Three of the top five Democratic candidates are stuck in D.C. while the other two campaign in Iowa, a fresh New Hampshire poll puts Bernie Sanders well ahead of the pack, Hillary Clinton clarifies she’ll support any nominee, Social Security and Medicare come under attack and Sanders and Biden defend their records on these programs, Elizabeth Warren calls on Mike Bloomberg to divest himself of his namesake news organization, an update on the impeachment, and a couple of corrections.

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Links:

• Election Ride Home on Twitter
• Election Ride Home on Facebook
• Stuck in the Senate as Their 2020 Rivals Have Iowa to Themselves (New York Times)
• WBUR Poll: New Hampshire 2020 Democratic Primary Field Dates: January 17-21, 2020 (MassINC Polling Group)
• Clinton tweet clarifying support for nominee (Twitter)
• Trump Opens Door to Cuts to Medicare and Other Entitlement Programs (New York Times)
• Did Biden laud a Paul Ryan proposal to cut Social Security as Bernie Sanders’ campaign said? (Politifact)
• Like Biden, Sanders Once Urged Social Security ‘Adjustments’ (Bloomberg News)
• Fact Check: Joe Biden has advocated cutting Social Security for 40 years (The Intercept)
• Joe Biden’s history of austerity (The Week)
• Warren Says Bloomberg Should Divest From His Company’s News Division (Bloomberg News)
• Glenn Fleishman on Twitter
• The Tiny Type Museum & Time Capsule

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