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

[Mike67]

I think Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will both run for the Democratic Nomination in 2020 while I think Ted Cruz will challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 GOP Primaries. I think Bernie Sanders will win the Democratic Nomination even though Joe Biden will have the backing of Obama and other Washington Insiders. I think President Trump will beat Ted Cruz easily in the 2020 GOP Primaries. I think Donald Trump will win a second term as President by beating Bernie Sanders in a close Election in 2020.

[Mike67]

If a Republican wins, Julian Castro or Sherrod Brown can be possibilities

Watch out for Joe Biden because he'll probably have the backing of Barack Obama

[Mike67]

O'Malley returning to Iowa:

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Seventh since the Iowa caucus?  Sheesh, I didn't realize it was that many.  And most of those came when Clinton was leading Trump in the polls, so O'Malley was figuring...what?  That he'd start laying the groundwork for 2024?

I guess, unlike Booker, Cuomo, Klobuchar, etc., O'Malley doesn't have a job, so he's free to hang out in the early states.

Do you think Amy Klobuchar will run in 2020? I think it's very possible.

[Mike67]

O'Malley returning to Iowa:

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Seventh since the Iowa caucus?  Sheesh, I didn't realize it was that many.  And most of those came when Clinton was leading Trump in the polls, so O'Malley was figuring...what?  That he'd start laying the groundwork for 2024?

I guess, unlike Booker, Cuomo, Klobuchar, etc., O'Malley doesn't have a job, so he's free to hang out in the early states.

Do you think Amy Klobuchar will run in 2020? I think it's very possible.

As shown in this thread already, she's dropped a lot of hints in the last few years that she's interested.  Sounds like some are speculating that she might run for governor in 2018 though.  If she does that, it means she's probably not going to run for prez in 2020.

Thanks for the info,Mr Morden

[Mike67]

At this point, O'Malley is pretty much the Democratic version of Jim Gilmore. Time for him to hang it up for good.

Tax O'Malley would be an easy guy for President Trump to defeat in 2020.

[Mike67]

Gillibrand is asked about Dean calling her his top choice for 2020.  She says she’s running for reelection in 2018, and “[has] no plans for 2020” (which isn’t exactly a denial):

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/gillibrand-mentioned-among-next-round-of-white-house-hopefuls/article_ad662393-9f96-57bc-9df3-e2bc01f92c22.html

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Gillibrand seems to me to be a young Hillary Ciinton

[Mike67]

Apparently on Wednesday, Biden updated his 2020-ometer reading to "I have no intention of running" (which is not really a Shermanesque denial):

http://www.rollcall.com/news/biden-no-intention-running-2020

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If Hillary can still walk in 2020 I think there is a fairly strong chance that she will try to run again. I think her ego wont let her accept losing the 2016 Election.

[Mike67]

Pocahontas would be an interesting Presidential Candidate but I wonder if she would lose it and flip out like Howard Dean did in Iowa in 2004.

[Mike67]

Clinton and Kaine are holding a party to thank their big $ donors....which may or may not be related to one or both of them thinking about 2020:

http://pagesix.com/2016/12/05/hillary-clinton-throwing-party-to-thank-millionaire-donors/

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I can't be the only person who's uncomfortable with this. Not the part about the potential run, neither of these two would survive the primary. The part about the open embrace of big money donors by the Party that's suppose to be for the poor and working class.

This makes me uneasy and I'm a centre-left Democrat. The Bernie wing is gonna continue to grow and will eat any Democratic politicians alive who engage in this kind of behavior in 2020.

They will energize the Republican Party like raw meat to a lion. Run them in 2020 and Donald Trump has a second term as President and the GOP will keep control of Congress

[Mike67]

2020 Sunday morning talk show watch:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NEWS_SHOWS?SITE=AP

Biden is on State of the Union and Sanders is on Face the Nation tomorrow.  Rumored 2020 Republican fallback option Tim Scott is also on Face the Nation.

Not sure if you’d rate him as a possible primary challenger to Trump, but Rand Paul will be on This Week.

Trump himself will be on Fox News Sunday.

I think Tim Scott will be a major GOP Candidate for 2024. I think he runs for Governor of South Carolina in 2018 and will probably win.

[Mike67]

Biden talked 2020 again this morning:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/biden-president-2020_us_584d68c3e4b04c8e2bb04251

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He sounds like he very well could run in 2020