Tuesday was pretty average, with a lot of hype about raising money just before an FEC deadline. One of the candidates was obsessed with money to have money. The answer may surprise you!
Continue reading “Day 253: 1/28/20”Tag: John Hickenlooper
Week 13: August 11-August 17
Week 13 marks the 100th post on But Their Emails! I need to give huge kudos to Tirra, who designed my logo and managed to pull it straight out of my brain, and BroadCityChessClub who suggested the name. For the 100th post, I thought I’d give you a fun fact: the original Twitter handle I got when I signed up for this blog was @their_but. I decided to change it for… reasons.
But it did make me laugh.
In Week 13, John Hickenlooper dropped out, Kamala Harris really wants money, and Beto O’Rourke has a heart.
Continue reading “Week 13: August 11-August 17”Farewell John Hickenlooper
At 1:12 PM ET on Thursday, August 15, 2019, John Hickenlooper, former Governor of Colorado, announced he was officially leaving the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary.
Continue reading “Farewell John Hickenlooper”Day 87: 8/15/19
On Thursday, Pete Buttigieg made me sad, Joe Biden and Joe Sestak made me curious, and John Hickenlooper made me happy.
Continue reading “Day 87: 8/15/19”Day 78: 8/6/19
Content warning: There will be more talk of the weekend’s events in this post.
Time passes and tragedies fade from focus. The candidates all have campaigns to run, and many of them are shifting back into campaign mode. Some are pivoting with more grace than others. Some are not yet ready to resume the trail.
And I am ranting about campaign finances.
Continue reading “Day 78: 8/6/19”Day 72: 7/31/19
On Wednesday, the gloves were off! Joe Biden released a new sticker, Andrew Yang is literally selling nothing for $40, and Bernie Sanders’ average donation is slipping further.
Continue reading “Day 72: 7/31/19”Day 71: 7/30/19
On Tuesday, everyone was preparing for the July debates, Andrew Yang celebrated too soon, and Kamala Harris sent the most boring campaign email I’ve ever received.
Continue reading “Day 71: 7/30/19”Debate 2: Night 1
In just a few minutes from this post going live, the second Democratic Presidential Primary Debate will begin on CNN! If you’re wondering about the candidates, here are their email strengths:
Note: Donor and non-donor emails are not separated for these counts.
Continue reading “Debate 2: Night 1”Day 70: 7/29/19
On Monday, I made a mistake and said Kamala Harris’ Medicare for All plan came in on Sunday. It actually arrived Monday morning at 6:26 AM ET.
Also on Monday, Joe Biden tried to emotionally manipulate me into donating to him, Beto O’Rourke has hinted that a dog influencer will be supporting his campaign, and Cory Booker’s campaign has been dancing.
Continue reading “Day 70: 7/29/19”Week 10: July 21-July 27
In this past week: Steve Bullock has finally started up his campaign machine, Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that, and Amy Klobuchar has finally created some new fundraising charts. Also, just about everyone is behind on their fundraising, and my support will decide who is successful.
Continue reading “Week 10: July 21-July 27”
But their emails! 