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

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Warren released a DNA test that shows she may have some distant Native American ancestry.

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« Biden has told some that he’s running » and could even announce on January 15.

https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/12/biden-has-told-some-hes-running/

So that is official but he will just officially announce later in January or in early February.

Ugh.

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https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1100516655061520385

If his family’s on board than he’s in.

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Clown Biden wants to run against the left and populism:

https://mobile.twitter.com/billscher/status/1102009925251801088

Lawd Jesus help us if this clown gets the nomination. The polarization will never end

So he’ll be running against policy proposals that are extremely popular with the party base and have been adopted by a good chunk of the field? Good luck with that dude. I hope Bernie eats him alive.

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Biden:

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2019/03/18/former-Vice-President-Joe-Biden-endorsements-message-2020-Democratic-race/stories/201903180154

As he prepares for a possible run, Mr. Biden has hunkered down for strategy sessions with a tight knit group of advisers and held meetings with top Democrats and elected officials. One subject of discussion has been the early selection of a running mate, which one aide said would help keep the focus of the primary fight on the ultimate goal of unseating Mr. Trump.

Last week, Mr. Biden stirred speculation as he met privately with Stacey Abrams, a Democratic rising star who ran for governor in Georgia last fall and is weighing another run for office -- potentially even the presidency. Mr. Biden requested the meeting, according to a person familiar with the sit-down, which comes as the two mull their own respective political futures. Ms. Abrams also huddled with a half-dozen other Democratic presidential hopefuls, but her meeting with Mr. Biden takes on added weight because of his attempts to shore up support among black leaders amid lingering questions about his treatment of Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and his support for a sweeping crime bill two decades ago.

Mr. Biden's team has started gaming out scenarios for what a campaign launch could look like with Wilmington, Delaware, and Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Mr. Biden was born, among several potential locations floated for an announcement rally, a source with knowledge of the discussions said. While the rest of the Democratic field settles into place, Mr. Biden's allies say the former vice president is keenly aware of the attention any announcement will draw.

Is he just trying to preempt the field and act like he’s already won?