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1. How much has Trump raised so far in 2019? 30.3million 2. Who are the top fund-raising Democrats so far? Democrats, Bernie Sanders ($18.2 million) and Kamala Harris ($12 million), combined. 3. Who does Trump classify as "small dollar donors? What is his average donation?  Small-dollar funders have been something Democrats have been targeting as well. As Vox’s Tara Golshan and Recode’s Theodore Schleifer explained: 4. What two other major factors indicate that Trump may be very likely to win reelection? In general, GDP has been growing a little faster under Trump than it was at the end of Obama’s presidency. Leaving alone whether the president deserves any credit for that improvement, it would bode well for his reelection chances if it continues. 5. What is Trump's current approval rating? What is the highest that it has been during his presidency? Trump’s approval rating, though it has gone up and down in the past two years, has remained stubbornly underwater — t...

The Taxpayer First Act would would prohibit the IRS from creating an online tax preparation system that would compete with TurboTax and H&R Block. The sponsors of this bill are: in the House by Democratic Rep. John Lewis (GA) and Republican Mike Kelly (PA), and in the Senate by Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR). These Congressmen are pushing for this bill because the IRS could prepare taxes automatically for the vast majority of Americans for whom it has all the required information.The bill would also “protect low- and moderate-income taxpayers.” The IRS would easily be able to compete with TurboTax and HR Block because the IRS could prepare taxes automatically for the vast majority of Americans for whom it has all the required information. Countries in Europe offer “pre-populated returns” to their citizens to help people file their taxes. Both Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan proposed providing pre-populated return...