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<em>The Atlantic </em>Politics &amp; Policy Daily: She’s (Also) Running

The senator from New York officially enters the 2020 race. Plus: Beto O’Rourke's campaign reports that he raised $6.1 million within 24 hours of his announcement.
Source: Charlie Neibergall / AP

What We’re Following Today

It’s Monday, March 18.

‣ Historic floods are engulfing midwestern states, including Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri, after a bomb cyclone and high levels of melting snow and ice caused rivers to overflow their banks.

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At Beto O’Rourke’s latest events, the candidate’s celebrity status seemed to make up for his Edward-Isaac Dovere reports from Iowa, where he has been chasing around the many 2020 presidential-primary candidates. (O’Rourke hauled in $6.1 million in donations within the first 24 hours of today.) Meanwhile, on Sunday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand officially launched her presidential campaign, although to many it might have felt like she’s been running for months.

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