between us in our communities, our churches, and yes, even within our families. We feel the pain of what I can only describe as a crisis of belonging in America, with so many of our fellow Americans wondering where they fit in and whether they belong at all.
But on the day after this presidency comes to an end, we’re going to need to pick up the pieces of our divided nation and come together to tackle the urgent challenges we face.
So in the midst of a heated political season, I hope we remember the values we share -- especially today, on Thanksgiving.
Let’s take inspiration from the extraordinary Americans I’ve met throughout this campaign.
Veterans who didn’t hesitate to answer our nation’s call. Farmers in rural Iowa discussing how they can be a part of addressing our climate crisis. Young people demanding we act on guns. DREAMers making this country their own, and conservatives who recognize immigrants as a credit to their communities.
If we focus on what we hold in common, then I believe we can knit back our country and deliver a future where every one of us belongs.
I hope everyone has a meaningful Thanksgiving.
Pete
Julián for the Future
Friends
of John Delaney
Tulsi Now
tweeted three videos: a Thanksgiving message, greeting runners in Portsmouth, NH, and a rundown on her Thanksgiving meal:
Kamala Harris for the People
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November 28, 2018
Tulsi Now
tweeted three videos: a Thanksgiving message, greeting runners in Portsmouth, NH, and a rundown on her Thanksgiving meal:
Kamala Harris for the People
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ICYMI: Kamala Has Iowa’s KCCI Over For Thanksgiving Dinner Prep
After a full day of campaigning in Iowa
Wednesday, including picking up 100 teacher endorsements and knocking doors in Des Moines,
Kamala Harris invited Cynthia Fodor from Des Moines’ KCCI over while
she prepared Thanksgiving dinner for her family. She talked about
supporting teachers and middle class families, while cooking her turkey
stock, showing her niece how to peel carrots, and sharing what she’s
thankful for this holiday.
Watch the interview here:
Watch the interview here:
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Nov. 28 fundraising email
Happy Thanksgiving, Joe!
I’m spending today in Iowa with my family. Doug and the kids flew in earlier this week, and Maya, Tony and Meena and her family are joining us for dinner later today.
I feel so lucky to be able to take a pause from the campaign trail and spend time with my family doing my favorite thing: cooking a family dinner.
I’m sure you’re already preparing the bird (or ordering the takeout), but I wanted to share one of my favorite dishes that makes for a great morning-after Thanksgiving breakfast.
They’re my mother’s bacon-fried apples. She used to make these for Maya and me if we hadn’t been up to too much trouble.
Fry up some chopped bacon, add sliced apples (and a splash of bourbon if you like). Then, add nutmeg to taste.
I never got my mother to divulge exactly how much nutmeg she used -- you could rarely get her to give up a family recipe -- but just a dash should do it. Then, serve over pancakes or waffles.
I wish you and your family much joy and love this Thanksgiving.
All my best,
— Kamala
I’m spending today in Iowa with my family. Doug and the kids flew in earlier this week, and Maya, Tony and Meena and her family are joining us for dinner later today.
I feel so lucky to be able to take a pause from the campaign trail and spend time with my family doing my favorite thing: cooking a family dinner.
I’m sure you’re already preparing the bird (or ordering the takeout), but I wanted to share one of my favorite dishes that makes for a great morning-after Thanksgiving breakfast.
They’re my mother’s bacon-fried apples. She used to make these for Maya and me if we hadn’t been up to too much trouble.
Fry up some chopped bacon, add sliced apples (and a splash of bourbon if you like). Then, add nutmeg to taste.
I never got my mother to divulge exactly how much nutmeg she used -- you could rarely get her to give up a family recipe -- but just a dash should do it. Then, serve over pancakes or waffles.
I wish you and your family much joy and love this Thanksgiving.
All my best,
— Kamala
Amy for
America
...and Nov. 28 fundraising email
...and Nov. 28 fundraising email
Deval for All
tweeted a short video from South Carolina, mostly a campaign update with a nod to Thanksgiving:
Bernie 2020
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1200111864832647168
tweeted a short video from South Carolina, mostly a campaign update with a nod to Thanksgiving:
Bernie 2020
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1200111864832647168
Joe Sestak for President
My thanks today — after my wife Susan
who (finally) agreed to marry me, and my daughter Alex who beat brain
cancer twice — are for our beautiful country and the American people.
