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Black voters in key big cities like Detroit are warning Democrats that being against President Donald Trump will not be enough to motivate black Democrats to go to the polls in 2020.

Presidential candidates Julian Castro and Tom Steyer are wondering why a qualifying Nevada poll sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has not been released before Wednesday’s deadline for September’s presidential debate.

Presidential candidate Julian Castro (D) on Monday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada, said that while politicians talk plenty about middle-class issues, they are not paying enough attention to the concerns of poor people.

Entrepreneur and presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s flagship “Freedom Dividend” proposal is reportedly catching on “with a lot of black folks,” according to The Root’s “2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings” released on Monday.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating in Virginia hit a new low on Monday, as a Roanoke College poll found that 53% of Virginians disapprove of Trump and only 27% approve. 

CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin on Monday evening ripped President Donald Trump for his “unprecedented” grifting after Trump floated the idea of holding next year’s G-7 Summit at his Doral Club in Florida.

Former California Governor Jerry Brown warned Democrats running for president that their constant attacks on President Donald Trump are “not all that interesting” to voters.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the House Democratic Caucus Chair and No. 5 House Democrat, on Wednesday evening ripped the “sycophants” in President Donald Trump’s cabinet for lacking the “guts to deploy the 25th Amendment.”

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang believes he can defeat President Donald Trump in a general election because he is “better at the internet than he is.

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) will reportedly try for the fourth time to impeach President Donald Trump when the House returns from recess in September.

An NPR reporter who has been following the 2020 presidential candidates and President Donald Trump on the campaign trail said on Tuesday that presidential candidate Andrew Yang (D) is the only Democrat that Trump supporters are interested in potentially voting for in a general election.

A Christopher Newport University professor who accurately predicted that Democrats would flip 40 House seats in 2018 midterm elections believes that President Donald Trump will lose the 2020 election because the Democrat challenging him will begin the race with 278 Electoral College votes.

President Donald Trump will hold a Thursday evening campaign rally in the critical state of New Hampshire. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates of Trump’s rally at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) in Manchester. All times eastern. 

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Tuesday declared that “racism” is “a national security threat” and urged President Donald Trump’s administration to invest more federal funds to “get into the lives” and “minds” of young white males who are “drawn to white militia, white supremacy, white nationalism because they have nothing else to do.”

The veteran political prognosticator who infamously declared a month before the 2016 presidential election that the race was “over” in favor of Hillary Clinton argues that President Donald Trump will be a “historical underdog” in 2020.

Presidential candidate Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) said on Wednesday that it is “really problematic” that President Donald Trump is “incapable of feeling empathy” after the Dayton and El Paso shootings.

A majority of Texas Democrats want former Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) to drop out of the 2020 presidential primary and run for Senate against Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) instead, according to a Emerson poll released on Tuesday. 

Presidential candidate Julian Castro (D) said on Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump “doesn’t belong as president” for “stoking hatred, bigotry, and division”that inspired the El Paso shooter to target Latinos.

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening of painting a “target” on El Paso and said he should not come to El Paso until he apologizes for his racist remarks against Hispanics.

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday evening a day after Democrats finished debating in Detroit, Michigan. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.

Prominent left-wing activists groups on Thursday launched an “Impeachment August” organizing campaign to pressure Democrats at town hall events during the August recess to back an impeachment inquiry.

The presidential candidates debating tonight include: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO). Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern. 

CNN political director Mark Preston said on Wednesday afternoon that presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a “built-in political base” that will allow him to grow his campaign if he gets momentum coming out of Wednesday’s debate.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) will have few allies when he takes the debate stage on Wednesday evening as his party’s frontrunner, and he may seek to find an ally in entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

A day after co-sponsoring a “climate equity” bill with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the jury is still out on the presidential candidate.

Ten Democrats will take the stage in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday evening for CNN’s presidential debate: Marianne Williamson, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX), former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, former Rep. John Delaney (D-MD), and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.

Women’s advocacy groups—National Women’s Law Center, UltraViolet Action, and Higher Heights—on Tuesday criticized CNN for not having a woman of color as a debate moderator and launched a petition demanding that establishment media networks include women of color moderators in all upcoming debates so they do not have a “major representation problem” like CNN.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) campaign manager on Sunday ripped the corporatist media for making “the American people stupider” with game-like debates that focus on “gotcha” moments instead of issues that impact the lives of regular Americans.

The Chairman of the NAACP board of directors on Saturday said President Donald Trump should be impeached for his “vile racist attack” on Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and the “despicable” attacks on Baltimore.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld (R) said on Saturday that President Donald Trump could “finish” the national Republican Party in 2020 if he continues to send “racist” tweets about Democrats of color like Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).

Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Eugene Robinson said this week that voting for President Donald Trump in 2020 is “voting for his racism” even if voters are voting for the tax cuts, Trump’s “uncritical support of Israel,” or the great economy and record-low unemployment numbers.

Though President Donald Trump is trying to make the “Squad” the face of the Democrats, voters believe that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is more reflective of the party than Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Ilhan Omar (D-MI).

A group of 148 African Americans who served in former President Barack Obama’s administration backed the “Squad”—Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MN), and Ilhan Omar (D-MN)—on Friday evening against President Donald Trump’s “racist” attacks, vowing to be more vocal as Trump tries to make the “Squad” the face of Democrats.

Atlantic writer Jemele Hill this week said she fears for the safety of the left-wing “Squad” and ripped President Donald Trump’s “go back” remarks as being “beneath the dignity of any president” or “anybody in a leadership position.”

New York Times columnist Charles Blow on Wednesday evening frustratingly argued that Democrats are turning President Donald Trump into even more of a “folk hero” by not even beginning an impeachment inquiry.

Top allies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly believe she “will never” get the 218 votes in the House to impeach President Donald Trump, which may explain why Pelosi, a master vote counter, is hesitant to even begin an impeachment inquiry.