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

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R - Retarded (Donald Trump)
D - Very Retarded (Elizabeth Warren)
L - Sane (Ron Paul)
G - Good intentions but bad policies (Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein)
I - My waifu

My waifu will win by a landslide, 99.99999% likely. Greens might win Vermont.

Discuss with maps

[The Other Castro]

R - Retarded (Donald Trump)
D - Very Retarded (Elizabeth Warren)
L - Sane (Ron Paul)
G - Good intentions but bad policies (Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein)
I - My waifu

My waifu will win by a landslide, 99.99999% likely. Greens might win Vermont.

Discuss with maps

Governor Waifu - 535 EV
Senator Bernie Sanders - 3 EV

[Mr. Morden]

While Tulsi Gabbard was previously advertised as being one of the speakers at the 2017 "People's Summit" in June, their current list of speakers doesn't include her, so I'm not sure if she's going:

https://www.thepeoplessummit.org/speakers/

[Mr. Morden]

Pence has a new PAC.  It's the first time a sitting VP has created his own PAC:

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Pence-Creates-PAC-ahead-of-2018-2020-Elections-422973744.html

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[The Other Castro]

Robert Wolf @robertwolf32
#2020? @SALTConference @JoeBiden  is asked about running for President "Could I run- yes- will I- probably not but....I may very well do it"

https://twitter.com/robertwolf32/status/865378563515703296?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Mr. Morden]

Robert Wolf @robertwolf32
#2020? @SALTConference @JoeBiden  is asked about running for President "Could I run- yes- will I- probably not but....I may very well do it"

https://twitter.com/robertwolf32/status/865378563515703296?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

It's also worth mentioning that he said that while in the early caucus state of Nevada.  So just in the last couple of months, Biden has visited three out of the four early states (only missing Iowa).

[kyc0705]

Robert Wolf @robertwolf32
#2020? @SALTConference @JoeBiden  is asked about running for President "Could I run- yes- will I- probably not but....I may very well do it"

https://twitter.com/robertwolf32/status/865378563515703296?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

It's also worth mentioning that he said that while in the early caucus state of Nevada.  So just in the last couple of months, Biden has visited three out of the four early states (only missing Iowa).

Honestly, I think Biden is just having fun with the speculation. He might not even run in the end, but he enjoys knowing that he could if he wanted to.

[Technocracy Timmy]

I think Sherrod Brown is gonna run. Even though he doesn't seem interested in running, he's put out quite a few recent statements in regards to pushing the Democratic Party into a more economically left direction. Maybe it's just me, but I've seen a handful of statements and articles about him recently concerning that topic.

I think he's hesitant right now because he's up for reelection in 2018 (although Trump alone might make his Ohio reelection bid a fairly easy). After the 2018 midterms, I think he'll start testing the waters for a presidential run in 2020.

[Mr. Morden]

Tom Cotton's in Iowa today:

http://www.wboc.com/story/35474221/rising-gop-figure-tom-cotton-in-iowa-as-trump-faces-turmoil

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[Mr. Morden]

Bob Iger’s interviewed on a Vanity Fair podcast here:

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/bob-iger-2020-disney

At about the 54:50 marked, he’s asked if he’s thought about running for president.  He gives a meandering non-answer, in which he says that he still has a lot to do at Disney, and hasn’t had time to think about what comes next in his life.

[Oppo]

Dwayne Johnson on the Tonight Show.

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[The Other Castro]

Dwayne Johnson just tweeted this in advance of his SNL hosting tonight:

Dwayne Johnson‏ @TheRock
America, I hear you.

Tune in TONIGHT for our season finale of @nbcsnl for suprises and big laughs.
#SNLFinale #5xHost #2020


https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/866077822850408448

[Technocracy Timmy]

I'm pretty sure The Rock is just having a giggle.

[Ridge]

I think Sherrod Brown is gonna run. Even though he doesn't seem interested in running, he's put out quite a few recent statements in regards to pushing the Democratic Party into a more economically left direction. Maybe it's just me, but I've seen a handful of statements and articles about him recently concerning that topic.

I think he's hesitant right now because he's up for reelection in 2018 (although Trump alone might make his Ohio reelection bid a fairly easy). After the 2018 midterms, I think he'll start testing the waters for a presidential run in 2020.

Sorry, but I highly doubt that. Ohio went the reddest it's been in a generation in the last election. It will take alot more than a Russia narrative to turn it back red.

[Progressive]

FWIW, The Rock talking about 2020 race on SNL right now

[The Other Castro]

Dwayne Johnson/Tom Hanks 2020!

[Technocracy Timmy]

I think Sherrod Brown is gonna run. Even though he doesn't seem interested in running, he's put out quite a few recent statements in regards to pushing the Democratic Party into a more economically left direction. Maybe it's just me, but I've seen a handful of statements and articles about him recently concerning that topic.