During my naval career and life I have visited and traveled through at least 80 countries.
With respect to the wonderful people I have met and places I have seen throughout our globe, there is nowhere I would rather be living than our nation, or people to be living with than Americans.
There is a tear in our American fabric today but — when put to the test — it’s a fabric woven by too many selfless individuals that assures us it will be mended once again by the same.
I know, because I saw Americans of all persuasions do exactly that every day in the service of our country.
We have a bright future if we remember that we aren’t born different than others in the world, we just make ourselves different by leaders who embrace the time-honored task “to form a more perfect union.” Happy Thanksgiving!
During my naval career and life I have visited and traveled through at least 80 countries.
With respect to the wonderful people I have met and places I have seen throughout our globe, there is nowhere I would rather be living than our nation, or people to be living with than Americans.
There is a tear in our American fabric today but — when put to the test — it’s a fabric woven by too many selfless individuals that assures us it will be mended once again by the same.
I know, because I saw Americans of all persuasions do exactly that every day in the service of our country.
We have a bright future if we remember that we aren’t born different than others in the world, we just make ourselves different by leaders who embrace the time-honored task “to form a more perfect union.” Happy Thanksgiving!
Tom Steyer 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, November 28, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Tom Steyer on Thanksgiving Day
(SAN
FRANCISCO,
November
28,
2019)
— Today,
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer released the following
statement in observance of Thanksgiving Day:
“On this day, let us all give thanks for the vast abundance of our country, our freedoms, our democracy, and each other. As we celebrate family and football and food, let us also remember the task ahead — to renew the great American spirit, to restore our passion for justice and to reclaim our fair and beautiful land. The next year will tell much about who we are and what it means to be an American. I am thankful to be a part of this brave and wonderful country that is brimming with wise and compassionate people.”
Warren for President
a series of tweets from Nov. 28, 2019
Thanksgiving was always a big gathering in our family. The holiday brought in family from Texas, Arkansas, and Kansas. That meant LOTS of planning over who would bring what, how much, and so on.
One year, Aunt Max, my mother’s oldest sister, volunteered to bring the turkey.
Aunt Max was funny and quick-talking. She never took anything too seriously, including time. And she wasn’t much of a cook, so the other sisters made sure that she was up to the task—peppering her with questions, making sure she'd get a big enough turkey.
Thanksgiving dinner was set for noon, and most of the family was there by mid-morning. The table was set. The sweet potato casseroles were out of the oven. The pies were on display. The Jell-O molds were out on special plates. Food was piled everywhere. But—no Aunt Max.
My mother fretted and Aunt Alice fumed. The boys buzzed around trying to get a spoonful of this or a crust of that. Aunt Bee tried to keep everything in order. Still no Aunt Max. Then one of the boys spotted her coming up the walk with Uncle Crowbar (that name is another story).
They burst through the front door, and Uncle Crowbar banged the heavy roaster on the kitchen countertop as people crowded around to see the turkey. With a flourish, Aunt Max lifted the lid, proclaiming, “Biggest Turkey Ever!”
Everyone jumped back. It was RAW.
An uproar followed as everyone loudly explained that “bring the turkey” meant a cooked turkey. Aunt Max considered that, then laughed. She said we'd eat Thanksgiving dinner in layers—a Jell-O course, a potato course, a pie course—finishing with a turkey course, in about 6 hours.
It worked. Eventually, everyone got back to eating and talking—and Aunt Max was never in charge of bringing the turkey again.
So no matter what cooking disasters, miscommunications, or accidents happen this Thanksgiving, smile, readjust, and try not to take it too seriously!
Marianne Williamson for President
https://www.marianne2020.com/posts/a-day-of-thanks
When asked by a reporter what I’m grateful for this year, I began to think about that question in light of my experience as a presidential candidate.
I’m grateful to live in a country where, particularly as a woman, I can say whatever I want to say—even when it’s critical of my government—and know I won’t be hauled off to jail, even tortured, for doing so.
I’m grateful to be participating in a process where citizens can, through their vote, participate in making a decision that's hugely consequential for the entire world.
I’m grateful to the many tens of thousands of people who have contributed their time and money to this campaign, convicted in the knowledge that we can begin a new chapter in American history and return our country to the principles on which we were founded and upon which we purport to stand.
