possible 2020 presidential candidates

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This is the list of first time Presidential candidates I wrote a while ago
 
Republican
1.Steve Daines
2.Ben Sasse
3.Mary Fallin
4.Nikki Haley
5.Tim Scott
6.John Thune
7.Bob Corker
8.Mike Lee
9.Paul Ryan

Up for likely competitive reelection first
10.Bruce Rauner
11.Mike Pence
12.Matt Bevin
13.Kelly Ayotte
14.Pat McCrory
15.Rob Portman
16.Pat Toomey

Up for reelection in 2020
17.Tom Cotton
18.Cory Gardner
19.Joni Ernst

'Liberal' Republicans
20.Lisa Murkowski
21.Brian Sandoval

Dropped from list
1.Rick Snyder, technically not a first time candidate anyway but obviously not the reason dropped...
2.Susana Martinez (she's crazy!)

Democrats (not categorized)
1.Michael Bennet
2.Jack Markell
3.Brian Schatz
4.Elizabeth Warren
5.Deval Patrick
6.Gary Peters
7.Amy Klobuchar
8.Steve Bullock
9.Cory Booker
10.Martin Heinrich
11.Andrew Cuomo
12.Kirsten Gillibrand
13.Kate Brown
14.Gina Raimondo
15.Mark Warner
16.Tim Kaine
17.Jay Inslee
18.Tammy Baldwin

Dropped from list
1.Dan Malloy, great speaker lousy governor.

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I'm thinking along the lines of...

Sasse
Ryan
Haley
Gardner
Amash (?)
Cruz or Rubio
Ernst
Trump's VP if young enough

I think Tim Scott right now is one to watch, though four years from now, who knows.  Although both Herman Cain and Dr Ben Carson had qualities that their supporters liked in them, to deny that they received support higher than they would have otherwise because they're black I think would be to deny reality.

I think there is a certain segment among Republican Primary voters that don't like the accusation of racism and so seek out a black person to support.  Both Cain and Dr Carson had major problems and even many of their would be supporters could not end up supporting them (Cain dropped out before the Primaries started.)   Tim Scott should finally be the real deal for these voters.

However, with no black President, these voters may no longer be motivated in their present desire to find a black Republican to support.