The “Who is running in 2020?” tea leaves thread, Part 3

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@JohnKasich - 8:42 AM - 25 Oct 2018

I gave him every chance, but I've come to the conclusion that @realDonaldTrump is simply incapable of being a unifier or accepting any personal responsibility.

Americans deserve more -- so much more -- from a President.

It's happening folks.

Kasich really, really disappointed me during the Kavanaugh confirmation. I supported him in 2016, but I don't know if I could in 2020 after his antics the past year or so.

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Bloomberg, Biden and TMac now reconsidering and less likely to run due to Dem leftward shift.

The Democratic Party is racing at breakneck pace toward George McGovern territory.

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I don't know why everyone gets the idea that Cornyn is titanically more popular than Cruz. Polls don't reflect it, and Cruz, not Cornyn, is the guy who overwhelmingly beat Trump in a Texas presidential primary.

I don't think that.  I think Cornyn is certainly favored to win re-election, but he's hardly a lock.  My best current estimate is that Texas will be around R+2 at the state level in 2020.

Huh? TX was R+11 in 2016 and basically R+9.5 in 2018 (if you're using the House + Beto/Cruz race).

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Does anyone know what Governor Jay Inslee's religion is? I keep finding Protestant. By religion I mean denomination of Christianity in this context. Or is he non-denominational?

Inslee attended a UCC church as recently as 2013.

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Yes!

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Good news on Biden, he's the candidate most suited to beat Trump. Atlas vastly underrates him when compared to people in real life's opinion. It's ridiculous.

It makes me feel like the Dems are about to do what the GOP did so many times during the Obama administration and throw away a winnable race during the primary a la Christine O'Donnell, Richard Mourdock, and Todd Akin.

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Good news on Biden, he's the candidate most suited to beat Trump. Atlas vastly underrates him when compared to people in real life's opinion. It's ridiculous.

It makes me feel like the Dems are about to do what the GOP did so many times during the Obama administration and throw away a winnable race during the primary a la Christine O'Donnell, Richard Mourdock, and Todd Akin.

I really don't think Atlas or even some of the twittersphere understand just how much good will Biden has built up from 8 years as being VP for a President that is extremely popular with the party and a majority of Independents.

I really don't think Atlas or even some of the twittersphere understand just how disappointing a Biden presidency would be given that he's pretty much a conservative on everything

lol just lol

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I can't imagine how betrayed Washingtonians must feel. They finally manage to get the trifecta, and this guy goes off on a vanity campaign he has no chance of winning.

It's not like the Dems are gonna lose the Governorship any time soon.

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More the merrier at this point.