I’m grateful to the Spirit that animates us all—inspiring us to keep going, keep growing, and keep reaching for ever greater expressions of love. I’m grateful for the chances we are given to do that, as individuals and as a nation.
Actually, I’m grateful for everything these days. This is an extraordinary moment in history and I am grateful to be sharing it with you.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. May your holiday in all ways be blessed...
Weld 2020 Presidential Campaign Committee, Inc.
“On this day, let us all give thanks for the vast abundance of our country, our freedoms, our democracy, and each other. As we celebrate family and football and food, let us also remember the task ahead — to renew the great American spirit, to restore our passion for justice and to reclaim our fair and beautiful land. The next year will tell much about who we are and what it means to be an American. I am thankful to be a part of this brave and wonderful country that is brimming with wise and compassionate people.”
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Warren for President
a series of tweets from Nov. 28, 2019
Thanksgiving was always a big gathering in our family. The holiday brought in family from Texas, Arkansas, and Kansas. That meant LOTS of planning over who would bring what, how much, and so on.
One year, Aunt Max, my mother’s oldest sister, volunteered to bring the turkey.
Aunt Max was funny and quick-talking. She never took anything too seriously, including time. And she wasn’t much of a cook, so the other sisters made sure that she was up to the task—peppering her with questions, making sure she'd get a big enough turkey.
Thanksgiving dinner was set for noon, and most of the family was there by mid-morning. The table was set. The sweet potato casseroles were out of the oven. The pies were on display. The Jell-O molds were out on special plates. Food was piled everywhere. But—no Aunt Max.
My mother fretted and Aunt Alice fumed. The boys buzzed around trying to get a spoonful of this or a crust of that. Aunt Bee tried to keep everything in order. Still no Aunt Max. Then one of the boys spotted her coming up the walk with Uncle Crowbar (that name is another story).
They burst through the front door, and Uncle Crowbar banged the heavy roaster on the kitchen countertop as people crowded around to see the turkey. With a flourish, Aunt Max lifted the lid, proclaiming, “Biggest Turkey Ever!”
Everyone jumped back. It was RAW.
An uproar followed as everyone loudly explained that “bring the turkey” meant a cooked turkey. Aunt Max considered that, then laughed. She said we'd eat Thanksgiving dinner in layers—a Jell-O course, a potato course, a pie course—finishing with a turkey course, in about 6 hours.
It worked. Eventually, everyone got back to eating and talking—and Aunt Max was never in charge of bringing the turkey again.
So no matter what cooking disasters, miscommunications, or accidents happen this Thanksgiving, smile, readjust, and try not to take it too seriously!
Marianne Williamson for President
https://www.marianne2020.com/posts/a-day-of-thanks
A Day of Thanks
November 28, 2019When asked by a reporter what I’m grateful for this year, I began to think about that question in light of my experience as a presidential candidate.
I’m grateful to live in a country where, particularly as a woman, I can say whatever I want to say—even when it’s critical of my government—and know I won’t be hauled off to jail, even tortured, for doing so.
I’m grateful to be participating in a process where citizens can, through their vote, participate in making a decision that's hugely consequential for the entire world.
I’m grateful to the many tens of thousands of people who have contributed their time and money to this campaign, convicted in the knowledge that we can begin a new chapter in American history and return our country to the principles on which we were founded and upon which we purport to stand.
I’m grateful to the Spirit that animates us all—inspiring us to keep going, keep growing, and keep reaching for ever greater expressions of love. I’m grateful for the chances we are given to do that, as individuals and as a nation.
Actually, I’m grateful for everything these days. This is an extraordinary moment in history and I am grateful to be sharing it with you.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. May your holiday in all ways be blessed...
Friends
of Andrew Yang
...Yang also retweeted many photos
from supporters.
President
Donald
J.
Trump
President Donald J. Trump made at surprise visit to troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. In a 0:59 tweeted video he is shown speaking, serving food to, and greeting them.
Walsh for President
2:01 video
President Donald J. Trump made at surprise visit to troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. In a 0:59 tweeted video he is shown speaking, serving food to, and greeting them.
Walsh for President
2:01 video
Weld 2020 Presidential Campaign Committee, Inc.
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