I think he's hesitant right now because he's up for reelection in 2018 (although Trump alone might make his Ohio reelection bid a fairly easy). After the 2018 midterms, I think he'll start testing the waters for a presidential run in 2020.

Sorry, but I highly doubt that. Ohio went the reddest it's been in a generation in the last election. It will take alot more than a Russia narrative to turn it back red.

In 2008, Indiana went the bluest it had been in two generations.

One election result doesn't dictate a long term trend. Ohio has trended Democratic twice and Republican twice since 2000.

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I think Sherrod Brown is gonna run. Even though he doesn't seem interested in running, he's put out quite a few recent statements in regards to pushing the Democratic Party into a more economically left direction. Maybe it's just me, but I've seen a handful of statements and articles about him recently concerning that topic.

I think he's hesitant right now because he's up for reelection in 2018 (although Trump alone might make his Ohio reelection bid a fairly easy). After the 2018 midterms, I think he'll start testing the waters for a presidential run in 2020.

Sorry, but I highly doubt that. Ohio went the reddest it's been in a generation in the last election. It will take alot more than a Russia narrative to turn it back red.

Georgia went from Nixon losing by 12 in 1968 to him winning by 50 in 1972. It was obviously completely gone for the Democrats even if a native son in 1976.

[kyc0705]

Dwayne Johnson/Tom Hanks 2020!

I have consistently believed that any truly great 2020 ticket should have Tom Hanks in it somewhere. Obviously, my belief still stands.

[Mr. Morden]

I'll only support Hanks as VP if he presides over the Senate as David S. Pumpkins.

[Los Angeles Swag Boss]

Interesting tidbit from a podcast earlier this month:What if Cory Booker actually isn't running for President??

Here's an interview from Sen. Booker on Pod Save the People from 5.2.17, where he gives a pretty forceful (but not Shermanesque) denial to a very straight forward question on presidential ambitions.


Here's the full quote:

Deray McKesson: First question, I have a lot of things to ask you, but I will start with the simple one first. Are you going to run for President?

Cory Booker: Uh, no that's not my plan. And I frankly think that anyone who is saying that they are running for President is suspect right now. That is three plus years away...... I think that it's just foolish to be focused on something like that right now.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Interesting tidbit from a podcast earlier this month:What if Cory Booker actually isn't running for President??

Here's an interview from Sen. Booker on Pod Save the People from 5.2.17, where he gives a pretty forceful (but not Shermanesque) denial to a very straight forward question on presidential ambitions.


Here's the full quote:

Deray McKesson: First question, I have a lot of things to ask you, but I will start with the simple one first. Are you going to run for President?

Cory Booker: Uh, no that's not my plan. And I frankly think that anyone who is saying that they are running for President is suspect right now. That is three plus years away...... I think that it's just foolish to be focused on something like that right now.

That's pretty much the opposite of a strong denial.

Pay attention to how he's putting off the decision by saying that it's too far away and talking about where his 'focus' is. Time elapses and public facing 'focuses' are likely to change.

[Mr. Morden]

Interesting tidbit from a podcast earlier this month:What if Cory Booker actually isn't running for President??

Here's an interview from Sen. Booker on Pod Save the People from 5.2.17, where he gives a pretty forceful (but not Shermanesque) denial to a very straight forward question on presidential ambitions.


Here's the full quote:

Deray McKesson: First question, I have a lot of things to ask you, but I will start with the simple one first. Are you going to run for President?

Cory Booker: Uh, no that's not my plan. And I frankly think that anyone who is saying that they are running for President is suspect right now. That is three plus years away...... I think that it's just foolish to be focused on something like that right now.

Welcome to the forum!

However, I have to disagree with you here.  That is one of the least forceful presidential denials I've read.  "That's not my plan" and "anyone who is saying that they are running is suspect" is just the standard boilerplate response that all of them give.  They all (or, almost all) say that "it's not my plan" to run, but that's quite different from saying that they *won't* run.  "It's not my plan" just means "I don't want to talk about this yet".

[houseonaboat]

FWIW, Booker's gonna have to presumably make a hard choice sometime in 2019 between keeping his safe Senate seat and running for President. He could pull a Rubio and do both, but the Democratic bench in New Jersey is deep and he's already taken bruises from a primary once. So I don't think it's out of the question that he genuinely is "unsure" if he wants to run yet or not.

[Technocracy Timmy]

FWIW, Booker's gonna have to presumably make a hard choice sometime in 2019 between keeping his safe Senate seat and running for President. He could pull a Rubio and do both, but the Democratic bench in New Jersey is deep and he's already taken bruises from a primary once. So I don't think it's out of the question that he genuinely is "unsure" if he wants to run yet or not.

This is why I'm skeptical of the idea that JBE or even Franken will run.